You will need a well-charged battery to restart the
vehicle, and possibly for signaling later on with your
headlamps. Let the heater run for a while.
Then, shut the engine off and close the window
almost all the way to preserve the heat. Start
the engine again and repeat this only when you
feel really uncomfortable from the cold. But do it as
little as possible. Preserve the fuel as long as
you can. To help keep warm, you can get out of
the vehicle and do some fairly vigorous exercises
every half hour or so until help comes.
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 vehicle’s 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 the wheels can destroy parts
of your vehicle as well as the tires. If you
spin the wheels too fast while shifting
the transmission back and forth, you can
destroy the transmission.
For information about using tire chains on your
vehicle, seeTire Chains on page 465.
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Starting Your Engine................................... 121
Steering...................................................... 312
Steering Wheel Controls, Audio................... 296
Steering Wheel, Tilt Wheel.......................... 177
Storage Areas
All-Weather Cargo Area........................... 165
Center Console Storage Area................... 160
Center Overhead Console........................ 160
Glove Box................................................ 160
Luggage Carrier....................................... 160
Rear Seat Armrest................................... 164
Stuck in Sand, Mud, Ice, or Snow............... 357
Sun Visors.................................................. 115
Sunroof....................................................... 168
Suspension................................................. 372
T
Tachometer................................................. 206
Tailgate/Spare Tire Carrier........................... 108
Taillamps
Turn Signal, Stoplamps and
Back-up Lamps..................................... 444
Theft-Deterrent, Radio................................. 295Theft-Deterrent Systems.............................. 115
Content Theft-Deterrent............................ 116
Passlock
®................................................ 118
Third Row Seat............................................. 17
Tilt Wheel.................................................... 177
Tires........................................................... 448
Aluminum Wheels, Cleaning..................... 498
Buying New Tires..................................... 460
Chains..................................................... 465
Changing a Flat Tire................................ 468
Cleaning.................................................. 499
Different Size........................................... 461
If a Tire Goes Flat................................... 468
In ation - Tire Pressure............................ 456
In ator, Accessory.................................... 466
Inspection and Rotation............................ 457
Installing the Spare Tire........................... 478
Removing the Flat Tire............................. 478
Removing the Spare Tire
and Tools.....................................470, 474
Spare Tire................................................ 491
Storing a Flat or Spare Tire
and Tools.....................................485, 488
Tire Sidewall Labeling.............................. 449
Tire Terminology and De nitions............... 453
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