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7-2. Steps to take in an emergency
When trouble arises
Stop the engine. Set the parking
brake and shift the shift lever to P.
Remove the mud, snow or sand
from around the rear wheels.
Place wood, stones or some other
material under the rear wheels to
help provide traction.
Restart the engine.
Shift the shift lever to D or R and
release the parking brake. Then,
while exercising caution, depress
the accelerator pedal.
Q When it is difficult to free the vehicle
Try the followings.
O Turn off the Active TRC (oP.432)
O Switching the four-wheel drive control
switch (oP.416)
O Using the center differential lock
(oP.417)
O Using Crawl Control (with Turn Assist
function) (oP.419)
O Using Multi-terrain Select (oP.423)
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
Q When attempting to free a stuck vehi-
cle
If you choose to push the vehicle back
and forth to free it, make sure the sur-
rounding area is clear to avoid striking
other vehicles, objects or people. The
vehicle may also lunge forward or lunge
back suddenly as it becomes free. Use
extreme caution.
Q When shifting the shift lever
Be careful not to shift the shift lever with
the accelerator pedal depressed.
This may lead to unexpected rapid accel-
eration of the vehicle that may cause an
accident resulting in death or serious
injury.
Q To avoid damaging the transmission
and other components
O Avoid spinning the wheels and
depressing the accelerator pedal
more than necessary.
O If the vehicle remains stuck even after
these procedures are performed, the
vehicle may require towing to be
freed.
O When a warning message for the
automatic transmission fluid tempera-
ture is displayed while attempting to
free a stuck vehicle, immediately
remove your foot from the accelerator
pedal and wait until the warning mes-
sage disappears. Otherwise, the trans-
mission may become damaged.
(oP.592)
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