Dodge Challenger SRT8 2013 User's Guide download pdf (Page 103)

FREEING A STUCK VEHICLE

• If your vehicle becomes stuck in mud, sand or snow, it can often be moved using a rocking

motion. Turn your steering wheel right and left to clear the area around the front wheels.

Then shift back and forth between DRIVE and REVERSE (with automatic transmission) or

2nd gear and REVERSE (with manual transmission) while gently pressing the accelerator.

Use the least amount of accelerator pedal pressure that will maintain the rocking motion,

without spinning the wheels or racing the engine.

NOTE:

Press the "ESC Off" switch, to place the Electronic Stability Control (ESC) system in "Partial

Off" mode before rocking the vehicle. Once the vehicle has been freed, press the "ESC Off"

switch again to restore "ESC On" mode.

CAUTION!

• Racing the engine or spinning the wheels may lead to transmission overheating and

failure. Allow the engine to idle with the shift lever in NEUTRAL forat least one minute

after every five rocking-motion cycles. This will minimize overheating and reduce the

risk of transmission failure during prolonged efforts to free a stuck vehicle.

• When “rocking” a stuck vehicle by moving between DRIVE/2nd and REVERSE, do not

spin the wheels faster than 15 mph (24 km/h), or drivetrain damage may result.

• Revving the engine or spinning the wheels too fast may lead to transmission over-

heating and failure. It can also damage the tires. Do not spin the wheels above

30 mph (48 km/h) while in gear (no transmission shifting occurring).

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