Rocking Your Vehicle To Get It Out; Recovery Hooks - Cadillac ESCALADE ESV 2005 Owner's Manual

Rocking Your Vehicle to Get It Out

First, turn your steering wheel left and right. That will clear
the area around your front wheels. If your vehicle has the
®
StabiliTrak System, turn the system off by pressing the
®
StabiliTrak button so that the STABILITY SYS
DISABLED message and the traction off light are
illuminated on the instrument panel cluster. Then shift
back and forth between REVERSE (R) and a forward
gear, 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.
By slowly spinning your wheels in the forward and
reverse directions, you will cause a rocking motion that
may free your vehicle. If that does not get you out after a
few tries, you may need to be towed out. Or, you can use
your recovery hooks if your vehicle has them. If you do
need to be towed out, see Towing Your Vehicle on
page 4-53.

Recovery Hooks

Your vehicle may be equipped with recovery hooks. The
recovery hooks are provided at the front of your
vehicle. You may need to use them if you are stuck
off-road and need to be pulled to some place where you
can continue driving.
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CAUTION:
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These hooks, when used, are under a lot of
force. Always pull the vehicle straight out.
Never pull on the hooks at a sideways angle.
The hooks could break off and you or others
could be injured from the chain or cable
snapping back.