Dinghy Towing
To tow your vehicle from the front (four-wheel-drive
only),
do
the following:
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Notice:
If
your vehicle is a two-wheel drive model,
do not tow it on all four wheels.
If
you do, your
transmission could be damaged and the damage
would not be covered by your warranty.
Follow these steps:
1.
Set the parking brake.
2.
Shift your automatic transmission into PARK (P), or
your manual transmission
to
SECOND
(2).
3.
With the ignition key in the ON position, move the
transfer case
to
NEUTRAL and make sure the
4WD light on the instrument panel cluster is
off.
See
Four-wheel Drive
on
page
5-52.
4.
Turn the ignition key to ACC.
5.
Release the parking brake.
Notices
If you tow your four-wheel-drive vehicle
from the front, make sure to move the transfer case
into
NEUTRAL
or
your vehicle could be badly
damaged and the damage would not be covered by
your warranty.
Stop towing every
200
miles
(300
km) and start the
engine. Leave the transfer case shift lever in NEUTRAL.
Shift your automatic transmission
to
DRIVE
(D);
leave
a
manual transmission in SECOND
(2)
with the
clutch engaged. Run the engine at
2,000
rpm for one
minute
to
circulate oil in the transfer case. Turn the
ignition key
to
ACC. Now, you can continue towing your
vehicle.
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