Driving Your Vehicle - Mahindra THAR CRDe 2015 Owner's Manual

STARTING AND DRIVING THE VEHICLE
• Prior to changing forward gears to reverse gear and reverse gear to
forward gears, bring the vehicle to complete stand still.
• Reverse gear if engaged with vehicle in motion, will damage gear profiles and
cause premature transmission failure.
• Abrupt gear shifting may damage gear profiles and will cause premature
transmission failure.
Such failures are not covered under Mahindra warranty.

10.5 Driving Your Vehicle

10.5.1 General Driving Precautions
Always observe the following precautions to minimize the risk of accidents
leading to serious personal injury or damage to your vehicle
• Before you drive your vehicle, please read this manual carefully.
• When you start driving, verify proper operation of the brakes and steering system.
• If, while driving, you hear any strange noise or feel unusual vibration, or if you have
any concerns whatsoever, or if any warning lamps illuminate or buzzers sound,
park/stop the vehicle in a safe location as soon as possible. Identify the cause
and take any necessary remedial action. Contact your Authorized Mahindra
Dealer if necessary.
• Never overload or improperly load your vehicle.
• Always be attentive while driving and follow safe driving practices.
• Always maintain the recommended inflation pressure in tires.
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• Always drive at a safe speed appropriate for given driving conditions.
• While backing up, keep a constant lookout for people, particularly children, or
other obstructions or hazardous material that might be present behind the
vehicle.
• Loaded vehicles, with a higher center of gravity, may handle differently than
unloaded vehicles. Extra precautions, such as slower speeds and increased
stopping distance, should be taken when driving a heavily loaded vehicle.
• Always slow down in gusty crosswinds. Because of its profile and higher center of
gravity, your vehicle is more sensitive to side winds than an ordinary passenger
car. Slowing down will allow you to have much better control.
• Maintain steering wheel control at all times.
• Be extremely careful when driving on pavements made slippery by loose sand,
water, gravel, snow or ice.
• If your vehicle goes off the edge of the pavement, slow down, but avoid severe
brake or steering application. Ease the vehicle back onto the pavement only after
reducing your speed. Do not turn the steering wheel too sharply while returning to
the road surface.
10.5.2 Off Road Driving Precautions
• When driving on off road or on rugged terrains, never over speed or make sharp
turns. This may cause loss of control or vehicle rollover causing serious injury. You
are also risking expensive damage to your vehicle's suspension and chassis.
• Maintain steering wheel control at all times. Sudden changes in terrain can result
in abrupt steering wheel motion.
• If the vehicle goes from one type of surface to another (e. g. from concrete to
gravel/sand/mud/snow) there will be a change in the way the vehicle responds,
especially the way it responds to steering, braking and accelerating inputs.
• Do not drive horizontally or diagonally across steep slopes, your vehicle can tip
over sideways. Driving straight up or straight down is preferred.
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