NOTE:The stabilizer/sway bar may be torquelocked due to left and right suspensionheight differences. This condition is due todriving surface differences or vehicle load-ing. In order for the stabilizer/sway bar todisconnect/reconnect, the right and lefthalves of the bar must be aligned. Thisalignment may require that the vehicle bedriven onto level ground or rocked from sideto side.To return to the On-Road mode; press the lefthand On Road stabilizer/sway bar button .WARNING!If the stabilizer/sway bar will not return toOn-Road mode, vehicle stability is greatlyreduced. Do not attempt to drive the vehicleover 18 mph (29 km/h). Driving faster than18 mph (29 km/h) may cause loss of controlof the vehicle, which could result in seriousinjury or death. Contact your local servicecenter for assistance.SAFE OFF-ROAD DRIVING —POWER WAGON ONLYOff-Road Driving Tips And VehicleCharacteristicsYour vehicle has excellent on and off-road ca-pabilities. These off-road capabilities will allowyou to explore those wilderness trails where fewtravel, providing a source of exciting and satis-fying recreation. Before you venture out, youshould contact your local governmental agencyto determine the designated off-road vehicle(ORV) trails or recreation areas. You shouldalways tread lightly and only use establishedroads, trails or ORV recreational areas. TheNational Forest Service, Bureau of Land Man-agement or local Department of Natural Re-sources are a wealth of information and usuallyhave maps with marked trails.Skid Plates And Underbody ProtectionSteel skid plates protect the major drivelinecomponents of the truck including the fuel tank,transfer case and steering damper. In addition,this vehicle is equipped with boxed cross mem-bers and fore/aft rails. This additional protectionallows the vehicle to be utilized in severe off-road situations that would be considered im-passable by a normal truck.Ramp Travel Index (RTI)The ramp travel index is the distance, in inches,that you can drive your vehicle with one wheelon a 20-degree ramp without lifting any otherwheel off the ground. This distance up the rampdivided by the wheelbase of the vehicle andmultiplied by 1,000 is the RTI. This vehicle hasan RTI of 510, which means you can articulateone front wheel 26 inches in the air while theother three wheels remain in contact with theground.Water Fording CharacteristicsWater fording characteristic is the vehicle’s abil-ity to cross a body of still water, where thepowertrain and drivetrain are safe from wateringestion. This vehicle has high water fordingcharacteristics with the ability to cross a pool ofwater, without stopping, 24 inches deep at amaximum speed of 10 mph (16 km/h) and apool of water 30 inches deep at a maximumspeed of 5 mph (8 km/h), both with an entranceramp angle of 1.3 degrees.291
