If You Are Stuck: In Sand, Mud, Iceor 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:
Ifyou let your tires spin at high speed, they can
explode,and you or others could be injured.
And,the transaxle or other parts of the vehicle
canoverheat. That could cause an engine
compartmentfire or other damage. When you
arestuck, spin the wheels as little as possible.
Donot spin the wheels above 35 mph (55 km/h)
asshown 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 transaxle back
and forth, you can destroy your transaxle. See
Rocking Your Vehicle to Get It Out on page4-29.
For information about using tire chains on your vehicle,
see Tire Chains on page5-73.
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