1993 Oldsmobile 88 Owner's Manual - Page 164

1993 Oldsmobile 88 Manual

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Off=RoadRecovery You may find sometime that your right pull. entirely onto the shoulder and stop, then follow the same procedures. Butif wheels have droppedo€f the edgeof a road onto the shoulder while you're the right fronttire scrubs against the side of the pavement, do not steer more driving. sharply. With too much steering angle, If the levelof the shoulderis only the vehiclemay jump back onto the road slightly below the pavement, recovery with so much steering input that it should be fairly easy.Ease off the no accelerator and then,if there is nothing crosses over i t the oncoming traffic before you can bring back under it in the way, steer so tbat your vehicle off straddles the edgeof the pavement. You control. Instead, ease again on the accelerator and steering input, straddle un 4 can t r the steering wheel upto ! turn the pavement once more, thentry again. until the right fronttire contacts the pavement edge. Then turn your steering wheel to go straight down the roadway. If the shoulder appearsto be about four inches (lo0 mm) or more below the pavement, this difference can cause problems. If there is not enough room to U 163

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Off=Road
Recovery
You
may find
sometime
that
your
right
wheels
have
dropped
o€f
the
edge
of
a
road
onto
the
shoulder
while
you’re
If
the
level of the
shoulder
is
only
slightly
below
the
pavement,
recovery
should be fairly
easy.Ease
off
the
accelerator
and
then,
if
there
is
nothing
in
the way, steer
so
tbat
your
vehicle
straddles
the
edge of the
pavement. You
can
turn
the
steering
wheel
up
to
!4
turn
until the right
front
tire contacts
the
pavement
edge. Then
turn
your
steering
wheel
to
go
straight
down
the
roadway.
If
the
shoulder
appears
to
be
about
four
inches
(lo0
mm)
or more
below
the
pavement,
this
difference
can
cause
problems.
If
there
is
not
enough
room
to
driving.
pull.
entirely
onto
the
shoulder
and
stop,
then
follow the same
procedures.
But
if
the
right
front
tire
scrubs
against
the
side
of
the pavement, do
not
steer
more
sharply.
With
too
much
steering
angle,
the
vehicle may jump back
onto
the
road
with
so
much
steering
input
that
it
crosses over
into
the
oncoming
traffic
before
you
can
bring
it back
under
control.
Instead,
ease
off
again
on
the
accelerator
and
steering
input,
straddle
the
pavement
once
more,
then
try
again.
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