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WHAT TO DO IN EMERGENCIES
2.
3.
Slow down if road has stand ing water or puddles.
Replace tires when tread wear ind icators first becom e
WARN ING!
Rap id acceleration on slip pery surfaces is danger-
ous. Unequal traction can cause sudden pullin g of
the fron t wheels. You could lose control of the
veh icle and possib ly have an accid ent. Accelerate
slow ly and carefu lly whenever there is lik ely to be
poor traction (ice, snow, wet mud, loose san d, etc.).
visible.
4. Keep tires prop erly inflated .
5.
the vehicle in front to avoid a collision in a sudden stop .
Maintain sufficient distance betw een you r vehicle and
FREEING A STUCK VEHICLE
If you r vehicle becom es stu ck in mud, sand or snow, it
can often be moved by a rocking motion. Turn you r
steering wheel right and left to clear the area arou nd the
front wheels. Then shift back and forth betw een Reverse
and Drive. Usu ally the least accelerator pedal pressu re to
maintain the rocking motion withou t spinning the
wheels is most effective.
Traction
When driving on wet or slushy road s, it is possible for a
wedge of water to build up betw een the tire and road
surface. This is know n as hyd rop laning and may cause
partial or complete loss of vehicle control and stop ping
ability. To red uce this possibility, the follow ing precau -
tions shou ld be observed :
1.
Slow down during rainstorm s or when road s are
slushy.
| Categories | Chrysler Manuals, Chrysler Pacifica Manuals |
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| Model Year | 2004 |
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