2012 Jeep Wrangler Owner Manual - Page 507

WHAT TO DO IN EMERGENCIES 505 FREEING A STUCK VEHICLE NOTE: If your vehicle is equipped with Traction ConIf your vehicle becomes stuck in mud, sand or snow, it trol or Electronic Stability Control (ESC), turn the system can often be moved by a rocking motion. Turn your OFF before attempting to "rock" the vehicle. steering wheel right and left to clear the area around the CAUTION! front wheels. Then shift back and forth between DRIVE and REVERSE (with automatic transmission) or 1st gear • When "rocking" a stuck vehicle by moving beand REVERSE (with manual transmission). Using minitween DRIVE and REVERSE (with automatic mal accelerator pedal pressure to maintain the rocking transmission) or 1st gear and REVERSE (with motion, without spinning the wheels, is most effective. manual transmission), do not spin the wheels faster than 15 mph (24 km/h), or drivetrain damage CAUTION! may result. Racing the engine or spinning the wheels may lead to • Revving the engine or spinning the wheels too fast transmission overheating and failure. Allow the enmay lead to transmission overheating and failure. gine to idle with the shift lever in NEUTRAL for at It can also damage the tires. Do not spin the least one minute after every five rocking-motion wheels above 30 mph (48 km/h) while in gear (no cycles. This will minimize overheating and reduce transmission shifting occurring). the risk of transmission failure during prolonged efforts to free a stuck vehicle. 6