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To Reset The Manual Park Release:
1. Pull upward on the tether strap, releasing
it from the "locked" position.
2. Lower the Manual Park Release lever
downward and to the right, into its orig-
inal position.
3. Tuck the tether strap into the base of the
console, and reinstall the cover.
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. For vehicles with automatic trans-
mission, push and hold the lock button on
the gear selector. Then, shift back and forth
between DRIVE(D) and REVERSE (R) (with
automatic transmission) or SECOND GEAR
(2) and REVERSE (R) (with manual trans-
mission), while gently pressing the acceler-
ator. Use the least amount of accelerator
pedal pressure that will maintain the rocking
motion, without spinning the wheels or
racing the engine.
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NOTE:
For vehicles with automatic transmission:
Shifts between DRIVE (D) and REVERSE
(R) can only be achieved at wheel speeds
of 5 mph (8 km/h) or less. Whenever the
transmission remains in NEUTRAL (N) for
more than 2 seconds, you must press the
brake
pedal
to
engage
REVERSE.
Push the "ESC OFF" switch, to place the
Electronic Stability Control (ESC) system
in "Partial OFF" mode, before rocking the
vehicle. Refer to "Electronic Brake Control
System" in "Safety" in your Owner's
Manual for further details. Once the
vehicle has been freed, push the "ESC
OFF" switch again to restore "ESC ON"
mode.
Fast spinning tires can be dangerous.
Forces generated by excessive wheel
speeds may cause damage, or even failure,
of the axle and tires. A tire could explode
and injure someone. Do not spin your
vehicle's wheels faster than 30 mph
DRIVE
or
(48 km/h) or for longer than 30 seconds
continuously without stopping when you
are stuck and do not let anyone near a
spinning wheel, no matter what the speed.
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 mini-
mize overheating and reduce the risk of
clutch or transmission failure during
prolonged efforts to free a stuck vehicle.
When "rocking" a stuck vehicle by
shifting between DRIVE/SECOND GEAR
and REVERSE, do not spin the wheels
faster than 15 mph (24 km/h), or drive-
train damage may result.
WARNING!
CAUTION!
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