1993 Chevrolet Cavalier Owner's Manual - Page 172

1993 Chevrolet Cavalier Manual

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Problems on the Road bwing Your Chevrolet(CONI) To help avoid injury to you or lers: a Never let passengers ride in a vehicle that is being towed. a Never tow fasterthan safe or posted speeds. * Never tow withdamaged parts not fully secured. * Never get under your vehicle after it has been liftedby the tow truck. * Always use separate safety chains on each side when towing a vehicle. Never use "J" hooks. Use Thooks instead. m m m p-AU I IUN I the ignition key off. The steering wheel should be clamped in a straight-ahead position, with a clamping device designed for towing service. Do not use the vehicle's steering column lockfor this. The transaxle should bein Neutral, and the parking brake released. Don't have your vehicle towed on the front wheels, unless you must. If the vehicle must be towed the front wheels, on don't go more than 35 mph (56 km/h) or farther than 50 miles (80 km) or your transaxle will be damaged. If these limits must be exceeded, thenthe front wheels have to be supported on a dolly. A A vehicle can fall from acar carrier if it isn't properly secured. This can cause a collision, serious personal injury and vehicle damage.The vehicle should be tightly secured with chains or steel cables before it is transported. Don't use substitutes (ropes, leather straps, canvas webbing, etc.) that can be cut by sharp edges underneath the towed vehicle. 170

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Problems
on
the
Road
bwing
Your
Chevrolet
(CONI)
To
help avoid
injury
to
you
or
lers:
a
Never let passengers ride
in
a
vehicle
that
is
being
towed.
a
Never
tow
faster
than
safe or
posted
speeds.
*
Never
tow
with
damaged
parts
not
fully
secured.
*
Never get under your
vehicle
after
it
has
been
lifted
by
the
tow
truck.
*
Always
use
separate safety
chains
on
each
side
when
towing
a
vehicle.
Never use
“J”
hooks. Use
T-
hooks
instead.
the ignition key off. The steering
wheel
should
be
clamped
in
a
straight-ahead
position,
with
a
clamping
device
designed
for
towing service. Do
not
use
the
vehicle’s
steering
column
lock for this.
The transaxle
should
be
in
Neutral, and
the
parking
brake
released.
Don’t
have
your
vehicle
towed
on
the
front wheels,
unless
you
must. If the
vehicle
must
be
towed
on
the front wheels,
don’t go more
than
35
mph
(56
km/h) or
farther than
50
miles
(80
km)
or
your
transaxle will
be
damaged.
If
these
limits
must
be
exceeded,
then
the
front
wheels have
to
be supported
on
a
dolly.
p-AU
I
IUN
I
A
vehicle can fall
from
a car
carrier if
it
isn’t
properly
secured. This can cause a
collision, serious personal
injury
and
vehicle
damage. The vehicle
should
be
tightly
secured
with
chains or steel cables before
it
is
transported.
Don’t use
substitutes (ropes,
leather straps, canvas
webbing,
etc.)
that can be
cut
by
sharp edges
underneath
the
towed
vehicle.
A
m
m
m
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