Driving your vehicle
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All Wheel Drive (AWD) system
Steering wheel
Do not grab the inside of the steering
wheel when you are driving on unpaved
roads. You may hurt your arm by a sud
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den steering manoeuvre or from steer
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ing wheel rebound due to impact with
objects on the ground. You could lose
control of the steering wheel.
僅 Always hold the steering wheel firmly
when you are driving on unpaved
roads.
僅 Make sure all passengers are wearing
seat belts.
Wind danger
If you are driving in heavy wind, the
vehicle's higher centre of gravity
decreases your steering control capacity
and requires you to drive more slowly.
僅 If you need to drive in the water, stop
your vehicle, set your transfer to the
AWD LOCK mode and drive at less
than 8 km/h (5 mph).
Driving through water
Drive slowly. If you are driving too fast in
water, the water can get into the engine
compartment and wet the ignition sys
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tem, causing your vehicle to suddenly
stop. If this happens and your vehicle is
in a tilted position, your vehicle may roll
over.
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. Press the
brake pedal several times as you
move slowly until you feel normal
braking forces return.
僅 Shorten your scheduled maintenance
interval if you drive in offroad condi
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tions such as sand, mud or water
(refer to "Maintenance Under Severe
Usage Conditions" on page 7-25).
Always wash your vehicle thoroughly
after off-road use, especially cleaning
the bottom of the vehicle.
僅 Since the driving torque is always
applied to the 4 wheels the perfor
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mance of the AWD vehicle is greatly
affected by the condition of the tyres.
Be sure to equip the vehicle with four
tyres of the same size and type.
僅 A full time All Wheel Drive vehicle can
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not be towed by an ordinary tow
truck. Make sure that the vehicle is
placed on a flat bed truck for moving.
All Wheel Drive (AWD) driving
僅 Avoid high cornering speed.
僅 Do not make quick steering wheel
movements, such as sharp lane
changes or fast, sharp turns.
僅 The risk of rollover is greatly
increased if you lose control of your
vehicle at high speed.
僅 In a collision, an unbelted person is
significantly more likely to die com
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pared to a person wearing a seat belt.
僅 Loss of control often occurs if two or
more wheels drop off the roadway
and the driver over-steers to re-enter
the roadway. In the event your vehicle
leaves the roadway, do not steer
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