288 Vehicle care
Vehicle with automatic transmission:
Do not tow the vehicle using tow eye.
Towing with a tow rope could cause
severe automatic transmission
damage. When towing vehicle with
automatic transmission, use flat bed
or wheel lift equipment.
Vehicle with manual transmission:
The vehicle must be towed facing
forward, not faster than 88km/h
(55mph). In all other cases and when
the transmission is defective, the
front axle must be raised off the
ground.
Seek the assistance of a repairer.
After towing, unscrew the towing
eye.
Insert cap and close cap.
Towing another vehicle
GC3G10007A
Disengage cap by using the
screwdriver and remove the cap.
The towing eye is stowed with the
vehicle tools.
See Tools on page 265.
GC3G10008A
Screw in the towing eye as far as it
will go until it stops in a horizontal
position. (Should be contact with tow
nut.)
Attach a tow rope or better still a tow
rod to the towing eye.
The towing eye must only be used
for towing and not for recovering the
vehicle.
After towing,reinstall the cover firmly
after work.
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