2010 Chrysler Town & Country User Guide - Page 68

2010 Chrysler Town & Country Manual

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WHAT TO DO IN EMERGENCIES FREEING A STUCK VEHICLE • If your vehicle becomes stuck in mud, sand or snow, it can often be moved by a rocking motion. Turn your steering wheel right and left to clear the area around the front wheels. Then, move the shift lever back and forth between REVERSE and 1st gear. Using minimal accelerator pedal pressure to maintain the rocking motion, without spinning the wheels, is most effective. NOTE: If your vehicle is equipped with Electronic Stability Program (ESP) or , turn the system off before attempting to "rock" the vehicle. Traction Control WARNING! Fast spinning tires can be dangerous. Forces generated by excessive wheel speeds may cause tire damage or failure. A tire could explode and injure someone. Do not spin your vehicle's wheels faster than 30 mph (48 km/h) when you are stuck. Do not let anyone near a spinning wheel, no matter what the speed. CAUTION! • When "rocking" a stuck vehicle by moving between 1st and REVERSE, do not spin the wheels faster than 15 mph (24 km/h), or drivetrain damage may result. • Revving the engine or spinning the wheels too fast may lead to transmission overheating and failure. It can also damage the tires. Do not spin the wheels above 30 mph (48 km/h) while in gear (no transmission shifting occurring). 66

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FREEINGASTUCKVEHICLE
• Ifyourvehiclebecomesstuckinmud,sandorsnow,itcanoftenbemovedbya
rockingmotion.Turnyoursteeringwheelrightandlefttocleartheareaaroundthe
frontwheels.Then,movetheshiftleverbackandforthbetweenREVERSEand1st
gear.Usingminimalacceleratorpedalpressuretomaintaintherockingmotion,
withoutspinningthewheels,ismosteffective.
NOTE:
IfyourvehicleisequippedwithElectronicStabilityProgram(ESP)or
TractionControl
,turnthesystemoffbeforeattemptingto“rock”thevehicle.
WARNING!
Fastspinningtirescanbedangerous.Forcesgeneratedbyexcessivewheelspeeds
maycausetiredamageorfailure.Atirecouldexplodeandinjuresomeone.Donot
spinyourvehicle’swheelsfasterthan30mph(48km/h)whenyouarestuck.Do
notletanyonenearaspinningwheel,nomatterwhatthespeed.
CAUTION!
• When“rocking”astuckvehiclebymovingbetween1standREVERSE,donotspin
thewheelsfasterthan15mph(24km/h),ordrivetraindamagemayresult.
• Revvingtheengineorspinningthewheelstoofastmayleadtotransmission
overheatingandfailure.Itcanalsodamagethetires.Donotspinthewheels
above30mph(48km/h)whileingear(notransmissionshiftingoccurring).
WHATTODOINEMERGENCIES
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