Suzuki Jimny, Manual

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DRIVING TIPS
78RB1-01E
Narrower Body Width and Track
Your vehicle is narrower than the average
passenger car so that it can pass through
tight spaces. Without the essential charac-
teristics described above: higher ground
clearance, shorter wheelbase, and nar-
rower body width and track -your vehicle
could not provide you with excellent off-
road driving performance. However, it is
also true that on-road driving, handling,
and steering will be different from what
drivers experience with a conventional
passenger car.
On-Paved Road Driving
The data of accidents show that most roll-
over accidents for multi-purpose vehicles
are caused when a driver loses control of
the vehicle and leaves the paved portion of
the roadway striking a ditch, curb or other
off-road object that causes the vehicle to
overturn. The following driving practices
may reduce the risk of rollover.
Vehicle Slides Off-Road
You can reduce the risk of this kind of roll-
over accident by always keeping the vehi-
cle under control. Typically, drivers lose
control of vehicles, often resulting in roll-
over accidents, when the driver is impaired
because of alcohol or other drugs, falls
asleep at the wheel or is otherwise inatten-
tive, or is driving too fast for the road con-
ditions.
Rollovers On the Roadway
If, for any reason, your vehicle slides side-
ways or spins out of control at highway
speeds, while on the paved portion of the
roadway, the risk of rollover is greatly
increased. This condition can be created
when two or more wheels drop off onto the
shoulder and you steer sharply in an
attempt to reenter the roadway. To reduce
the risk of rollover in these circumstances,
if conditions permit, you should hold the
steering wheel firmly and slow down
before pulling back into the travel lanes
with controlled steering movements.
All Types of Rollover Accidents
As with many kinds of automobile acci-
dents, rollovers can be greatly reduced by
doing what all prudent drivers should do,
i.e., don’t drink and drive, don’t drive when
tired and don’t do anything behind the
wheel that could cause a loss of attention
to the driving task.
Additional guidelines are set out below for
your on-road driving.