If The Vehicle Becomes Stuck - Toyota Avensis Owner's Manual

5-2. Steps to take in an emergency

If the vehicle becomes stuck

Carry out the following procedures if the tires spin or the vehicle
becomes stuck in mud, dirt, or snow.
Stop the engine. Set the parking brake and put the shift
STEP 1
lever in "P" (Multidrive or automatic transmission) or "N"
(manual transmission).
Remove the mud, snow, or sand from around the stuck tire.
STEP 2
Place wood, stones or some other material to help provide
STEP 3
traction under the tires.
Restart the engine.
STEP 4
Shift the shift lever to the "D" or "R" position (Multidrive or
STEP 5
automatic transmission) or "1" or "R" position (manual
transmission) and carefully apply the accelerator to free the
vehicle.
Turn off the TRC and/or VSC systems if it is difficult to get
out because of TRC and/or VSC operation. (P. 325)
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