[tranquility]

Originally Posted by KennyP

I was stuck in snow during a nasty snowstorm in december. Was so stuck that had to be pulled out along a snowed in residential street numerous times by a Toyota Hilux 4x4 and ATV.
I did a lot of putting it into drive and reverse and switching between them and trying to rock back and forth to get it loose... I have DCT transmission and after a while i started having DCT messages about it getting hot... there was a mild one first and then a more strict one on the screen to stop driving and letting it cool down... so i stopped and waited a bit for it to cool down and then resumed with the rescue effort.

On coolant being low... I have to add coolant to mine sometimes... maybe once a year or once in two years... been doing so for years... just added 1 liter last month because coolant tank was a bit low when i checked it... it wasnt empty... float was still floating...

Smoke was maybe the snow melting on hot exhaust or something like that and creating steam?

Knock wood I didn't have any DCT prbs but that smoke coming from the engine bay and creeping through the vents freaked me the hell out (it was definitely that since I hope I know where the engine and exhaust are located lol). I usually just press the reg traction off and I guess there is more of a safeguard but this time I turned DSC completely off and I guess I gunned it too many times and too high in revs. Luckily, it seems to be ok save for lowered coolant level, and I'm due for my maintenance so I will get that sorted asap (I'm not touching that radiator stuff, I don't even change my own oil, I'm not about to mess w the radiator cap and get my face melted if I do it wrong haha).