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( R ecir c u la tio n): Pre ss to tu rn
t h e re cir c u la tio n mode on or off. A n
i n dic a to r li g ht on th e butto n co m es
o n to sh ow th at th e re cir c u la tio n
m ode is on. T his m ode re cir c u la te s
a nd help s to qu ic kly co olth e air
i n sid e th e ve hic le . It ca n be use d to
p re ve nt outs id e air an d odors fr o m
e nte rin g th e ve hic le .
T he re cir c u la tio n mode ca nnot be
u se d wit h flo o r/d efo g , defr o st,
o r defo ggin g mod es. If re cir c u la tio n
i s se le cte d in th ese modes, th e
i n dic a to r w il l fla sh or no t co m e on.
A ir Ven tsU se th e th u m bw heelo n th e outle ts
t o ch ange th e dir e ctio n of th e
a ir flo w .
L if t up or push dow n on th e
t h um bw he ello ca te d in th e ce nte r
o f th e ou tle t to dir e ct th e air up or
d ow n, or sli d e th e th um bw he elto
t h e le ft or rig ht to dir e ct th e air flo w
f r o m sid eto s id e. O
pera tio n Tip s
.
C le ar aw ay any ic e , sn ow or
l e ave s fr o m th e air in le ts at th e
b ase of th e win dsh ie ld th at m ay
b lo ck th e flo w of air in to th e
v e hic le .
.
U se of non-G M appro ve d hoo d
d efle cto rs m ay adve rs e ly affe ct
t h e perfo rm ance of th e syste m .
.
Keep th e path under th e fr o nt
s e ats cle ar of obje cts to help
c ir c u la te th e air in sid e of th e
v e hic le more effe ctiv e ly .

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N O TE S

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D riv in g an d Opera tin g 9-1
D riv in g an d
O pera tin gD riv in g In fo rm atio nD efe n siv e Driv in g ... . . .. .. .. .. 9-2
D ru nk Driv in g ... . . ........... . 9-2
C ontr o lo f a Veh ic le .. .. .. ... .. 9-3
B ra kin g .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ... .. .. .. 9-3
S te erin g .. .. .. ... .... ... .... ... 9-4
O ff- R oa d Reco ve ry ... .. . ... ... 9-5
L oss of C on tr o l... .. ... .. .. ... . 9-6
O ff- R oa d Driv in g .... ......... . 9-7
D riv in g on W et R oa ds .. . . . .. 9-1 7
H ig hw ay Hyp no sis ... . . ...... 9-1 8
H ill a n d Moun ta in Roads .. .. . 9-1 8
W in te r D riv in g .. .. . .. ... ... .. 9-1 9
I f th e Veh ic le is Stu ck ... . . ... 9-2 1
V eh ic le Loa d Lim it s .. .. ... ... 9-2 2
T ru ck -C am per Load in g
I n fo rm atio n .... .. .. ... .. .... 9-2 8
S ta rtin g an d Opera tin gN ew Vehic le Bre ak-In .. . . . ... 9-2 8
I g nit io n Posit io ns .. .. ........ 9-2 9
S ta rtin g th e Engin e .. .. ... ... 9-3 0
E ngin e Heate r .. .. ... ... ... .. 9-3 2
R eta in ed Acce ss o ry
P ow er (R AP )... . . ... .. .. ... 9-3 3
S hif tin g In to Park (A uto m atic
T ra nsm is sio n ) .. .. . .... ..... 9-3 3
S hif tin g Out of P ark
( A uto m atic
T ra nsm is sio n ) .. .. . .... ..... 9-3 4
P ark in g (M an ual
T ra nsm is sio n ) .. .. . .... ..... 9-3 5
P ark in g Ove r Thin gs
T hat B urn ... . ... .. ... ... ... 9-3 5E ng in e Exh au stE ngin e Exh a ust ... .. .. ... .. .. 9-3 6
R unnin g th e Vehic le W hile
P ark e d .. .. .... .. ........... 9-3 6
A uto m atic Tra n sm is sio nA uto m atic Tra nsm is sio n .. .. .9-3 7M an ual Tra n sm is sio nM anualT ra nsm is sio n .... .. .. 9-4 0D riv e Syste m sFour-W heelD riv e .. .. .. ...... 9-4 2B ra kesA ntilo ck Bra ke
S ys te m (A BS ).. .. ... .. .. ... 9-4 6
P ark in g Bra ke ... . .. .. ... .. .. 9-4 7
B ra ke Assis t .. .. ............ . 9-4 8R id e Con tr o lS yste m sTra ctio n Contr o l
S ys te m (T C S)... . . .. ... .. .. 9-4 8
S ta biliT ra k
®S ys te m .. .. .... . 9-5 0
L im it e d-S lip Rear A xle .... ... 9-5 1
C ru is e Contr o lC ru is e Contr o l.. .. . ... ... .... 9-5 2

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9 -2 Driv in g an d Opera tin gFuelF ue l.. .. ... .. .. . .. ... .. .. . ... 9-5 4
R eco m mend ed Fue l.. .. . .. .. 9-5 5
G aso li n e Specif ic a tio ns (U .S .
