If Your Vehicle is Stuck in Sand,
Mud, Ice or Snow
In order to free your vehicle when it is stuck, you will
need to spin the wheels, but you do not want to
spin your wheels too fast. The method known as rocking
can help you get out when you are stuck, but you
must use caution.
{CAUTION:
If you let your tires spin at high speed, they can
explode, and you or others could be injured.
And, the transmission or other parts of the
vehicle can overheat. That could cause an
engine compartment re or other damage.
When you are stuck, spin the wheels as little as
possible. Do not spin the wheels above 35 mph
(55 km/h) as shown on the speedometer.
Notice:Spinning your wheels can destroy parts of
your vehicle as well as the tires. If you spin the
wheels too fast while shifting your transmission
back and forth, you can destroy your transmission.
For more information about using tire chains on your
vehicle, seeTire Chains on page 5-79.
Rocking Your Vehicle to Get It Out
First, turn your steering wheel left and right. That will
clear the area around your front wheels. If your vehicle
has the StabiliTrak
®System, turn the system off by
pressing the StabiliTrak®button so that the STABILITY
SYS DISABLED message and the traction off light
are illuminated on the instrument panel cluster. Then
shift back and forth between REVERSE (R) and a
forward gear, spinning the wheels as little as possible.
Release the accelerator pedal while you shift, and press
lightly on the accelerator pedal when the transmission
is in gear. By slowly spinning your wheels in the forward
and reverse directions, you will cause a rocking
motion that may free your vehicle. If that does not get
you out after a few tries, you may need to be towed out.
Or, you can use your recovery hooks. If you do need
to be towed out, seeTowing Your Vehicle on page 4-50.
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Service (cont.)
Doing Your Own Work................................... 5-4
Engine Soon Light.......................................3-39
Publications Ordering Information...................7-14
Servicing Your Airbag-Equipped Vehicle..............1-64
Setting the Time.............................................3-64
Sheet Metal Damage.....................................5-106
Shifting Into Park (P).......................................2-34
Shifting Out of Park (P)...................................2-35
Signals, Turn and Lane-Change.......................... 3-7
Spare Tire.....................................................5-99
Installing....................................................5-86
Removing...................................................5-82
Storing.......................................................5-96
Speci cations, Capacities...............................5-119
Speedometer..................................................3-30
StabiliTrak
®System.......................................... 4-9
Starting Your Engine.......................................2-27
Steering........................................................4-12
Steering Wheel Controls, Audio.........................3-98
Steering Wheel, Tilt Wheel................................. 3-6
Storage Areas
All-Weather Cargo Area................................2-68
Center Console Storage Area........................2-53
Cupholder(s)...............................................2-53
Glove Box..................................................2-53
Instrument Panel Storage Area......................2-53Storage Areas (cont.)
Luggage Carrier..........................................2-54
Rear Seat Armrest.......................................2-55
Top-Box Storage..........................................2-72
Stuck in Sand, Mud, Ice or Snow......................4-42
Sun Visors.....................................................2-23
Sunroof.........................................................2-73
T
Tachometer....................................................3-30
Tailgate.........................................................2-19
Taillamps
Turn Signal, Stoplamps and Back-up Lamps......5-57
Theft-Deterrent, Radio.....................................3-97
Theft-Deterrent Systems...................................2-23
Content Theft-Deterrent................................2-23
Passlock
®...................................................2-25
Throttle, Adjustable..........................................2-28
Tilt Wheel........................................................ 3-6
Tires.............................................................5-60
Aluminum or Chrome-Plated Wheels,
Cleaning...............................................5-105
Buying New Tires........................................5-74
Chains.......................................................5-79
Changing a Flat Tire....................................5-81
Cleaning...................................................5-106
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