Operation Manual

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This section of the handbook is devotedto
your vehicle’ssuperb off-road driving
capabilities.
Before venturing off-road however, it is
absolutely essential that inexperienced
drivers become fully familiar with the vehicle’s
controls, in particularthe transfer gearbox,
and also study the off-road drivingtechniques
described on the following pages.
SECTION 8
Off-road driving
Section Contents Page
Basic off-road techniques 175........................
Driving on soft surfaces & dry sand 179........
Driving on slippery surfaces 180....................
Driving on rough tracks 180...........................
Climbing steep slopes 181..............................
Descending steep slopes 182.........................
Traversing a slope 183...................................
Negotiating a ’V’ shaped gully 183..................
Driving in existing wheel tracks 183...............
Crossing a ridge 183......................................
Crossing a ditch 183.......................................
Wading 184....................................................