Per Lindgren wrote:
>
> Vanagon Syncro is a very capable off roader, VW even sent out promotion pictures
> of Vanagons in heavy terrain, (Ron has several of them on the Vanagon.com site)
> and as you saw from my manual, they even gave driving tips. I bet that in the US,
> several of the SUVs and other off roaders have similar warnings in their owners
> manuals.
>
Page 69 of 1987 US Vanagon owners manual (Syncro section):

"The Vanagon/Transporter is not an off-road or all-terrain vehicle. Use
of this or any other vehicle under off-road conditions requires special
skills and knowledge. The off-road operation of this or any other
vehicle can lead to personal injury".

Many other such 'warnings' are repeated throughout the manual.