Section 5
Driving Your Vehicle
Your Driving, the Road, and the Vehicle
. . . . . . . . . . 5-2
Defensive Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-2
Drunk Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-2
Control of a Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-3
Braking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-3
Antilock Brake System (ABS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-4
Braking in Emergencies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-5
StabiliTrak
®
System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-5
Traction Control System (TCS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-7
Locking Rear Axle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-9
Steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-10
Off-Road Recovery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-11
Passing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-12
Loss of Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-12
Off-Road Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-13
Assist Steps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-30
Driving at Night . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-30
Driving in Rain and on Wet Roads . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-31
Before Leaving on a Long Trip . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-32
Highway Hypnosis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-32
Hill and Mountain Roads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-32
Winter Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-33
If Your Vehicle is Stuck in Sand, Mud, Ice,
or Snow . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-35
Rocking Your Vehicle to Get It Out . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-36
Recovery Loops . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-36
First Aid Kit and Tool Kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-38
Front Mounted Receiver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-39
Power Winch Platform . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-39
Loading the Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-40
Towing
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-46
Towing Your Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-46
Recreational Vehicle Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-46
Selectable Extended Rear Ride Height . . . . . . . . 5-49
Electronically Controlled Air Suspension
System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-50
Towing a Trailer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-52
Trailer Recommendations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-64
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Summary of Contents for H2 2010
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Page 8: ...Instrument Panel 1 2...
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Page 60: ...Put someone on it Get it up to speed Then stop the vehicle The rider does not stop 2 22...
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Page 515: ...Engine Drive Belt Routing 7 13...
Page 517: ...Maintenance Record cont d Date Odometer Reading Serviced By Services Performed 7 15...
Page 518: ...Maintenance Record cont d Date Odometer Reading Serviced By Services Performed 7 16...