If Your Vehicle Becomes Stuck - Toyota 2004 Matrix Owner's Manual

After repairing the flat tire, change
it with compact spare tire and rein-
stall the wheel ornament as fol-
lows.
Steel wheels—
1. Put the wheel ornament into posi-
tion.
Align the cutout of the wheel orna-
ment with the valve stem as
shown.
2. Press hand firmly on one side of
wheel ornament and then firmly
tap the other side around the edge
of wheel ornament with the heel
of your hand to snap into place.
Aluminum wheels—
Push the wheel ornament into the
center hole.
CAUTION
Take due care in handling the or-
nament to avoid unexpected per-
sonal injury.
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'04 MATRIX_U (L/O 0307)

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.
CAUTION
Do not attempt to rock the vehicle
free by moving it forward and back-
ward if people or objects are any-
where 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 ob-
jects.
NOTICE
If you rock your vehicle, observe the
following precautions to prevent dam-
age to the transmission and other
parts.
z Do not depress the accelerator ped-
al while shifting the selector lever
or before the transmission is com-
pletely shifted to forward or reverse
gear.
z Do not race the engine and avoid
spinning the wheels.
z If your vehicle remains stuck after
rocking the vehicle several times,
consider other ways such as tow-
ing.
2004 MATRIX from Oct. '03 Prod. (OM12861U)