Driving your vehicle
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Special driving conditions
cause the tyres to skid. Be careful
when down shifting on slippery sur
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faces.
Rocking the vehicle
If it is necessary to rock the vehicle
to free it from snow, sand, or mud,
first turn the steering wheel right
and left to clear the area around
your front wheels. Then, shift back
and forth between 1st (First) and R
(Reverse) in vehicles equipped with a
Manual Transmission/Intelligent
Manual Transmission or R (Reverse)
and any forward gear in vehicles
equipped with an Automatic Trans
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mission/Dual Clutch Transmission.
Do not race the engine, and spin the
wheels as little as possible. If you
are still stuck after a few tries, have
the vehicle pulled out by a tow vehi
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cle to avoid engine overheating and
possible damage to the transmis
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sion.
Prolonged rocking may cause engine
over-heating, transmission damage
or failure, and tyre damage.
Spinning tyres
Do not spin the wheels, especially at
speeds more than 56 km/h (35
mph). Spinning the wheels at high
speeds when the vehicle is station
-
ary could cause a tyre to overheat
which could result in tyre damage
that may injure bystanders.
The ESC system (if equipped) should
be turned OFF prior to rocking the
vehicle.
If your vehicle becomes stuck in
snow, mud, sand, etc., then you may
attempt to rock the vehicle free by
moving it forward and backward. Do
not attempt this procedure if people
or objects are anywhere near the
vehicle. During the rocking operation
the vehicle may suddenly move for
-
ward of backward as it becomes
unstuck, causing injury or damage
to nearby people or objects.
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