climb a steep hill is only three to five miles per hour. Just maintain a constant gas pressure and let the vehicle do the work. Whatever you do don’t stop! You must keep the momentum or else you will stall the vehicle and risk sliding or crashing back down to the bottom. If you try to go up a hill to fast there is a possibility a wheel leaving the ground and causing you to loose control. Don’t “over drive” the vehicle. By this I mean don’t worry about every little rock you hit and try to correct for it. For the most part if the wheel is knocked one way by a rock or some other object let it ride and the vehicle will correct itself. Let the vehicle do the driving. Going though ditches is a little harder but definitely doable to even the most inexperienced driver. The number one thing you don’t want to do is line up to go though straight in ditch. You always want to go though at an angle making sure that only one wheel of the vehicle is in the ditch at anytime. The 4 low feature is a bonus for doing this but it can be accomplished using 4 high. Speed is the key here you want to tackle this feat. The slower the better but once again don’t slow down or stop. Maintaining your momentum is the key to not getting stuck in almost all 4-wheel drive situations. Tackling deep snow and mud differs a bit from climbing hills or crossing ditches. The key to this is a higher speed so if you hit a deep or sticky spot you have enough momentum to carry you out of trouble. However, when driving in snow or mud remember that your stopping distance is greatly increased. Gas pressure is the key here. When you feel that you are spinning the tires, don’t floor it in an attempt to get out fast. This will only dig you deeper in the mud or snow. Do the opposite and let about a quarter to a third of the way off the gas. This will slow the tries and allow them to regain traction then slowly press the ...
