If Your Vehicle Gets Stuck in Mud or Snow

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If Your Vehicle Gets Stuck in Mud or Snow - Automatic transmission operation - Driving - Lincoln MKZ Owners Manual - Lincoln MKZ

Note: Do not rock the vehicle if the engine is not at normal operating temperature or damage to the transmission may occur.

Note: Do not rock the vehicle for more than a minute or damage to the transmission and tires may occur, or the engine may overheat.

If your vehicle gets stuck in mud or snow, it may be rocked out by shifting between forward and reverse gears, stopping between shifts in a steady pattern. Press lightly on the accelerator in each gear.

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    Activating/deactivating collision warning system
    To turn the warning system and/or chime on or off and set the warning sensitivity <– –>, refer to Message center in the Instrument Cluster chapter. Note: If the system cannot be turned of ...

    Car finder
    Press twice within three seconds. The horn will chirp and the turn lamps will flash. It is recommended that this method be used to locate your vehicle, rather than using the panic alarm. ...

    Sounding a panic alarm
    Press to activate the alarm. Press again or turn the ignition to on to deactivate. Note: The panic alarm will only operate when the ignition is off. ...