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 5-92.
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 you have
a four-wheel-drive vehicle, shift into Four-Wheel
High. If your vehicle has the traction assist system, you
should turn it off by pressing the TAS on/off button.
Then shift back and forth between REVERSE (R) and a
forward gear, or with a manual transmission, between
FIRST (1) or SECOND (2) and REVERSE (R), 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.
If your vehicle is not an SS model, you can use your
recovery hooks if your vehicle has them. If you do
need to be towed out, seeTowing Your Vehicle
on page 4-61.
4-46
Setting the Time
Radios with Radio Data Systems (RDS).........3-71
Radios without Radio Data Systems (RDS).....3-71
Sheet Metal Damage.....................................5-122
Shifting Into Park (P).......................................2-50
Shifting Out of Park (P)...................................2-52
Signals, Turn and Lane-Change.......................... 3-7
Sliding Rear Windows.....................................2-17
Snow Plow....................................................4-54
Spare Tire....................................................5-116
Installing....................................................5-99
Removing...................................................5-95
Storing.....................................................5-112
Speci cations, Capacities...............................5-134
Speedometer..................................................3-32
Starting Your Engine.......................................2-22
Steering........................................................4-12
Steering Wheel Controls, Audio.......................3-127
Steering Wheel, Tilt Wheel................................. 3-6
Storage Areas
Center Console Storage Area........................2-76
Coinholder(s)..............................................2-75
Cupholder(s)...............................................2-75
Front Storage Area......................................2-76
Glove Box..................................................2-75
Stuck in Sand, Mud, Ice, or Snow.....................4-46
Sun Visors.....................................................2-17
Sunroof.........................................................2-78
Swing-Out Windows........................................2-17T
Tachometer....................................................3-32
Tailgate.........................................................2-14
Taillamps
Turn Signal, Stoplamps and Back-up Lamps....5-69
Theft-Deterrent, Radio....................................3-126
Theft-Deterrent Systems...................................2-18
Content Theft-Deterrent................................2-18
Passlock
®...................................................2-19
Tilt Wheel........................................................ 3-6
Tires.............................................................5-74
Aluminum or Chrome-Plated
Wheels, Cleaning...................................5-121
Buying New Tires........................................5-87
Chains.......................................................5-92
Changing a Flat Tire....................................5-94
Cleaning...................................................5-122
Different Size..............................................5-88
Dual Tire Operation.....................................5-83
If a Tire Goes Flat.......................................5-93
In ation - Tire Pressure................................5-81
Inspection and Rotation................................5-83
Installing the Spare Tire................................5-99
Removing the Flat Tire.................................5-99
Removing the Spare Tire and Tools...............5-95
Secondary Latch System............................5-109
Spare Tire................................................5-116
Storing a Flat or Spare Tire and Tools..........5-112
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