Driving Skills
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Driving in Water
Although your vehicle can drive in shallow
water, the following precautions shall be taken
into account prior to driving in water:
Caution
When driving in water, the speed must not
exceed 8km/h. As a preventive measure,
make sure to ascertain the water depth
before driving in the water, and check all
fluids after the driving. Damages which may
be caused by driving in water are beyond the
warranty of new vehicle.
Take care when driving in water to ensure
safety and to prevent damage to your vehicle. If
the vehicle has to drive in water, before that, try
to determine the water depth and conditions in
water (as well as position of obstacle). Take
care when driving in deep water, and maintain
steady speed less than 8km/h to reduce impacts
by water wave.
While driving in water, besides maintaining low
speed, try to avoid stopping the vehicle or
shifting the gear.
Don’t release the accelerator or accelerate the
vehicle. The vehicle should be driven at
constant speed at the lower gear and with
moderate-high accelerator opening, but not at
high speed, in order to prevent water spraying.
After leaving the road with surface water, the
vehicle must be driven at slow speed, and
lightly depress the brake pedal for several times
to dry the moisture on the brake pad.
Don’t immediately start the engine which has
shut down while the vehicle is running in water,
but place the vehicle to “N” gear as soon as
possible and drag it to a safe location with less
accumulated water.
Running Water
If the water is running and the water level is
rising (for example during rainstorm), avoid
crossing the water, but continue to drive after
the water level drops and/or the flow speed is
reduced. If the vehicle has to pass the water,
avoid driving in water more than 20cm deep.
Running water will erode the river bed, which
will make the vehicle trapped in deeper water.
Determine the entry point and the exit point in
advance.
Still Water
Avoid driving in still water more than 50cm
deep, and slow down the vehicle as appropriate
to reduce impacts by water wave. When driving
in water more than 50cm deep, the max speed
shall not exceed 8km/h.
