Navistar ProStar+ - Towing Instructions

Operation
TowingInstructions
WARNING
Topreventpropertydamage,personalinjury,and
/ordeath,alwaysusebothtowhookstoprevent
possibleoverloadingandbreakingofindividual
hooks.Thisvehiclemaybeequippedwith
(optional)dualtowhooksforrecoverypurposes
only.
WARNING
Topreventpropertydamage,personalinjury,and
/ordeath,observethefollowingwarning:
•Alwaysinstallwheelchockswhenmanually
releasingtheparkingbrakes,orthevehiclecan
roll.
•Fortowing,makesurethevehicleissecurely
connectedtotowvehicleandtowvehicle
parkingbrakesareappliedbeforereleasingthe
disabledvehicle’sparkingbrakes.
•Toensurereleaseofparkingbrake,alwayscage
thespringinthebrakechamber.
•Undernocircumstancesshouldthespring
brakechamberbedisassembledforthepurpose
ofreleasingtheparkingbrake.
CAUTION
Topreventpropertydamage,observethe
following:Duetomanyvariablesthatexistin
towing,positioningandlifting,towingisthesole
responsibilityofthetowingoperator.
Refertothedifferentialandtransmission
equipmentmanufacturerforspecicinstructions
ontowingyourvehicle.Furtherinformationcan
belocatedinthecomponentownermanualthat
camewiththistruckondeliveryfororiginalsale.
Damagecausedbyimpropertowingprocedures
isnotawarrantablefailure.
Removetowhooksfromtheirinstalledposition
inthefrontofthevehiclebeforeoperatingthe
vehicle.Failuretodosocouldresultinthetow
hooksbecomingunintentionallydetachedfrom
thevehicle.
NOTE:Importantfactorstokeepinmindwhenusingtow
hooks:
•Usebothtowhookswhenretrievingvehicle.
•Useaslowsteadypull;donotjerkonhooks.
•Towhooksarenotdesignedfortowing,onlyfor
retrieval.
NOTE:Thetowhooksmustberemovedtooperatethe
optionaltilt-awaybumper.
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