Rocking the vehicle
If you must rock the vehicle to free it from snow, sand, or mud, depress the accelerator pedal slightly and move the shift lever/select lever back and forth between “1”/“D” and “R” repeatedly. Do not race the engine. For the best possible traction, avoid spinning the wheels when trying to free the vehicle.
When the road surface is extremely slippery, you can obtain better traction by starting the vehicle with the transmission in 2nd than 1st (both for MT and AT).
If your vehicle is an AT model, for information about holding the transmission in the 2nd position, refer to “Selection of manual mode”.
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Operation during cold weather
Carry some emergency equipment, such as a window scraper, a bag of sand, flares,
a small shovel and jumper cables. Check the battery and cables. Cold temperatures
reduce battery capacity. The ba ...
Headlights (models without HID headlights)
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XMTM satellite radio (for U.S.A. only)
XMTM is a continental U.S. based satellite radio service, including music, news,
sports, talk and children’s programming. XMTM provides digital quality audio and
text information, including song t ...