Great to see that there were no billowing clouds of smoke coming from under the Jeep, the transmission never gave up and the wheels never quit spinning...
Okay, I know many of you are laughing but I'm not experienced at snow driving. What could he have done to get himself going without the use of kitty litter or anything like that?
I knew he was set for failure from the angle of his steering (hard left). Snow probably melted just enough to create a massive block of ice/wet snow between his tires. He should have reversed and used someone else's tracks behind him, or rock the car back and forth. He could have reversed and cleared a bit of snow in front of his front wheels using the snow scraper, perhaps air down a bit; anything would have been better than accelerating forward like an orangutang.
A little back and forth on the steering wheel never hurts...sometimes you get some bite out of the side of your tracks instead of the ice slick he created underneath his tires.
This is the best thing to do, back in forth motion (rocking).
Also, if you noticed, he turns the wheel to the max. It is best to turn in small amounts until you get traction. By turning the wheel as he did, the tire is now a plow pushing the snow and given resistance from getting the proper traction in order to get out.
You will notice after he leaves, the right side shows were he developed the real trouble. That is because he plowed himself in. Even though on the video, you see the left tires spin most likely on the black ice patch caused by him. By rocking and small turns of the wheel, you can use the snow to your advantage to gain traction.
At first I thought, what a dumb ars, doesn't he know how to drive in snow? Then I looked at the wheels and tires and thought, how do you like those Latitudes?
I wonder if he even put it into Snow mode. The Latitudes suck, but Snow mode, and a little throttle, not the stupid amount he was doing would have gone a long way.
Just kidding, it wasn't me. Throughout the laughter while watching, I was glad to see that at least all the wheels were turning. This video would have serious Jeep brand damage if only the front wheels turned.
Looks like Jeep should include a "how to..." DVD with a new Jeep purchase...for some
This happened to my wife in our driveway. I had to come home and rescue her. She even had it in snow mode and we have winter tires. Problem was traction and stability control. Also the snow was very mealy from the prior days freezing ice pellets. After I turned off the nannies the jeep drove out with no issues. With nannies on the jeep just wanted to crab sideways.