snow chains PONTIAC BONNEVILLE 1994 Owners Manual

Problems on the Road
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Compact Spare Tire
(CONK)
NOTICE:
Don’t take your compact spare
through an automatic car wash
with
guide rails. The compact spare can
get caught on the rails. That can
damage the tire and wheel, and
maybe other parts of your vehicle.
Don’t use your compact spare on some
other vehicle.
And don’t mix your compact spare or
wheel with other wheels or tires. They
won’t fit. Keep your spare and its wheel
together.
NOTICE:
Tire chains won’t fit your compact
spare. Using them will damage your
vehicle and destroy the chains too.
Don’t use tire chains on your
compact spare.
If You’re Stuck: In
Sand, Mud, Ice
or
Snow
What you don’t want to do when your
vehicle is stuck
is to spin your wheels.
The method known as “rocking” can help
you get out when you’re stuck, but you
must use caution.
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NOTICE:
Spinning your wheels can destroy
parts of your vehicle as well as the
tires. If you spin the wheels too fast
while shifting your transaxle back
and forth, you can destroy your
transaxle.
Rocking Your Vehicle to Get it Out:
First, turn your steering wheel left and
right. That will clear the area around your front wheels. If your vehicle has traction
control, you should turn the system
off.
See “Traction Control System” in the
Index.
Then shift back and forth between
“R”
(Reverse) and a forward gear, spinning
the wheels as little as possible. Release
the accelerator pedal while you shift, and
press lightly on the accelerator pedal
when the transaxle is in gear. If that
doesn’t get you out after a few tries, you
may need to be towed out. If you do need
to be towed out, see “Towing Your
Pontiac”
in the Index.
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