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7-2. Steps to take in an emergency
When trouble arises
1 Stop the engine. Set the parking
brake and shift the shift lever to
P (vehicles with automatic trans-
mission or CVT) or N (vehicles
with manual transmission).
2 Remove the mud, snow or sand
from around the stuck tire.
3 Place wood, stones or some
other material to help provide
traction under the tires.
4 Restart the engine.
5 Shift the shift lever to D or R
(vehicles with automatic trans-
mission or CVT) or 1 or R (vehi-
cles with manual transmission)
and release the parking brake.
Then, while exercising caution,
depress the accelerator pedal.
■ When it is difficult to free the vehi-
cle
Press to turn off TRC. (P.267)
■ When inspecting under the hood
of your vehicle
Observe the following precautions.
Failure to do so may result in serious
injury such as burns.
● If steam is seen coming from under
the hood, do not open the hood
until the steam has subsided. The
engine compartment may be very
hot.
● Keep hands and clothing (espe-
cially a tie, a scarf or a muffler)
away from the fan and belts. Failure
to do so may cause the hands or
clothing to be caught, resulting in
serious injury.
● Do not loosen the coolant reservoir
cap while the engine and radiator
are hot. High temperature steam or
coolant could spray out.
■ When adding engine coolant
Add coolant slowly after the engine
has cooled down sufficiently. Adding
cool coolant to a hot engine too
quickly can cause damage to the
engine.
■ To prevent damage to the cooling
system
Observe the following precautions:
● Avoid contaminating the coolant
with foreign matter (such as sand or
dust etc.).
● Do not use any coolant additive.
If the vehicle becomes
stuck
Carry out the following proce-
dures if the tires spin or the
vehicle becomes stuck in mud,
dirt or snow:
Recovering procedure
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