If The Vehicle Becomes Stuck - Lexus LFA 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.
Set the parking brake, select Neutral and stop the engine.
STEP 1
Remove the mud, snow, or sand from around the stuck tire.
STEP 2
Place wood, stones or some other material to help provide trac-
STEP 3
tion under the tires.
Restart the engine.
STEP 4
Select 1st gear or Reverse, release the parking brake and care-
STEP 5
fully apply the accelerator to free the vehicle.
Turn off VSC and TRAC if these functions are hampering your attempts
to free the vehicle. ( P. 167)
CAUTION
When attempting to free a stuck vehicle
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If you choose to rock the vehicle back and forth to free it, make sure the surround-
ing area is clear, to avoid striking other vehicles, objects or persons. The vehicle
may also lunge forward or lunge back suddenly as it becomes free. Use extreme
caution.
When operating the paddle shift switches/reverse selector switch
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Be careful not to operate the paddle shift switches/reverse selector switch with the
accelerator pedal depressed.
This may lead to unexpected rapid acceleration of the vehicle that may cause an
accident and result in death or serious injury.
NOTICE
To avoid damaging the transmission and other components
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Avoid spinning the wheels and do not rev the engine.
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If the vehicle remains stuck after trying these procedures, the vehicle may require
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towing to be freed.
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