2010 Jeep Wrangler Owner's Manual - Page 361
2010 Jeep Wrangler Manual
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360 STARTING AND OPERATING enough to put the vehicle at risk of a rollover. If you get caught in a rut, dig a small trench to the right or left at a 45-degree angle ahead of the front tires. Use the removed dirt to fill the rut ahead of the turnout you just created. You should now be able to drive out following the trench you just created at a 45-degree angle. CAUTION! Do not attempt to cross a log with a greater diameter than the running ground clearance or the vehicle will become high-centered. Getting High-Centered If you get hung up or high-centered on an object, get out of the vehicle and try to determine what the vehicle is There is an increased risk of rollover when crossing hung up on, where it is contacting the underbody and an obstacle, at any angle, with steep sides. what is the best direction to recover the vehicle. Depending on what you are in contact with, jack the vehicle up Crossing Logs and place a few rocks under the tires so the weight is off To cross a log, approach it at a slight angle (approxiof the high point when you let the vehicle down. You can mately 10 to 15 degrees). This allows one front tire to be also try rocking the vehicle or winching the vehicle off on top of the log while the other just starts to climb the the object. log. While climbing the log, modulate your brake and accelerator to avoid spinning the log out from under your tires. Then ease the vehicle off the log using your brakes. WARNING!