Mahindra XUV500, Owner'S Manual

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DRIVING AND OPERATION
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CAUTION
• Avoid loading any items / objects
on the roof of the vehicle, since it
increases the height of the vehicle's
center of gravity
• Drive carefully when off the road
• Do not grip the steering wheel
spokes when driving offroad. A bad
bump could jerk the wheel and
injure your hands. Keep both hands
e s p ec i a l l y y o u r t h u m b s o n t h e
outside of the steering wheel rim
CAUTION
• After driving through tall grass,
mud, rock, rivers, etc., check that
there is no grass, bush, paper rags,
stone, sand, etc., trapped on the
underbody. Clear any such matter
from the underbody. Otherwise, a
breakdown or fire could occur
• If driving / crossing through
shallow streams, first check the
level of the water and bottom of the
river bed for better gripping.
• Ta k e a l l n e c e s s a r y s a f e t y
measures to make sure there is no
d a m a g e t o t h e e n g i n e o r o t h e r
components occur due to water
entry. Otherwise water entry can
cause air intake system failure
resulting in engine seizure, washing
away the bearing greases causing
rusting and premature failure. The
t r a n s m i s s i o n , t r a n s f e r c a s e o r
differential also may get damaged
due to water entry
CAUTION
• Accumulated sand/mud in the
brake disc may greatly affect the
braking efficiency and can damage
the braking system components
• It is necessary to carry out the
maintenance inspection after each
day of off-road driving that involved
driving through rough terrain, water,
sand and/or mud