If Your Vehicle Gets Stuck - Hummer H3T Owner's Manual

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Problems on the Road
The spare tire does not have a tire
pressure sensor. If you install the
spare tire, a tire pressure monitor
system warning light/message
may illuminate. The indicator will
turn off once a road tire with a tire
pressure sensor is reinstalled and
the system is reset.
Have a damaged or flat road tire
repaired as soon as you can.
Of course it is best to replace your
spare with a road tire as soon as
you can. Your spare will last longer
and be in good shape in case you
need to use it again.
Do not mix tires and wheels of
different sizes because they will
not fit. Keep the spare tire and
wheel together.
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■ IF YOUR VEHICLE GETS
STUCK
If your vehicle gets stuck in sand,
mud, ice or snow, you will need to
spin the wheels.
Do not, however, spin the wheels
too fast.
The traction control system can
often help to free a stuck vehicle.
However, you may need to rock
the vehicle to free it.
See "Rocking Your Vehicle" later in
this section.
CAUTION
If you let your tires spin at high
speed, they could explode. You
or others could be injured. Also,
the transmission or other parts
of the vehicle could overheat
and cause an engine fire or
other damage.
If the vehicle gets stuck, spin
the wheels as little as possible.
Do not spin the wheels above
55 km/h (35 mph), as shown
on the speedometer.
For information about using tire
chains on your vehicle, see "Tire
Chains" under "Tires" in Section 4.