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2 Driving on sandy or muddy ground
•
Select the “4WD-LOW” setting if you find it
appropriate to do so after checking sand or mud
conditions. Start out slowly. Drive at low speeds,
keeping the speed as constant as possible.
• Avoid quick acceleration, sudden braking and
sharp turn as they can cause the vehicle to
become stuck in the sand or mud, making it
impossible to free the vehicle by yourself.
• Muddy conditions are generally difficult to judge
and there is danger of becoming stuck in deep
mud. To prevent this, drive as slowly as possible
and, if necessary, get out of the vehicle and
check the conditions.
3 Climbing steep hills
Select the “4WD-LOW” setting to make full use of
engine torque. Choose the path that has the least
stones, sand and bumps. At both the start and end
of a climb, moderate slopes are preferable.
4 Descending steep hills
•
Select “4WD-LOW” setting and descend slowly
using engine braking so that the wheels do not
slip.
• Quick braking can slip the wheels and result in a
loss of vehicle control. Check road conditions
before descending.
• Avoid gear shifting or clutch operation when
descending a hill. Select the best gear in
advance, and maintain the gear until the end of
the descent.
5 Crossing a river
Even a 4WD vehicle is not fully water-resistant. Do
not drive in water for more than several minutes and
limit driving in water to the minimum. If it is abso-
lutely necessary to drive in water, select the “4WD-
LOW” setting and drive as described below.
• Choose a path where the water is no deeper
than the center of the wheels, and drive slowly
at a speed lower than 5 km/h (3 mph) to avoid
making waves.
• After crossing, check the brakes. If the brakes
do not operate effectively, drive slowly and
lightly depress the brake pedal to dry the brakes
while remaining aware of any vehicles in front of
or behind you.
• After crossing, check the electric system for any
problems that the water may have caused. Also
observe the recommendations in the following
sub-paragraph describing precautions to be
taken when selecting the 4WD mode.
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