![]() If you’ve got a four-wheel drive SUV or pickup, engage the low-range gearing. You’ll get the best traction by straightening the wheel, so do this as much as your parking situation allows. Even better, stick your head out the window to watch your front tire. Start your vehicle, roll down your window and take off your hat or earmuffs so you can hear clearly. People have lost their lives from carbon monoxide building up inside a vehicle when they didn’t know the exhaust pipe was blocked. Also dig out the tailpipe before you start the engine.A rougher surface area provides more traction. If you don’t have a shovel handy, try using a screwdriver, ice scraper or another tool to at least break up any ice that’s formed below the tires. If you’re high-centered, with snow or ice under the vehicle blocking your exit, you won’t be going anywhere. ![]() Dig out snow from under the front of your car. Remove any snow around the tires that’s higher than the ground clearance of the car. Clear a path long enough for wheels to move forward and back a few feet, assuming you have that much space on either end of the car. Starting with the drive tires, dig the snow out from in front, underneath and in back.Turn off the car’s traction control system (usually with a button somewhere on the dashboard or console). These are the front tires on a front-wheel-drive and the rear tires on rear-wheel drive, AWD and 4WD vehicles. (Speaking of preparedness, here’s a winter safety kit checklist of other items to keep in your car so you’re ready for pretty much any winter road condition.) Before You Turn Your Vehicle On Turn off traction control.īoth drive wheels will need to have traction for you to get unstuck. Not only will this come in handy for you, but you may also be a hero to those who are caught unprepared. ( Find out how to choose snow tires.) Before the snow starts falling, get your air pressure checked and make sure your tire tread’s in the proper condition. If you live somewhere where storms can bring a foot or two of snow at once, you should definitely be running snow tires, not all-season tires. Have the right tires in the right condition. They can make the difference between looking like a genius and having huge hassles. There are two key things to do BEFORE the storm arrives to be sure you can get your vehicle back on the road after a big snow. But what if you have to leave the house? Do you know how to get your car out of the snow if you get stuck?įrom driving techniques to using props, here are seven ways to get your car moving again, plus some advice about how to prepare for a snowstorm. ![]() You’ve stocked up on candles, hot cocoa and batteries. ![]() 7 Things To Do When Your Car is Stuck in SnowĪ blizzard is on the way. ![]()
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