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What to do in an emergency Towing
䳜 Tow the vehicle as straight ahead
as possible.
䳜 Keep away from the vehicle
during towing.
䳜 Use a towing strap less than 5 m
(16 feet) long. Attach a white or
red cloth (about 30 cm (12 inches)
wide) in the middle of the strap
for easy visibility.
䳜 Drive carefully so that the towing
strap is not loosened during tow
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ing.
䳜 The driver must be in the vehicle
for steering and braking opera
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tions when the vehicle is towed
and passengers other than the
driver must not be allowed to be
on board.
Emergency towing precautions
䳜 Turn the ignition switch or the
ENGINE START/STOP button to
the ACC position so the steering
wheel is not locked.
䳜 Shift the gear to N (Neutral).
䳜 Release the parking bake.
䳜 Press the brake pedal with more
force than normal since you will
have reduced brake performance.
䳜 More steering effort will be
required because the power
steering system will be disabled.
䳜 If you are driving down a long hill,
the brakes may overheat and
brake performance will be
reduced. Stop often and let the
brakes cool off.
䳜 To avoid serious damage to the
automatic transmission, limit the
vehicle speed to 15 km/h (10
mph) and drive less than 1.5 km
(1 mile) when towing.
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