User Guide Instruction Manual

CAUTION!
•Racingtheengineorspinningthewheelsmayleadtotransmissionoverheatingand
failure. Allow the engine to idle with the shift lever in NEUTRAL for at least one
minute after every five rocking-motion cycles. This will minimize overheating and
reduce the risk of clutch or transmission failure during prolonged efforts to free a
stuck vehicle.
•When“rocking”astuckvehiclebymovingbetweenDRIVE/2ndandREVERSE,do
not spin the wheels faster than 15 mph (24 km/h), or drivetrain damage may result.
•Revvingtheengineorspinningthewheelstoofastmayleadtotransmission
overheating 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).
MANUAL PARK RELEASE — 8 SPEED TRANSMISSION
WARNING!
Always secure your vehicle by fully applying the parking brake, before activating the
Manual Park Release. Activating the Manual Park Release will allow your vehicle to roll
away if it is not secured by the parking brake or by proper connection to a tow vehicle.
Activating the Manual Park Release on an unsecured vehicle could lead to serious
injury or death for those in or around the vehicle.
In order to push or tow the vehicle in cases where the transmission will not shift out of
PARK (such as a dead battery), a Manual Park Release is available.
Follow these steps to use the Manual Park Release:
1. Firmly apply the parking brake.
2. Remove the console storage bin to access the Manual Park Release lever .
3. Using a small screwdriver or similar tool,
fish the tether strap up through the
opening in the console base.
4. Insert the screwdriver into the slot in the
center of the lever , and disengage the
lever locking tab by pushing it to the
right.
Console Storage Bin
WHAT TO DO IN EMERGENCIES
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