Mitsubishi L200 IV manual page 164

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Starting and driving Driving on sandy or muddy roads 4-wheel drive operation CAUTION E00606600920 SОt thО transПОr shiПt lОvОr to “4H” or “4L” position Bв sОlОcting 4-аhООl НrivО, both aбlОs oП thО vОhi- (Оasв sОlОct 4WD), “4HLc” or “4LLc” position (su- Selecting “4H” or “4L” position (easy se- l clО arО rigiНlв connОctОН аith Оach othОr. This im- pОr sОlОct 4WD) anН thОn graНuallв НОprОss thО ac- lect 4WD), “4HLc” or “4LLc” position (su- provОs thО traction charactОristics. WhОn turning cОlОrator pОНal Пor a smooth start. KООp thО prОs- per select 4WD) to drive on dry paved sharp cornОrs or moving ПorаarН anН backаarН rО- surО on thО accОlОrator pОНal as constant as possi- road will increase the fuel consumption pОatОНlв, hoаОvОr, thО НrivО linО is strОssОН, аhich blО, anН НrivО at loа spООН. with possible noise generation and early is ПОlt as a braking ОППОct. A 4-аhООl НrivО vОhiclО tyre wear. can accОlОratО morО quicklв anН smoothlв. It may also increase the differential oil HoаОvОr, notО that thО braking НistancО is not short- temperature, resulting in possible dam- CAUTION Оr than that oП a rОar-аhООl НrivО vОhiclО. age to the driving system. Do not force the vehicle or drive reckless- WhОn using 4-аhООl НrivО on rough roaНs (snoа, l Further, the drive train will be subjected ly on sandy surfaces. In comparison with muН, sanН, Оtc.), it is important to opОratО thО vОhi- to excessive loading, possibly leading to normal road surfaces, the engine and oth- clО corrОctlв. oil leakage, component seizure, or other er drive-system components are put un- serious faults. der excessive strain when driving on such NOTE a surface, and this could lead to accidents. ThО Нriving posturО shoulН bО morО upright l Driving on snowy or icy roads If any of following conditions occur while l anН closОr to thО аhООl than usual; aНjust thО SОt thО transПОr shiПt lОvОr to “4H” or “4L” positionthe vehicle is being driven, immediately sОat to a gooН position Пor Оasв stООring anН (Оasв sОlОct 4WD), “4H” or “4HLc” position (su- park your vehicle in a safe place and fol- 4 pОНal opОration. BО surО to аОar thО sОat bОlt. pОr sОlОct 4WD) in accorНancО аith thО roaН conНi- low these procedures: AПtОr Нriving on rough roaНs, chОck Оach l tions, anН thОn graНuallв НОprОss thО accОlОrator pОН- • The needle in the temperature gauge part oП thО vОhiclО anН аash it thoroughlв al Пor a smooth start. approaches the overheating zone. аith аatОr. RОПОr to thО “VОhiclО carО” sОc- Refer to “Engine overheating” on tion anН “InspОction anН maintОnancО Пolloа- page 6-04. NOTE ing rough roaН opОration” on pagО 4-41. • Automatic transmission fluid temper- ThО usО oП snoа tвrОs anН/or tвrО chains is l ature warning lamp comes on. rОcommОnНОН. Driving on dry paved road and highway Refer to “When the A/T (automatic Maintain a saПО НistancО bОtаООn vОhiclОs, l SОlОct “2H” position (Оasв sОlОct 4WD), “2H” or transmission) fluid temperature warn- avoiН suННОn braking, anН usО ОnginО brak- “4H” position (supОr sОlОct 4WD) to НrivО on thО ing lamp comes on” on pages 4-19, ing (НoаnshiПting). Нrв pavОН roaН. EspОciallв on Нrв highаaв, nОvОr 4-24. sОlОct thО “4H” or “4L” position (Оasв sОlОct 4WD), “4HLc” or “4LLc” position (supОr sОlОct CAUTION 4WD). Avoid sudden braking, sudden accelera- l tion, and sharp turning; such operations could cause skidding and spinouts. OCRE12E1 4-39

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