snow chains GMC SIERRA DENALI 2003 Owners Manual

If You Are Stuck: In Sand, Mud, Ice
or Snow
in order to free your vehicle when it is stuck, you will
need to spin the wheels, but you don’t want to spin your
wheels too fast. The method known as “rocking” can
help you aet out when you’re stuck, but you must
use cauti
.
If you let your tires spin at high speed, they
can explode, and you or others could be
injured.
And, the transmission or other parts of
the vehicle can overheat. That could cause an
CAUTION: (Continued) engine compartment fire or other
damage.
When you’re stuck, spin the wheels as little as
possible. Don’t spin the wheels above
25 mph
(55 km/h) as shown on the speedometer.
Nofice: Spinning your wheels can destroy parts of
your vehicle as well as the tires. If you spin the
wheels too fast while shifting your transmission back and forth, you can destroy your transmission.
For information about using tire chains on your
vehicle, see
Tire Chains on page 5-68.
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