a nd Can ad a Only ) .. .. .. . ... 9-5 5
C alif o rn ia Fuel
R equir e m ents .. .. ... . ... . .. 9-5 5
F ue ls in Fore ig n Cou ntr ie s ... 9-5 5
F ue lA dd it iv e s .... ... ... ... .. 9-5 6
F illin g th e Ta n k .. . . . ... .. .. .. 9-5 7
F illin g aPorta ble Fue l
C onta in er ... ... .... .. . .. .. .. 9-5 8To w in gG enera lTo w in g
I n fo rm atio n .... .. .. ... .. .... 9-5 9
D riv in g Chara cte ris tic s and
T o w in g Tip s .. .. .. ...... .. .. 9-5 9
T ra ile r To w in g ... ... .. ... . .. .. 9-6 4
T o w in g Equip m en t .. .. .. . .. .. 9-6 9C onvers io n s an d Add-O nsA dd-O n Ele ctr ic a l
E quip m en t ... . . .. ... .. .. ... 9-7 0
P ic ku p Con ve rs io n to
C hassis Cab ... . . .. .. .. .. .. 9-7 0
D riv in g In fo rm atio nD efe n siv e Driv in gD efe nsiv e driv in g means a lw ays
e xp ect th e un exp e cte d. The fir s t
s te p in driv in g defe n siv e ly is to wear
y o ur sa fe ty belt . S ee Safe ty Belt s on
p age 31 2 .
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W ARNIN G
Assu m e th at oth e r ro ad use rs
( p edestr ia n s, bic y clis ts , an d oth e r
d riv e rs ) are goin g to be ca re le ss
a nd make mis ta ke s. A ntic ip ate
w hat th ey m ig h t do and be re a dy.
I n addit io n :.A ll o w en oug h fo ll o w in g
d is ta nce betw een yo u an d
t h e driv e r in fr o nt of yo u..F ocu s on th e ta sk of driv in g.
( C ontin ue d)
W ARNIN G (C ontin ued )
D riv e r dis tr a ctio n ca n ca use
c o llis io ns re su lt in g in in ju ry or
p o ss ib le death . T hese sim ple
d e fe nsiv e driv in g te ch niq ues
c o uld sa ve yo ur lif e .D ru nk Driv in g
{
W ARNIN G
D rin kin g and th en driv in g is
v e ry dangero us. Y our re fle xe s,
p e rc e ptio ns, atte ntiv e ness, and
j u dgm ent ca n be affe cte d by eve n
a sm all a m ount of alc o hol. Y ou
c a n have a se rio us  or eve n
f a ta l co llis io n if yo u driv e afte r
d rin kin g. D o not drin k and driv e or
r id e wit h adriv e r w ho has been
d rin kin g. R id e hom e in aca b; or if
y o u are wit h agro up, desig nate a
d riv e r w ho will n ot drin k.

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D riv in g an d Opera tin g 9-3
D eath an d in ju ry asso cia te d wit h
d rin kin g an d driv in g is a glo bal
t r a gedy.
A lc o h ola ffe cts fo u r th in gs th at
a nyo ne ne ed s to driv e a ve hic le :
j u dgm ent, m uscu la r co ord in a tio n,
v is io n, and atte ntiv e ness.
P olic e re co rd s sh ow th at
a lm ost 40 perc e nt of all m oto r
v e hic le -re la te d death s in vo lv e
a lc o hol. In most ca se s, th ese
d eath s are th e re su lt of so m eon e
w ho was drin kin g an d driv in g.
I n re ce nt ye ars , m ore th an
1 7,0 00 ann ua lm oto r ve hic le -re la te d
d eath s have bee n asso cia te d wit h
t h e use of alc o hol, w it h about
2 50,0 00 peop le in ju re d .
