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Emergency towing
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If towing is necessary, we recommend 
you have it done by an authorised 
Retailer of Genesis Branded Products or 
a commercial tow truck service.
If a towing service is not available in 
an emergency, your vehicle may be 
temporarily towed using a cable or chain 
secured to the emergency towing hook 
at the front (or rear) of the vehicle.
Use extreme caution when towing the 
vehicle with a cable or chain. A driver 
must be in the vehicle to steer it and 
operate the brakes.
Towing in this manner may be done 
only on hard-surfaced roads for a short 
distance and at low speeds. Also, the 
wheels, axles, power train, steering 
and brakes must all be in good working 
condition.
 CAUTION
The driver must be in the vehicle for 
steering and braking operations when 
the vehicle is being towed. Passengers 
other than the driver must not be in the 
vehicle.
Always follow these emergency towing 
precautions:
•  Press the Engine Start/Stop button 
to the ACC position so the steering 
wheel is not locked.
•  Shift the gear to N (Neutral).
•  Release the parking brake.
•  Depress the brake pedal with more 
force than normal as you will have 
reduced braking performance.
•  More steering effort will be required 
because the power steering system 
will be disabled.
•  Use a vehicle heavier than your own to 
tow your vehicle.
•  The drivers of both vehicles should 
communicate with each other 
frequently.
•  Before emergency towing, check that 
the hook is not broken or damaged.
•  Fasten the towing cable or chain 
securely to the hook.
•  Do not jerk the hook. Apply steady 
and even force.