Rocking a BMW

[Jaffa_007]

let's say for instance you get you Bimmer stuck in snow. i've heard that it is bad to "rock" it out of the snow, instead you should pull it out with a winch or tow truck... any truth to this?

[ANDRÜ]

I dont see how rocking would cause any harm, unless you up against something and rocking would make you bash it over and over. Offroading rockings extremely effective.

[Nitrious]

that should not be a problem....

[nondescript]

only thing I can think of is that the 97+ model cars that came with traction control have something in the owners manual about never turning it off; except when trying to maneuver out of a low grip situation like a snow bank.

Of course I have it off every weekend.

[bmw528i]

No it's fine. I had to do it once and I had summer tires on mind you in about 6 inches of the powdery white stuff. One might ask why I was driving in the snow with summer tires but I think we all know what I was doing . Anyways it was easy to get out and I wouldn't worry about damaging the transmission because with the BMW automatics its not like you can switch from drive to reverse unless it's safe to do so.

[RacerJames666]

Its the trick-o-the trade sonny boy..not too much gas pedal tho...then you need the tow truck

[villlein]

its the only way i got anywhere last christmas when we had 2ft of snow drop on us (that is after it was plowed)