FREEING A STUCK VEHICLE
If your manual transmission vehicle becomes stuck in
mud, sand, or snow, it can often be moved by a rocking
motion. Turn your steering wheel right and left to clear
the area around the front wheels. Then shift back and
forth between DRIVE (automatic transmission) or 1st
Gear (manual transmission) and REVERSE. Using mini-
mal accelerator pedal pressure to maintain the rocking
motion, without spinning the wheels, is most effective.
NOTE:
Automatic transmission vehicles cannot be
rocked in this manner, because the transmission will not
allow shifts between DRIVE and REVERSE while the
wheels are turning.
CAUTION!
Racing the engine or spinning the wheels may lead to
transmission or clutch overheating and failure. Al-
low the engine to idle with the shift lever in NEU-
TRAL for at least one minute after every five rocking-
motion cycles. This will minimize overheating and
reduce the risk of transmission or clutch failure
during prolonged efforts to free a stuck vehicle.
NOTE:
Turn off the Electronic Stability Program (ESP)
— if equipped, or Traction Control System (TCS) — if
equipped before rocking the vehicle. Refer to “Electronic
Brake Control” in “Starting And Operating” for further
information.
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