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StartingandDriving
DifferentialLock
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T oenhancethevehicledriveabilityanditscapabilityof
gettingoutofdangerswhendrivingunderpoorroad
conditions,somemodelsareequippedwithmechanical
differentiallocks.Thedifferentiallockislocatedintherear
axlehousing.Undernormalroadconditions(whenthe
differentiallockisnotactivated),thepoweristransmitted
todrivewheelsonbothsidesevenlyina50:50ratio;
underpoorroadconditions(whenthedifferentiallockis
activated),slippedwheelsononesidewillbelockedand
100%ofthepowerwillbetransmittedtothenon-slipped
wheelsontheothersidetorelievethevehicle.
LockingofDifferentialLock
Whenthevehicledrivesatlowspeed(lessthan30km/h),
orrunsintopoorroadconditions(suchasicy,snowyand
mudroadsorthewheelononesideissuspendedabove
theground),thedifferentiallockcansensethedifferenceof
wheelspeedsatbothsides.Whenthedifferencereaches
about100rev/min,thedifferentiallockwilllockupquickly
andautomatically.Afteritislocked,theenginetorquewill
betransmittedtoeffectivewheels(non-slippedwheels)to
enablethevehicletodriveoutofpoorroadconditions.
Note:Duringthelockingprocess,thedriverand
passengersmayfeelacertainimpact,whichiscaused
bycharacteristicsofmechanicalmovementofthe
differentiallock.Itisnormalandwillnotcauseany
damagetothevehicle.
Note:Thevehiclemayslightlymoveofftrackafterthe
differentiallockislocked.Aslongasthedriverholds
thesteeringwheelandkeepsitscurrentposition,the
vehiclecanbepreventedfrombeingofftrack.
UnlockofDifferentialLock
Whenthevehicledrivesoutofpoorroadconditions,turn
thesteeringwheeltowardstheslippedside(about10
degrees)tounlockthedifferentiallock.
Note:Whenthedifferentiallockislockedandthe
vehiclehasdrivenoutofpoorroadconditions,please
ensurethatthedifferentiallockisunlocked,otherwise
itmayaffectyourdrivingsafety.
Formodelsequippedwithdifferentiallock,thefollowings
shouldbenoticedwhendriving:
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