2012 Acura RDX Owner's Manual - Page 413

Off-Highway Driving Guidelines Crossing a Stream Avoid driving through deep water. If you encounter water in your route (a small stream or large puddle, for example), evaluate it carefully before going ahead. Make sure it is shallow, flowing slowly, and has firm ground underneath. If you are not sure of the depth or the ground, turn around and find another route. Driving through deep water can also damage your vehicle. The water can get into the transmission and differential, diluting the lubricant and causing an eventual failure. It can also wash the grease out of the wheel bearings. If You Get Stuck Avoid driving on soft sand, deep mud, or other surfaces where you could get stuck. If you do happen to get stuck because of inclement weather or other conditions, choose a safe and appropriate course of action. You should never use a jack to try getting unstuck. A jack only works on firm, level ground. Also, your vehicle could easily slip off the jack and hurt you or someone else. If you spin the wheels excessively trying to get unstuck, you may overheat the components of the SH-AWD system. The SH-AWD indicator on the instrument panel blinks to indicate the rear differential temperature is too high. You will also see an ''SH-AWD DIFF TEMP. HIGH'' message on the multiinformation display (see page 385). If this happens, stop and allow everything to cool down. The SH-AWD indicator goes off after the rear differential temperature drops. Driving 407