Freeing A Stuck Vehicle - Jeep H6 Manual

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4. Press and maintain firm pressure on the brake
pedal.
5. Insert a small screwdriver or similar tool down
into the gear selector override access hole (at
the right rear corner of the gear selector
assembly), and push and hold the override
release lever down.
Gear Selector Override Access Hole
6. Move the gear selector to the NEUTRAL (N)
position.
7. The vehicle may then be started in NEUTRAL.
8. Reinstall the gear selector boot.

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 transmission, push and
hold the lock button on the gear selector. Then
shift back and forth between DRIVE (D) and
REVERSE (R) (for automatic transmission) or
SECOND gear and REVERSE (for manual
transmission) while gently pressing the
accelerator.
NOTE:
For vehicles with automatic transmission, shifts
between DRIVE and REVERSE 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 two seconds, you must
press the brake pedal to engage DRIVE or
REVERSE.
IN CASE OF EMERGENCY
Use the least amount of accelerator pedal
pressure that will maintain the rocking motion
without spinning the wheels or racing the engine.
WARNING!
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 (48 km/h) or for longer than 30 sec-
onds continuously without stopping when you
are stuck and do not let anyone near a spinning
wheel, no matter what the speed.
NOTE:
Push the ESC OFF button (if necessary), to place
the Electronic Stability Control (ESC) system in
"Partial Off" mode, before rocking the vehicle
Ú page 181. Once the vehicle has been freed,
push the ESC OFF button again to restore "ESC On"
mode.
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