Toyota Land Cruiser 1998 User Manual page 170

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CAUTION
Always observe the following precau-
tions to minimize the risk of serious
personal injury or damage to your ve-
hicle:
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Drive carefully when off the road.
Do not take unnecessary risks by
driving in dangerous places.
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Do not grip the steering wheel
spokes when driving off- road. A
bad bump could jerk the wheel and
injure your hands. Keep both hands
and especially your thumbs on the
outside of the rim.
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Always check your brakes for effec-
tiveness immediately after driving in
sand, mud, water or snow.
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After driving through tall grass,
mud, rock, sand, rivers, etc., check
that there is no grass, bush, paper,
rags, stone, sand, etc. adhering or
trapped on the underbody. If the
vehicle is used with these materials
trapped or adhered to the under-
body, this condition may reach a
point where a breakdown or fire
could occur.
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The driver and all passengers
should fasten their seat belts when-
ever the vehicle is moving.
NOTICE
z If driving through water, such as
when crossing shallow streams,
first check the depth of the water
and the bottom of the river bed for
firmness. Drive slowly and avoid
deep water.
z Take all necessary safety measures
to ensure that water damage to the
engine or other components does
not occur.
Water entering the engine air intake
will cause severe engine damage.
Water can wash the grease from
wheel bearings, causing rusting and
premature failure, and may also en-
ter the differentials, transmission
and transfer case, reducing the gear
oil's lubricating qualities.
z Sand and mud that has accumulated
in brake drums and around brake
discs may affect braking efficiency
and may damage brake system com-
ponents.
z Always perform a maintenance in-
spection after each day of off- road
driving that has taken you through
sand, mud, or water. For scheduled
maintenance information, refer to
the separate "Owner's Manual Sup-
plement/Maintenance Schedule".