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Before Driving

Driving Tips

Hazardous Driving

WARNING

Be extremely careful if it is necessary to 

downshift on slippery surfaces:

Downshifting into lower gear 

while driving on slippery surfaces is 

dangerous. The sudden change in tire 

speed could cause the tires to skid. This 

could lead to loss of vehicle control 

and an accident.

When driving on ice or in water, snow, 

mud, sand, or similar hazards:



 Be cautious and allow extra distance for 

braking.



 Avoid sudden braking and sudden 

maneuvering.



 Do not pump the brakes. Continue to 

press down on the brake pedal.

  Refer to Antilock Brake System (ABS) 

on page 4-62.



 If you get stuck, select a lower gear and 

accelerate slowly. Do not spin the front 

wheels.



 For more traction in starting on slippery 

surfaces such as ice or packed snow, 

use sand, rock salt, chains, carpeting, or 

other nonslip material under the front 

wheels.

NOTE

Use snow chains only on the front wheels.

Floor Mat

WARNING

Make sure the floor mats are hooked on 

the retention pins to prevent them from 

bunching up under the foot pedals:

Using a floor mat that is not secured is 

dangerous as it will interfere with the 

accelerator and brake pedal operation, 

which could result in an accident.

Do not install two floor mats, one on top 

of the other, on the driver's side:

Installing two floor mats, one on top 

of the other, on the driver's side is 

dangerous as the retention pins can 

only keep one floor mat from sliding 

forward.

If using a heavy duty floor mat for 

winter use always remove the original 

floor mat.

Loose floor mat(s) will interfere with 

the foot pedal and could result in an 

accident.

When setting a floor mat, position the floor 

mat so that its grommets are inserted over 

the pointed end of the retention posts.

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