Renault RAFALE - Breakdown Recovery

BREAKDOWN RECOVERY
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356 - Practical advice
Towing: breakdown
Before towing, set the gearbox to N
position, unlock the steering column
then release the parking brake.
Thespeedspecifiedbycurrentlegisla-
tionfortowingmustalwaysbeob-
served.
If you are driving the towing vehicle, do
not exceed the maximum towing
weight for your vehicle 🡺382.
To recover a vehicle on a flatbed or
tow the vehicle using a towing point,
observe the following instructions:
– withthecardinthepassengercom-
partment,presstheenginestartbut-
ton;
– position the lever in N 🡺163posi-
tion: the steering column is unlocked
and the parking brake is released;
– press the engine Start button for
morethantwoseconds.Theacces-
sories functions are supplied: you can
usethevehiclelightingfunctions(di-
rection indicators, brake lights, etc.). At
night the vehicle lights must be on;
– once you have finished towing,
press the engine start button for more
than two seconds (risk of discharging
the battery).
Leavethecardintheve-
hicle during towing.
Risk of the steering
column locking.
Do not leave the tools
unsecuredinsidetheve-
hicle as they may be
projected during braking.
Towingavehiclefittedwithanau-
tomatic gearbox
Transport the vehicle on a trailer or tow
it with the front wheels off the ground.
E-Techplug-inhybridvehiclesmust
only be transported with the wheels off
the ground.
Do not leave the tools
unsecuredinsidetheve-
hicle as they may be
projected during braking.
Only use the front 4 and rear 8 tow
ing points.
(neverusethedriveshaftsoranyoth-
er part of the vehicle). These towing
points may only be used for pulling.
They must never be used for lifting the
vehicle directly or indirectly.
When the engine is
stopped, steering and
braking assistance are
no longer provided.