2010 Dodge Ram 1500 Regular Cab Owner Manual - Page 346

344 STARTING AND OPERATING accelerator to avoid spinning the log out from under your tires. Then ease the vehicle off the log using your brakes. CAUTION! Winching or rocking the vehicle off hard objects increases the risk of underbody damage. CAUTION! Do not attempt to cross a log with a greater diameter than the running ground clearance or the vehicle will become high centered. Hill Climbing Hill climbing requires good judgment and a good understanding of your abilities and your vehicle's limitations. Hills can cause serious problems. Some are just too steep Getting High Centered to climb and should not be attempted. You should always If you get hung up or high centered on an object, get out feel confident with the vehicle and your abilities. You of the vehicle and try to determine what the vehicle is should always climb hills straight up and down. Never hung up on, where it is contacting the underbody and attempt to climb a hill on an angle. what is the best direction to recover the vehicle. Depending on what you are in contact with, jack the vehicle up • Before Climbing A Steep Hill - As you approach a hill consider its grade or steepness. Determine if it is and place a few rocks under the tires so the weight is off too steep. Look to see what the traction is on the hill of the high point when you let the vehicle down. You can side trail. Is the trail straight up and down? What is on also try rocking the vehicle or winching the vehicle off top and the other side? Are there ruts, rocks, branches the object. or other obstacles on the path? Can you safely recover