If Your Vehicle Becomes Stuck - Toyota Lexus IS300 Manual

IF YOUR VEHICLE BECOMES
STUCK
If your vehicle becomes stuck in snow, mud, sand, etc.,
then you may attempt to rock the vehicle free by moving
it forward and backward.
Your vehicle is equipped with the traction control system,
turn off the system to become unstuck to allow the tires
to spin enough to remove the vehicle from the
obstruction. (For details, see "Traction control system"
on page 244 or 246.)
CAUTION
Do not attempt to rock the vehicle free by moving it
forward and backward if people or objects are anywhere
near the vehicle. During the rocking operation the
vehicle may suddenly move forward or backward as it
becomes unstuck, causing injury or damage to nearby
people or objects.
IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY
NOTICE
If you rock your vehicle, observe the following
precautions to prevent damage to the transmission and
other parts.
D Do not depress the accelerator pedal while shifting
the selector lever or before the transmission is
completely shifted to forward or reverse gear.
D Do not race the engine and avoid spinning the
wheels.
D If your vehicle remains stuck after rocking the vehicle
several times, consider other ways such as towing.
2003 IS300 from Aug. '02 Prod. (OM53439U)
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