F or pers o n s und er 21 , it is aga in st
t h e la w in eve ry U.S .sta te to drin k
a lc o hol. T here are go od medic a l,
p sych olo gic a l, an d deve lo p m enta l
r e aso ns fo r th ese la w s.
T he obvio us way to eli m in ate th e
l e adin g hig hw ay sa fe ty pro ble m is
f o r peo ple ne ve r to drin k alc o hol
a nd th en driv e . M
edic a lre se arc h sh o w s th at
a lc o holin a pers o n's sys te m
c a n make cra sh in ju rie s wors e ,
e sp ecia lly in ju rie s to th e bra in ,
s p in alco rd , or hea rt. T his m eans
t h at w hen anyo n e who has been
d rin kin g  driv e r or passe ng er  is
i n a cra sh , th at pers o n 's ch a nce of
b ein g kill e d or perm ane ntly dis a ble d
i s hig her th an if th e pers o n had no t
b een drin kin g.
C ontr o lo f a Veh ic leT he fo llo w in g th re e syste m s
h elp to co ntr o lth e ve hic le whil e
d riv in g  bra ke s, ste erin g, and
a cc e le ra to r. A ttim es, as when
d riv in g on sn o w or ic e , it is ea sy to
a sk m ore of th ose co ntr o lsys te m s
t h an th e tir e s an d ro ad ca n pro vid e.
M eanin g, yo u ca n lo se co ntr o lo f th e
v e hic le .
A ddin g no nd e ale r acce ss o rie s ca n
a ffe ct ve hic le pe rfo rm an ce . S ee
A cce sso rie s an d Mod if ic a tio ns on
p age 103 .
B ra kin gS ee Bra ke Syste m Warn in g Lig ht on
p age 51 7.
B ra kin g actio n in vo lv e s perc e ptio n
t im e and re actio n tim e. D ecid in g to
p ush th e bra ke pedalis perc e ptio n
t im e. A ctu all y doin g it is
r e a ctio n tim e.
A ve ra ge re actio n tim e is about
t h re efo urth s of a se co nd. B ut th a t is
o nly an ave ra ge. It m ig ht be le ss
w it h one driv e r and as lo ng as
t w o or th re e se co nds or m ore wit h
a noth er. A ge, physic a lco ndit io n,
a le rtn ess, co ord in atio n, and
e ye sig ht all p la y a part. S o do
a lc o hol, dru gs, and fr u str a tio n.
B ut eve n in th re e fo urth s of a
s e co nd, a ve hic le movin g at
1 00 km /h (6 0 m ph) tr a ve ls 20 m
( 6 6 ft) . T hat co uld be alo t of
d is ta nce in an em erg ency, so
k e e pin g enough sp ace betw een th e
v e h ic le and oth ers is im porta nt.

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9 -4 Driv in g an d Opera tin gA nd, of co u rs e , actu alsto ppin g
d is ta nce s va ry gre a tly wit h th e
s u rfa ce of th e ro ad, w heth er it is
p ave m ent or gra ve l; th e co ndit io n
o f th e ro ad , w heth er it is wet, dry ,
o r ic y; tir e tr e ad ; th e co nd it io n of th e
b ra ke s; th e weig ht of th e ve hic le ;
a nd th e am oun t of bra ke fo rc e
a pplie d .
A vo id nee dle ss heavy
b ra kin g. S om e peo ple driv e in
s p urts  heavy acc e le ra tio n
f o llo w ed by he avy bra kin g  ra th er
t h an ke epin g pa ce wit h tr a ffic . T his
i s a mis ta ke . T he bra ke s m ig ht not
h a ve tim e to co olb e tw een hard
s to p s. T he bra ke s will w ear out
m uch fa ste r w it h alo t of heavy
b ra kin g. K eepin g pa ce wit h th e
t r a ffic an d all o w in g re alis tic fo ll o w in g
d is ta nce s elim in ate s a lo t of
u n nece ss a ry bra kin g. T ha t m eans
b e tte r bra kin g and lo nge r bra ke li f e . I
f th e eng in e eve r sto ps while th e
v e hic le is bein g driv e n, bra ke
n orm ally but do not pum p th e
b ra ke s. If th e bra ke s are pum pe d,
t h e pedalco uld get hard er to push
d ow n. If th e engin e sto ps, th e re wil l
s til l b e so m e po w er bra ke assis t but
i t w ill b e use d when th e bra ke is
a ppli e d. O nce th e pow er assis t is
u se d up, it ca n ta ke lo ng er to sto p
a nd th e bra ke pe dalw ill b e ha rd e r
t o push .
