KNOWING YOUR RIG

DIFFERENT 4x4 vehicles are equipped with different types of traction aids and these can be engaged via a wide variety of different levers, buttons and dials, or even via touchscreens, and these controls can be located either sensibly or seemingly randomly, all over the dash and centre console. When you’re driving in tricky off-road terrain, the last thing you want is to be searching throughout your vehicle’s cabin to engage a diff lock or specific drive mode, rather than focussing on the terrain being driven. Take some time to familiarise yourself with your vehicle’s 4x4 systems and traction aids before you need to use them.