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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 position 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 position 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
Press the switch to turn off TRAC.
NOTICE
■ 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