’03 AVALON U (L/O 0206)
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.
NOTICE
CAUTION
If you rock your vehicle, observe the
following precautions to prevent dam-
age to the transmission and other
parts.
Before driving, make sure all the
tools, jack and flat tire are securely
in place in their storage location to
reduce the possibility of personal in-
If your vehicle is equipped with the
traction control system, turn off the
system to become unstuck. (For details,
see “Traction control system” in Sec-
tion 1−6.)
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.
jury during
braking.
a
collision or sudden
CAUTION
z Do not race the engine and avoid
spinning the wheels.
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.
z If your vehicle remains stuck after
rocking the vehicle several times,
consider other ways such as tow-
ing.
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