Freeing A Stuck Vehicle - Fiat Fremont 2013 Owner's Handbook Manual

4. Press and maintain firm pressure on the brake pedal.
KNOWING
5. Insert a screwdriver or similar small tool into the
YOUR
VEHICLE
access port, and push and hold the override release
lever forward.
6. Move the shift lever to the NEUTRAL position.
SAFETY
7. The vehicle may then be started in NEUTRAL.
8. Reinstall the shift lever override access cover.
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FREEING A STUCK VEHICLE

If your vehicle becomes stuck in mud, sand, or snow, it
can often be moved using a rocking motion. Turn the
steering wheel right and left to clear the area around
the front wheels. Then shift back and forth between
DRIVE and REVERSE (with automatic transmission) or
2nd gear and REVERSE (with manual transmission),
while gently pressing the accelerator. Use the least
amount of accelerator pedal pressure that will maintain
the rocking motion, without spinning the wheels or
racing the engine.
Racing the engine or spinning the wheels
may lead to transmission overheating
and failure.Allow the engine to idle with
the transmission in NEUTRAL for at least one
minute after every five rocking-motion cycles.
This will minimize overheating and reduce the
risk of transmission failure during prolonged ef-
forts to free a stuck vehicle.