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A cornering skid is best handled by easing your foot off
the accelerator pedal. If you have the “Traction Assist
System,” remember: It helps avoid only the acceleration
skid. If you do not have this system, or if the system is
off, then an acceleration skid is also best handled by
easing your foot off the accelerator pedal.
If your vehicle starts to slide, ease your foot off the
accelerator pedal and quickly steer the way you want the
vehicle to go. If you start steering quickly enough, your
vehicle may straighten out. Always be ready for a
second skid if it occurs.
Of course, traction is reduced when water, snow, ice,
gravel or other material is on the road. For safety, you’ll
want to slow down and adjust your driving to these
conditions. It is important to slow down on slippery
surfaces because stopping distance will be longer and
vehicle control more limited.
While driving on a surface with reduced traction, try
your best to avoid sudden steering, acceleration or
braking (including engine braking by shifting to a lower
gear). Any sudden changes could cause the tires to
slide. You may not realize the surface is slippery until
your vehicle is skidding.
Learn to recognize warning clues
--
such as enough
water, ice or packed snow on the road to make a
“mirrored surface”
--
and slow down when you
have any doubt.
Remember: Any anti
-
lock brake system (ABS) helps
avoid only the braking skid.
Off
-
Road Driving with Your
Four
-
Wheel
-
Drive Vehicle
This off
-
road guide is for vehicles that have
four
-
wheel drive.
Also, see “Anti
-
Lock Brakes” in the Index.
If your vehicle doesn’t have four
-
wheel drive, you
shouldn’t drive off
-
road unless you’re on a level,
solid surface.
Off
-
road driving can be great fun. But it does have
some definite hazards. The greatest of these is the
terrain itself.
“Off
-
roading” means you’ve left the great North
American road system behind. Traffic lanes aren’t
marked. Curves aren’t banked. There are no road signs.
Surfaces can be slippery, rough, uphill or downhill.
In short, you’ve gone right back to nature.
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