If Your Vehicle Becomes Stuck; If Your Vehicle Needs To Be Towed - Toyota 2007 YARIS HATCHBACK Owner's Manual

05 12.06

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.
If your vehicle needs to be
towed—
(a) Towing with wheel lift type truck—
—From front
—From rear
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(b) Using flat bed truck
2007 YARIS S/D from Jan. '06 Prod. (OM52646U)
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