TOWING A DISABLED VEHICLE
Model Flat Towing (all
four wheels on
the ground)
Flatbed Towing
(all four wheels
suspended OFF
the ground)
Front Wheels
Raised, Rear
Wheels on the
Ground
Rear Wheels
Raised, Front
Wheels on the
Ground
FWD
NOT Permitted Recommended
Method
May Be Used NOT Permitted
AWD
NOT Permitted Recommended
Method
NOT Permitted NOT Permitted
NOTE:
For further information on towing a disabled vehicle and vehicle recovery tow points refer to “Towing
A Disabled Vehicle” in “What To Do In Emergencies” in the Owner’s Manual on the DVD.
NOTE:
• You must ensure that the Auto Park Brake feature is disabled before towing this vehicle, to
avoid inadvertent Electric Park Brake engagement. The Auto Park Brake feature is enabled or
disabled via the customer programmable features in the Uconnect Settings.
• Vehicles with a discharged battery or total electrical failure when the electric parking brake
(EPB) is engaged, will need a wheel dolly or jack to raise the rear wheels off the ground when
moving the vehicle onto a flatbed.
• If you must use the accessories (wipers, defrosters, etc.) while being towed, the ignition must
be in the ON/RUN position, not the ACC position. Note that the Safehold feature will engage
the Electric Park Brake whenever the driver's door is opened (if the ignition is ON, transmis-
sion is not in PARK, and brake pedal is released). If you are towing this vehicle with the ignition
in the ON/RUN position, you must manually disable the Electric Park Brake each time the
driver's door is opened, by pressing the brake pedal and then pushing the EPB switch down.
• If the key fob is unavailable, or the vehicle's battery is discharged, refer to "Manual Park
Release" in this section for instructions on shifting the transmission out of PARK for towing.
ENHANCED ACCIDENT RESPONSE SYSTEM
(EARS)
This vehicle is equipped with an Enhanced Accident Response System.
Please refer to “Supplemental Restraint System (SRS) — Air Bags” in “Getting Started” in this
guide for further information on the Enhanced Accident Response System (EARS) function.
EVENT DATA RECORDER (EDR)
This vehicle is equipped with an event data recorder (EDR). The main purpose of an EDR is to
record, in certain crash or near crash-like situations, such as an air bag deployment or hitting a
road obstacle, data that will assist in understanding how a vehicle’s systems performed.
Please refer to “Supplemental Restraint System (SRS) — Air Bags” in “Getting Started” in this
guide for further information on the Event Data Recorder (EDR).
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