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7-2. Steps to take in an emergency
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When trouble arises
1 Stop the engine. Set the parking
brake and shift the shift lever to P.
Do not press the shift release button after
shifting the shift lever to P.
2 Remove the mud, snow or sand
from around the rear wheels.
3 Place wood, stones or some other
material under the rear wheels to
help provide traction.
4 Restart the engine.
5 Shift the shift lever to D or R and
release the parking brake. Then,
while exercising caution, depress
the accelerator pedal.
■ When it is difficult to free the vehicle
Try the followings.
● Turn off the Active TRAC (P.399)
● Switching the four-wheel drive control
switch (P.386)
● Using the center differential lock
(P.386)
● Using the rear differential lock
*
(P.389)
● Using Crawl Control
*
(P.390)
● Using Multi-terrain Select
*
(P.393)
*
: If equipped
■ When adding engine coolant
Add coolant slowly after the engine has
cooled down sufficiently. Adding cool
coolant to a hot engine too quickly can
cause damage to the engine.
■ To prevent damage to the cooling
system
Observe the following precautions:
● Avoid contaminating the coolant with
foreign matter (such as sand or dust
etc.).
● Do not use any coolant additive.
If the vehicle becomes stuck
Carry out the following procedures
if the tires spin or the vehicle
becomes stuck in mud, dirt or snow:
Recovering procedure
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