Driving your vehicle
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All wheel drive (AWD)
僅 Avoid high speeds when cornering or
turning.
僅 Do not make quick steering wheel
movements, such as sharp lane
changes or fast, sharp turns.
僅 The risk of a rollover is greatly
increased if you lose control of your
vehicle at highway speeds.
僅 Loss of control often occurs if two or
more wheels drop off the roadway
and the driver over steers to reenter
the roadway.
僅 In the event your vehicle leaves the
roadway, do not steer sharply.
Instead, slow down before pulling
back into the travel lanes.
僅 Do not drive in water if the level is
higher than the bottom of the vehicle.
僅 Check your brake condition once you
are out of mud or water. Depress the
brake pedal several times as you
move slowly until you feel normal
braking return.
僅 Shorten your scheduled maintenance
interval if you drive in offroad condi
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tions such as sand, mud or water (see
"Maintenance Under Severe Usage
Conditions - Turbo Models" on page
8-14.
僅Make sure that AWD vehicle is towed
by a flatbed tow truck.
For safe AWD operation
Before driving
僅 Make sure all passengers are wearing
seat belts.
僅 Sit upright and closer to the steering
wheel than usual. Adjust the steering
wheel to a position comfortable for
you to drive.
Driving on snow-covered or icy
roads
僅 Start off slowly by applying the accel
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erator pedal gently.
僅 Use snow tires or tire chains.
僅 Keep sufficient distance between your
vehicle and the vehicle in front of you.
僅 Use engine braking during decelera
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tion.
僅 Avoid speeding, rapid acceleration,
sudden brake applications, and sharp
turns to prevent skids.
Driving in sand or mud
僅 Maintain slow and constant speed.
僅 Use tire chains driving in mud if nec
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essary.
僅 Keep sufficient distance between your
vehicle and the vehicle in front of you.
僅 Reduce vehicle speed and always
check the road condition.
僅 Avoid speeding, rapid acceleration,
sudden brake applications, and sharp
turns to prevent getting stuck.
When the vehicle is stuck in snow, sand
or mud, place a non-slip material under
the drive wheels to provide traction OR
slowly spin the wheels in forward and
reverse directions which causes a rock
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