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8-2. Steps to take in an emergency
When trouble arises
1 Stop the hybrid system. Set the
parking brake and shift the shift
lever to P.
2 Remove the mud, snow or sand
from around the stuck tire.
3 Place wood, stones or some
other material to help provide
traction under the tires.
4 Restart the hybrid system.
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 vehi-
cle
Press to turn off TRC. (P.394)
■ When adding engine/power con-
trol unit coolant
Add coolant slowly after the hybrid
system has cooled down sufficiently.
Adding cool coolant to a hot hybrid
system too quickly can cause dam-
age to the hybrid system.
■ 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 proce-
dures if the tires spin or the
vehicle becomes stuck in mud,
dirt or snow:
Recovering procedure
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