Rocking Your Vehicle To Get It Out; Recovery Hooks - Chevrolet 2010 Silverado Owner's Manual

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Rocking Your Vehicle to Get It Out

Turn the steering wheel left and right to clear the area

around the front wheels. For four-wheel-drive vehicles,

shift into Four Wheel High. For vehicles with

, turn the traction control part of the system

off. Shift back and forth between R (Reverse) and a

forward gear, spinning the wheels as little as possible.

To prevent transmission wear, wait until the wheels stop

spinning before shifting gears. Release the accelerator

pedal while shifting, and press lightly on the accelerator

pedal when the transmission is in gear. Slowly spinning

the wheels in the forward and reverse directions causes

a rocking motion that could free the vehicle. If that does

not get the vehicle out after a few tries, it might need to

be towed out. Recovery hooks can be used, if the

vehicle has them. If the vehicle does need to be towed

out, see Towing Your Vehicle on page 5 44.

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.

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