1993 Chevrolet Suburban Owner's Manual - Page 191
1993 Chevrolet Suburban Manual
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Driving Guidelines (Utility Models) Thismultipurposepassengervehicleisdefinedas a utilityvehiclein ConsumerInformationRegulationsissuedbytheNationalHighwayTraffic SafetyAdministration(NHTSA)oftheUnitedStatesDepartment of Transportation.Utilityvehicleshavehighergroundclearanceand a narrower of performingin a widevariety of off-road tracktomakethemcapable applications.Specificdesigncharacteristicsgivethem a highercenterof gravitythanordinarycars.Anadvantage of thehighergroundclearance is a better view of theroadallowingyoutoanticipateproblems.Theyarenot designedforcorneringatthesamespeedsasconventional2-wheeldrive vehiclesanymorethanlow-slungsportscarsaredesignedtoperform satisfactorilyunderoff-roadconditions. Ifat all possible,avoidsharpturnsor this abruptmaneuvers. As withothervehiclesofthistype,failuretooperate vehiclecorrectlymayresult in loss of control orvehiclerollover. OffmRoad Driving with Your Four-Wheel Drive Vehicle Thisoff-roadguide is forvehiclesthathavefour-wheeldrive.(Also,see If yourvehicledoesn'thavefour-wheeldrive, "Anti-lockBrakes"intheIndex.) a level,solidsurface. youshouldn'tdriveoff-roadunlessyou'reon Off-roaddrivingcanbegreatfun.But itdoeshavesomedefinitehazards. Thegreatest of theseistheterrainitself. "Off-roading" meansyou've leftthegreatNorthAmericanroadsystembehind. Trafficlanesaren'tmarked.Curvesaren'tbanked.Therearenoroadsigns. or downhill. In short,you'vegoneright Surfacescanbeslippery,rough,uphill back to nature. Off-roaddrivinginvolves somenewskills.Andthat'swhyit'sveryimportant that you read this guide. You'll find many drivingtipsandsuggestions.These will helpmakeyouroff-roaddrivingsaferandmoreenjoyable. Before You Go Off-Roading Therearesomethings to do beforeyougoout.Forexample,besure to have all necessarymaintenanceandserviceworkdone.Besureyoureadall theinformationaboutyourfour-wheeldrivevehicle in thismanual. Is there fluid levelsupwhere enoughfuel? Is thesparetirefullyinflated?Arethe they should be? What are the local laws that apply to off-roading where you'll bedriving? If you don't know, youshouldcheckwithlawenforcementpeople If so, besure to getthe inthearea.Willyoubeonsomeone'sprivateland? necessary permission. 4-24