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Section 5 Driving Your Vehicle
Your Driving, the Road, and the Vehicle .... . . . . . . 5-2
Defensive Driving ...... ... ... .. ... .. ... ... .. ... . 5-2
Drunk Driving ...... .. ... .. ... ... .. ... .. ... .. ... . 5-2
Control of a Vehicle ...... .. ... ... .. ... .. ... .. ... 5-3
Braking ...... .. ... .. .. ... .. .. ... .. ... .. .. ... .. .. 5-3
Antilock Brake System (ABS) ..... . .. . .. . . .. . .. . 5-4
Braking in Emergencies ........ .... .... .... ..... 5-5
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System ......... ..... ..... ...... .... 5-6
Traction Control System (TCS) ..... ..... .... .... 5-8
Limited-Slip Rear Axle ..... .. . .. .. .. . .. .. .. . .. .. 5-9
Steering ........... ......... ......... .......... .. 5-9
Off-Road Recovery ......................... .... 5-11
Passing ........ .... ...... ..... ..... .... ..... ... 5-11
Loss of Control ..... .. . .. .. .. .. . .. .. . .. .. .. .. . . 5-11
Off-Road Driving ........... ..... ..... ..... ..... 5-13
Driving at Night ...... ... .. ... ... ... ... .. ... ... . 5-24
Driving in Rain and on Wet Roads ..... . .. . . .. . 5-24
Before Leaving on a Long Trip ..... ... .. ... .. .. 5-25
Highway Hypnosis ....... .... ... .... ... ... .... . 5-25
Hill and Mountain Roads ......... ..... ..... .... 5-26
Winter Driving ..... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . .. .. .. . 5-27
If Your Vehicle is Stuck in Sand, Mud, Ice,
or Snow ..... .. .. .. ... . ... .. .. .. .. .. ... .. .. .. 5-29
Rocking Your Vehicle to Get It Out ..... .. .. ... . 5-30
Recovery Hooks ....... ... ... ... .... ... .... ... . 5-30
Loading the Vehicle .......... ...... ...... ...... 5-31
Truck-Camper Loading Information .... . . . . . . . . 5-38
Pickup Conversion to Chassis Cab .... . . . . . . . . 5-39
Towing ......... ... ... .... ... ... ... .... ... ... .... .. 5-39
Towing Your Vehicle ...... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . .. .. .. 5-39
Recreational Vehicle Towing .... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . 5-39
Towing a Trailer ......... ..... ..... ..... ...... .. 5-46
Trailer Recommendations ...... ....... ....... .. 5-58
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