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In an Emergency
Transmission Manual
Release of P (Park) Position
For further information : chapter
“Transmission Manual Release of
P (Park) Position” in section “In an
Emergency”.
Freeing the Stuck Vehicle
If your vehicle is stuck in mud, sand,
or snow, it can probably be moved
backward and forward by a simple
rocking motion.
Steer the wheel right and left to clear the
area around the front wheels. Shift then
between D (Drive) or M (Manual) and R
(Reverse) mode (see chapter “Automatic
Transmission” in section “Starting and
Driving”). Shifting to M (Manual) mode,
try to free the car starting in second
gear.
At low speed motion of the vehicle,
you can switch quickly from D (Drive)
to R (Reverse), and vice versa, just by
pressing the corresponding buttons.
For more effectiveness press lightly on
the accelerator pedal in order to avoid
wheel slippage.
If unable to release the vehicle in one of
the previously described ways, enter the
low-grip driving mode, by choosing the
Comfort mode, and completely exclude
the yaw and slip control system, by
pressing the ESC OFF soft-key on the
Comfort display for at least 3 seconds.
Move the transmission between D
(Drive) and R (Reverse) mode to start.
CAUTION!
Racing the engine or spinning the
drive wheels may lead to transmission
overheating and failure. Allow the
engine to idle with the transmission in N
(Neutral) mode for at least one minute
after every five rocking-motion cycles.
This will minimise overheating and
reduce the risk of transmission failure
during prolonged efforts to free a stuck
vehicle.
WARNING!
Fast spinning tires can be dangerous.
Forces generated by excessive drive
wheel speeds may cause damage, or
even failure, of the drivetrain and tires. A
tire could explode and injure someone.
Do not spin your vehicle's wheels
continuously without stopping when you
are stuck and do not let anyone near a
spinning wheel, no matter what the
speed.
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