A ddin g non d e ale r acce sso rie s ca n
a ffe ct ve hic le pe rfo rm ance . S ee
A cce sso rie s and Mod if ic a tio ns on
p age 10 3 .
S te erin gP ow er Ste e rin gIf pow er ste erin g assis t is lo st
b eca use th e engin e sto ps or th e
p ow er ste erin g sys te m is no t
f u nctio nin g, th e ve hic le ca n be
s te ere d but it w ill ta ke more effo rt.
S te erin g Tip sIt is im porta nt to ta ke cu rv e s at a
r e aso nable sp eed.
T ra ctio n in acu rv e depends on
t h e co ndit io n of th e tir e s and th e
r o ad su rfa ce , th e angle at w hic h
t h e cu rv e is banke d, and ve hic le
s p ee d. W hile in acu rv e , sp eed
i s th e one fa cto r th at ca n be
c o ntr o lle d.
I f th ere is a need to re duce sp eed,
d o it befo re ente rin g th e cu rv e , w hile
t h e fr o nt w heels are str a ig ht.
T ry to adju st th e sp eed so yo u ca n
d riv e th ro ugh th e cu rv e . M ain ta in a
r e aso nable , ste ady sp eed. W ait to
a cce le ra te until o ut of th e cu rv e ,
a n d th en acc e le ra te gently in to th e
s tr a ig hta w ay.

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D riv in g an d Opera tin g 9-5
S te erin g in Em erg en cie sT here are tim es when ste erin g ca n
b e more eff e ctiv e th an bra kin g. F or
e xa m ple , yo u co m e ove r a hill a nd
f in d atr u ck sto pp ed in yo ur la ne ,
o r a ca r su d de nly pulls out fr o m
n ow here , or a ch ild da rts ou t fr o m
b etw een park e d ca rs and sto ps rig ht
i n fr o nt of yo u. T hese pro ble m sca n
b e avo id e d by bra kin g  if yo u ca n
s to p in tim e. B ut so m etim es yo u
c a nnot sto p in tim e beca use th ere
i s no ro o m .T hat is th e tim e fo r
e va siv e actio n  ste e rin g aro und
t h e pro b le m .
T he ve h ic le ca n pe rfo rm ve ry
w ell in em erg e ncie s lik e th ese .
F ir s t ap ply th e bra ke s. S ee Bra kin g
o n page 93 . It is be tte r to re m ove
a s m uch sp eed as possib le fr o m
a co llis io n. T hen ste er aro un d
t h e pro ble m ,to th e le ft or rig ht
d epen din g on th e sp ace ava il a ble .
A n em erg e ncy li k e th is re qu ir e s
c lo se atte n tio n and aqu ic k de cis io n .
I f hold in g th e ste erin g whee la t th e
r e co m m en ded 9 and 3o'c lo ck
p osit io ns, it ca n be tu rn e d a fu ll
1 80 degre e s ve ry quic kly wit h out
r e m ovin g eit h er hand . B ut yo u have
t o act fa st, ste er qu ic kly , and ju st as
q uic k ly str a ig h te n th e whee lo nce
y o u have avo id ed th e obje ct.
T he fa ct th at su ch em erg en cy
s it u atio ns are alw ays po ssib le is a
g ood re aso n to pra ctic e defe nsiv e
d riv in g at all tim es an d wea r sa fe ty
b elt s pro pe rly .
O ff-R oad Reco veryT he ve hic le 's rig ht w heels ca n dro p
o ff th e edge of a ro ad onto th e
s h o uld er w hil e driv in g.If th e le ve lo f th e sh ould er is
o nly slig htly belo w th e pave m en t,
r e co ve ry sh ould be fa ir ly easy.
E ase off th e acce le ra to r and
t h e n, if th ere is noth in g in th e
w ay, ste er so th at th e ve hic le
s tr a ddle s th e edge of th e pave m ent.

