Off - Road Driving With Your; Four - Wheel - Drive Vehicle - GMC JIMMY 2002 Manual

A cornering skid and an acceleration skid are best
handled by easing your foot off the accelerator pedal.
If your vehicle starts to slide, ease your foot off the
accelerator pedal and quickly steer the way you want the
vehicle to go. If you start steering quickly enough, your
vehicle may straighten out. Always be ready for a
second skid if it occurs.
Of course, traction is reduced when water, snow, ice,
gravel or other material is on the road. For safety, you'll
want to slow down and adjust your driving to these
conditions. It is important to slow down on slippery
surfaces because stopping distance will be longer and
vehicle control more limited.
While driving on a surface with reduced traction, try
your best to avoid sudden steering, acceleration or
braking (including engine braking by shifting to a lower
gear). Any sudden changes could cause the tires to slide.
You may not realize the surface is slippery until your
vehicle is skidding. Learn to recognize warning
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clues such as enough water, ice or packed snow on
the road to make a "mirrored surface"
down when you have any doubt.
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Remember: Any anti lock brake system (ABS) helps
avoid only the braking skid.
Off
Four
This off
four
Also, see "Anti
If your vehicle doesn't have four
shouldn't drive off
solid surface.
Off
have some definite hazards. The greatest of these
is the terrain itself.
"Off
American road system behind. Traffic lanes aren't
marked. Curves aren't banked. There are no road signs.
Surfaces can be slippery, rough, uphill or downhill. In
short, you've gone right back to nature.
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why it's very important that you read this guide. You'll
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and slow find many driving tips and suggestions. These will help
make your off
Road Driving with Your
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Wheel Drive Vehicle
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road guide is for vehicles that have
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wheel drive.
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Lock Brakes" in the Index.
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road unless you're on a level,
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road driving can be great fun. But it does
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roading" means you've left the great North
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road driving involves some new skills. And that's
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road driving safer and more enjoyable.
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wheel drive, you
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