4WD is useful when extra traction is
required on roads such slippery,
muddy, wet, or snow-covered roads.
Occasional off-road use such as
established unpaved roads and trails
are OK. It is always important that
the driver carefully reduces the
speed to a level that does not exceed
the safe operating speed for those
conditions.
WARNING
To reduce the risk of SERIOUS
INJURY or DEATH:
•
Do not drive in conditions that
exceed the vehicle's intended
design such as challenging
off-road conditions.
•
Avoid high speeds when cor-
nering or turning.
•
Do not make quick steering
wheel movements, such as
sharp lane changes or fast,
sharp turns.
•
The risk of a rollover is great-
ly increased if you lose con-
trol of your vehicle at highway
speeds.
•
Loss of control often occurs if
two or more wheels drop off
the roadway and the driver
over steers to reenter the
roadway.
•
In the event your vehicle
leaves the roadway, do not
steer sharply. Instead, slow
down before pulling back into
the travel lanes.
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. Depress the brake pedal
several times as you move slow-
ly until you feel normal braking
return.
• Shorten your scheduled mainte-
nance interval if you drive in off-
road conditions such as sand,
mud or water (see "Maintenance
Under Severe Usage Conditions"
in chapter 7).
• Always wash your vehicle thor-
oughly after off road use, espe-
cially the bottom of the vehicle.
• Be sure to equip the vehicle with
four tyres and wheels of the
same size and type.
• Make sure that if a full-time 4WD
vehicle requires towing, it is
towed by a flat bed tow truck.
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