Vehicle recovery helps move a stuck, supported road car to a nearby safe position. It keeps the existing vehicle rather than creating a replacement.
Recover the vehicle
- Stop the engine, wait for the car to become stationary and have everyone get out.
- Remove any vehicle cover. Stand close enough to reach the car without a wall, fence or closed door between you.
- Hold a usable Pipe Wrench, look at the vehicle and hold Recover stuck vehicle for 20 seconds.
- Keep the same tool and remain in reach until the action finishes. Follow any refusal message before trying again.
Requirements and limits
Use a Pipe Wrench, not the ordinary Wrench used for native attachment work. The action is for supported, non-ruined road cars; it is not a motorbike or boat recovery action.
After a successful recovery, you and that vehicle each have a two-minute recovery cooldown.
Recovery can refuse an unsafe placement, blocked access, a moving or occupied vehicle, or an active cooldown. It is not a repair, refuel or a way through locked barriers. If the action is unavailable, check the requirements and ask for help rather than repeatedly forcing the vehicle.
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