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EmergencyInformation
Y ourcarisequippedwithonetowingeyeatthefront,
whichisusedforttingthetowinghookinthetoolkit.
Andthetoolkitisplacedbeneaththeloadspaceoor.T o
tthetowingeye,removethesmallcoversetintothe
bumper,thenscrewthetowingeyeviathesmallholeinto
thethreadedholeinthebumperbeam(seeillustration).
Ensurethetowingeyeisfullytightened.Y ourcaris
equippedwithaxedtowingeyeattherear.
Incaseyourvehiclebrokedownorencounteredan
accident,youcanusethetowingeyetotowyourvehicle.
Buttheyarenotdesignedfortowingothervehicles.A
hardrodispreferredtotowthecar.
T owing
Whentowing,DONOTsuddenlyaccelerate
orbrakesuddenly,thiscancauseaccidents.
DONOTtowbutonlyshipthevehicle
equippedwithTODall-wheeldrivesystem;
otherwisetheAWDsystemmaybedamaged
tocausemalfunction.
Nevertowthevehiclebyusingwheellift
equipmenttosuspendthewheels,otherwise
thevehiclemaybedamaged.
Four-WheelT ouchdownT owing
If,duetoanelectricalfault,potentialsafety
hazardsmayexist,itisnotsuggestedthatthe
ignitionbeswitchedtopositionON.
Thetowingspeedofthevehicleshallnot
exceed30km/h,thetowingdistanceshallnot
exceed50km.
Ifyourvehicleistowedwiththefourwheelsontheground,
observethefollowingprecautions:
1SwitchtheignitiontoON/RUN/STARTtoenablethe
brakelamps,wipersanddirectionindicatorstobe
operated.
2PlacethegearshiftleverinNposition.
3Releasethehandbrake.
4T urnonthehazardwarninglamp.
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