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9 -6 Driv in g an d Opera tin gTurn th e ste erin g wheel8 to 13 cm
( 3 to 5in ch es), about on e-e ig hth
t u rn , until th e rig ht fr o nt tir e co nta cts
t h e pave m en t ed ge . T he n tu rn th e
s te erin g wheelto go str a ig ht dow n
t h e ro adw ay.L oss of C ontr o lLet us re vie w what driv in g exp erts
s a y abo ut w ha t ha pp ens when th e
t h re e co ntr o lsys te m s bra ke s,
s te erin g, an d acce le ra tio n  do not
h ave enou gh fr ic tio n where th e tir e s
m eet th e ro a d to do wha t th e driv e r
h as ask e d.
I n an y em erg en cy, do not giv e up .
K eep tr y in g to ste e r an d co nsta ntly
s e ek an esca pe ro ute or are a of
l e ss dang er.
S kid d in gIn askid , a driv e r ca n lo se co ntr o lo f
t h e ve hic le . D efe nsiv e driv e rs avo id
m ost skid s by ta kin g re aso n able
c a re su it e d to exis tin g co n dit io ns,
a nd by no t ove rd riv in g th ose
c o ndit io ns. B ut skid s are alw ays
p ossib le .
T he th re e ty p es of skid s co rre sp on d
t o th e ve hic le 's th re e co n tr o l
s yste m s. In th e bra kin g sk id , th e
w heels are not ro lli n g . In th e
s te erin g or co rn erin g skid , to o much
s p eed or ste e rin g in acu rv e ca use s
t ir e s to slip and lo se co rn e rin g fo rc e .
A nd in th e acce le ra tio n skid , to o
m uch th ro ttle ca use s th e driv in g
w heels to sp in .
I f th e ve hic le sta rts to slid e, ea se
y o ur fo ot off th e acce le ra to r ped al
a nd quic kly ste e r th e way yo u
w ant th e ve h ic le to go. If yo u sta rt
s te erin g quic kly eno ugh , th e ve hic le
m ay str a ig hte n out. A lw ays be re ad y
f o r a se co nd skid if it occ u rs . O
fco urs e , tr a ctio n is re duce d when
w ate r, sn ow ,ic e , gra ve l, or oth er
m ate ria lis on th e ro ad. F or sa fe ty ,
s lo w dow n and adju st yo ur driv in g to
t h e se co ndit io ns. It is im porta nt to
s lo w dow n on slip pery su rfa ce s
b e ca use sto ppin g dis ta nce is lo nger
a n d ve hic le co ntr o lm ore lim it e d.
W hil e driv in g on a su rfa ce wit h
r e duce d tr a ctio n, tr y to avo id
s u dd en ste erin g, acce le ra tio n,
o r bra kin g, in clu din g re ducin g
v e hic le sp eed by sh if tin g to alo w er
g e ar. A ny su dden ch anges co uld
c a use th e tir e s to slid e. Y ou mig ht
n o t re aliz e th e su rfa ce is slip pery
u n til th e ve hic le is skid din g. Learn to
r e co gniz e warn in g clu es  su ch as
e n oug h wate r, ic e , or packe d sn ow
o n th e ro ad to make amir ro re d
s u rfa ce  and slo w dow n when yo u
h a ve any doubt.
R em em ber: A ntilo ck bra ke s help
a vo id only th e bra kin g sk id .

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O ff-R oad Driv in gV ehic le s wit h fo u r-w heeld riv e
c a n be use d fo r off - ro ad driv in g.
V ehic le s wit h ou t fo u r-w heeld riv e
s h ould no t be driv e n off- ro ad exce p t
o n a le ve l, so lid su rfa ce .
T he air b ag syste m is desig ned to
w ork pro pe rly un de r a wid e ra nge of
c o ndit io ns, in clu d in g off ro ad usa ge.
A lw ays wear yo ur sa fe ty belt and
o bse rv e sa fe driv in g sp e eds,
e sp ecia ll y on ro ugh te rra in .
D rin kin g and driv in g ca n be ve ry
d ang ero u s on any ro a d and th is is
c e rta in ly tr u e fo r off - r o ad driv in g.
A tth e ve ry tim e yo u need sp ecia l
a le rtn ess and driv in g skills , yo ur
r e fle xe s, pe rc e p tio ns, and ju dgm en t
c a n be affe cte d by eve n asm all
a m ount of alc o hol. Y ou co uld ha ve a
s e rio us  or eve n fa ta l acc id ent
i f yo u drin k and driv e or rid e wit h a
d riv e r w ho ha s been drin kin g. O
ff- ro adin g ca n be gre at fu n but has
s o m e defin it e haza rd s. T he gre ate st
o f th ese is th e te rra in it s e lf . W hen
o ff- ro ad driv in g , tr a ff ic la nes are not
m ark e d, cu rv e s are not banke d , and
t h ere are no ro ad sig ns. S urfa ce s
c a n be slip p ery , ro u gh, up hill ,
o r dow nhill .
