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Driving your vehicle
Special driving conditions
Hazardous driving conditions
When hazardous driving conditions are
encountered such as water, snow, ice,
mud, sand, or similar hazards, follow
these suggestions:
僅 Drive cautiously and allow extra dis-
tance for braking.
僅 Avoid sudden braking or steering.
僅 When braking with non-ABS brakes
pump the brake pedal with a light up-
and-down motion until the vehicle is
stopped.
WARNING
ABS
Do not pump the brake pedal on a vehi-
cle equipped with ABS.
僅 If stalled in snow, mud, or sand, use
second gear. Accelerate slowly to
avoid spinning the drive wheels.
僅 Use sand, rock salt or other non-slip
material under the drive wheels to
provide traction when stalled in ice,
snow, or mud.
Rocking the vehicle
If it is necessary to rock the vehicle to
free it from snow, sand, or mud, first
turn the steering wheel right and left to
clear the area around your front wheels.
Then, shift back and forth between 1st
(First) and R (Reverse) in vehicles
equipped with a Manual Transmission R
(Reverse) and any forward gear in vehi-
cles equipped with an Intelligent Vari-
able Transmission/Dual Clutch
Transmission. Do not race the engine,
and spin the wheels as little as possible.
If you are still stuck after a few tries,
have the vehicle pulled out by a tow
vehicle to avoid engine overheating and
possible damage to the transmission.
CAUTION
Prolonged rocking may cause engine
over-heating, transmission damage or
failure, and tire damage.
WARNING
Spinning tires
Do not spin the wheels, especially at
speeds more than 56 km/h (35 mph).
Spinning the wheels at high speeds
when the vehicle is stationary could
cause a tire to overheat which could
result in tire damage that may injure
bystanders.
NOTICE
The ESC system should be turned OFF
prior to rocking the vehicle.
WARNING
If your vehicle becomes stuck in snow,
mud, sand, etc., then you may attempt
to rock the vehicle free by moving it for-
ward and backward. Do not attempt this
procedure if people or objects are any-
where near the vehicle. During the rock-
ing operation the vehicle may suddenly
move forward of backward as it
becomes unstuck, causing injury or
damage to nearby people or objects.
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