1993 Chevrolet Corvette Owner's Manual - Page 182

1993 Chevrolet Corvette Manual

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Ofl-Road .Recovery You may h d sometime that your right wheels bave dropped 08 edge of-a the road mtwthe &odder while you're driving. ff-the level of the shoulder is only slightly below pavement, recovery the should be fairly easy. Ease o f the f accelerator and then, if there is nothing in the way, steer so that.your%Wde straddles the edge of.the pavement. You can turn the steering wheel up to ' h turn until theight.front tire contacts the pavement edge. Then turn your stetking wheel to go straight d m the rcradway. If the- shoulder appears to be about four inches (100mm) or more below the pavement,.this difference.cmcause . problems. If there is not boough room to pull entirely onto the shoulder and stgp, then f d b w the same procedures. But if the riglit €rant tire scrubs against the side. af the pavement, do not skstr more.sharplyy. With much steeringtoo angle, the vehicle may jump back o ~ t o the road with so much steering input that it-cmssesover into the oncoming tr&c ,beforeyou can bring it back under control..;Instead,ease off again an the?accelerator and steeping input, straddle the pavement once more, then try again.

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.
Ofl-Road
.Recovery
You
may
h d
sometime
that
your
right
wheels
bave
dropped
08
the
edge
of-a
road
mtwthe
&odder
while
you’re
driving.
ff-
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
that.
your%Wde
straddles
the
edge
of.
the
pavement.
You
can
turn the steering
wheel
up
to
‘ h
turn
until
theight.
front
tire
contacts
the pavement
edge.
Then
turn
your
stetking
wheel
to
go
straight
d
m
the
rcradway.
If
the-
shoulder
appears
to
be
about
four
inches
(100
mm)
or
more
below
the
pavement,.
this
difference.cm
cause
problems.
If
there
is
not
boough
room
to
pull
entirely
onto
the
shoulder
and
stgp,
then
fdbw
the
same
procedures.
But
if
the
riglit
€rant
tire
scrubs
against
the
side.
af
the
pavement,
do
not
skstr
more.sharplyy.
With
too much
steering-
angle,
the
vehicle
may
jump
back
o ~ t o
the
road
with
so
much
steering
input
that
it-cmsses
over
into
the
oncoming
tr&c
,before
you
can
bring
it
back
under
control..
;Instead,
ease
off
again
an
the?
accelerator
and
steeping input,
straddle
the
pavement
once
more,
then
try
again.