A vo id sh arp tu rn s and ab ru pt
m aneuve rs . F ail u re to opera te th e
v e hic le co rr e ctly off  ro ad co uld
r e su lt in lo ss of ve hic le co ntr o lo r
v e hic le ro ll o ve r.
O ff- ro adin g in vo lv e s so m e new
s kill s . T hat is why it is ve ry
i m porta nt th a t yo u re ad th ese
d riv in g tip s and su gg estio ns to he lp
m ake off - r o a d driv in g sa fe r and
m ore enjo ya b le .
B efo re Yo u Go Off- R oad in g.
H ave all n ece ssa ry m ain te na nce
a nd se rv ic e work done.
.
M ake su re th ere is enough fu el,
t h at flu id le ve ls are where th ey
s h ould be, and th at th e sp are
t ir e is fu lly in fla te d.
.
B e su re to re ad all th e
i n fo rm atio n about
f o ur- w heel- d riv e ve hic le s
i n th is m anual.
.
M ake su re all u nderb ody
s h ie ld s, if th e ve hic le has th e m ,
a re pro perly atta ch ed.
.
K now th e lo ca lla w s th at apply
t o off - r o adin g where yo u will
b e driv in g or ch eck wit h la w
e nfo rc e m ent people in th e are a .
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B e su re to get th e nece ssa ry
p erm is s io n if yo u will b e on
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W ARNIN G
.C arg o on th e lo a d flo or pile d
h ig her th an th e se a tb acks
c a n be th ro w n fo rw ard durin g
a su d den sto p . Y ou or yo u r
p asse nge rs co uld be in ju re d.
K eep ca rg o belo w th e to p of
t h e se atb acks..U nse cu re d ca rg o on th e
l o ad flo or ca n be to sse d
a bou t w he n driv in g ove r
r o ugh te rra in . Y ou or yo u r
p asse nge rs ca n be str u ck
b y fly in g obje cts . S ecu re th e
c a rg o pro p erly .
(C ontin ued)
W ARNIN G (C ontin u ed ).H eavy lo ads on th e ro o f ra is e
t h e ve hic le 's ce n te r of gra vit y ,
m akin g it m ore lik e ly to ro ll
o ve r. Y ou ca n be se rio usly or
f a ta ll y in ju re d if th e ve hic le
r o lls ove r. P ut hea vy lo a ds
i n sid e th e ca rg o are a , not on
t h e ro o f. K eep ca rg o in th e
c a rg o are a as fa r fo rw ard and
l o w as possib le .
T here are so m e im po rta nt th in gs to
r e m em ber abou t how to lo ad yo u r
v e hic le .
.
T he hea vie st th in g s sh ould be
o n th e flo or, fo rw ard of th e re ar
a xle . P ut he avie r it e m sas fa r
f o rw ard as yo u ca n .
.
B e su re th e lo ad is pro perly
s e cu re d, so th in gs are not
t o sse d aro und . Y
ou wil l fin d oth er im porta nt
i n fo rm atio n under V ehic le Load
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E nvir o nm en ta l C oncern sO ff - r o ad driv in g ca n pro vid e
w hole so m e and sa tis fy in g
r e cre atio n. H ow eve r, it als o
r a is e s envir o nm enta lco nce rn s.
W ere co gniz e th ese co nce rn s and
u rg e eve ry off- ro ader to fo ll o w
t h e se basic ru le s fo r pro te ctin g th e
e n vir o nm ent:.
A lw ays use esta blis h ed tr a ils ,
r o a ds, and are as th at have been
s p ecia lly se t asid e fo r public
o ff- ro ad re cre atio nald riv in g an d
o bey all p oste d re gula tio ns.
.
A vo id any driv in g pra ctic e
t h a t co uld dam age sh ru bs,
f lo w ers , tr e es, or gra sse s or
d is tu rb wil d lif e . T his in clu des
w heel- s p in nin g, bre akin g dow n
t r e es, or unnece ssa ry driv in g
t h ro ugh str e am sor ove r so ft
g ro und.