Rocking Your Vehicle To Get It Out - Pontiac 1998 Firebird Owner's Manual

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NOTICE:
Spinning your wheels can destroy parts of your
vehicle as well as the tires. If you spin the wheels
too fast while shifting your transmission back
and forth, you can destroy your transmission.
For information about using tire chains on your vehicle,
see "Tire Chains" in the Index.
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Rocking Your Vehicle To Get It Out
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First, turn your steering wheel left and right. That will
clear the area around your front wheels. If your vehicle
has traction control, you should turn the system off.
(See "Traction Control System'' in the Index.) Then shift
back and forth between REVERSE (R) and a forward
gear (or with a manual transmission, between FIRST (1)
or SECOND (2) and REVERSE (R)), spinning the
wheels as little as possible. Release the accelerator pedal
while you shift, and press lightly on the accelerator
pedal when the transmission is in gear. If that doesn't
get you out after a few tries, you may need to be towed
out. If you do need to be towed out, see "Towing Your
Vehicle" in the Index.
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