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Driving your vehicle
If you need to drive in the water,
stop your vehicle, set your trans-
fer to the AWD LOCK mode and
drive at less than 5 mph (8 km/h).
WARNING
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 system, causing your
vehicle to suddenly stop. If this hap-
pens and your vehicle is in a tilted
position, your vehicle may roll over.
NOTICE
Do not drive in water if the level is
higher than the bottom of the
vehicle.
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.
Shorten your scheduled mainte-
nance interval if you drive in
offroad conditions such as sand,
mud or water (refer to "Mainte-
nance Under Severe Usage Condi-
tions - Non Turbo Models" on
page 7-12). Always wash your
vehicle thoroughly after off-road
use, especially cleaning the bot-
tom of the vehicle.
All Wheel Drive (AWD) system
Since the driving torque is always
applied to the 4 wheels the per-
formance of the AWD vehicle is
greatly affected by the condition
of the tires. Be sure to equip the
vehicle with four tires of the same
size and type.
A full time All Wheel Drive vehicle
cannot be towed by an ordinary
tow truck. Make sure that the
vehicle is placed on a flat bed
truck for moving.
WARNING
All Wheel Drive (AWD) driving
Avoid high cornering speed.
Do not make quick steering wheel
movements, such as sharp lane
changes or fast, sharp turns.
The risk of rollover is greatly
increased if you lose control of
your vehicle at high speed.
In a collision, an unbelted person is
significantly more likely to die
compared to a person wearing a
seat belt.
Loss of control often occurs if two
or more wheels drop off the road-
way and the driver over-steers to
re-enter the roadway. In the
event your vehicle leaves the
roadway, do not steer sharply.
Instead, slow down before pulling
back into the travel lanes.
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