1993 Chevrolet S10 Pickup Owner's Manual - Page 246

Pm6/ems on the Road If You're Stuck: In Sand, Mud, Ice or snow Whatyou don't wanttodowhenyourvehicle is stuck is to spinyour wheels.Themethodknownas"rocking"canhelpyougetoutwhenyou're stuck,butyoumustusecaution. ~ fi If you letyourtiresspin at high speed, theycanexplodeand you1 or others could beinjured.And, the transmiss'ion or other parts ofthe vehicle can overheat. That could cause an engine comparlme'nt fire or other damage.Whenyou're stuck, spin the wheels as little as possible. Don't spin the wheelsabove 35 rnph 1(55krn/h) as shown oln thespeedometer. Rocking Your Vehicle To Get It Out: First, turn yoursteeringwheelleftandright.Thatwillcleartheareaaround R (Reverse)anda yourfront wheels.Then shiftbackandforthbetween 1 (First)or 2 (Second) forwardgear(orwithamanualtransmission,between gearand R (Reverse),spinningthewheelsaslittleaspossible.Releasethe acceleratorpedalwhileyoushift,andpresslightly on theacceleratorpedal If thatdoesn'tgetyououtafterafewtries, whenthetransmissionisingear. if your youmayneed to betowed out. Or,youcanuseyourrecoveryhooks, vehiclehasthem. If you do need to betowedout,see"TowingYourVehicle'' intheIndex. 5-30