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EmergencyInformation
Y ourcarisequippedwithtowingpointsatthefrontand
rear,whichareusedforttingthetowingeyeinthe
toolbox.Thetoolboxisplacedunderthetrunkoor .T o
tthetowingeye,removethesmallcoversetintothe
bumper,thenscrewthetowingeyeintothethreadedhole
inthebumperbeam(seeillustration).Ensurethetowing
eyeisfullytightened.
Thetowingeyesareintendedtobeusedasthetowing
pointstotowyourcarshouldabreakdownoraccident
occur.Buttheyarenotdesignedfortowingothervehicles.
Ahardrodispreferredtotowthecar.
T owing
DONOTsuddenlystartthetowingcarwith
greataccelerationoracceleratetoavoid
damagingthecar.
DONOTtowbutonlyshipthevehicle
equippedwithall-wheeldrive(AWD);
otherwisetheAWDmaybedamagedto
causemalfunction.
SuspensionTowing
Iftwo-wheeldrivecarneedstobetowed,thebesttowing
wayissuspensiontowing.Liftthefrontwheelsduring
suspension.DONOTlifttherearwheels;otherwisethe
transmissionmaybedamaged.Andreleasetheparking
brake,turnonthehazardwarninglamp,withnopassenger
leftinthevehicle.
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