2010 Dodge Avenger User Guide - Page 53

2010 Dodge Avenger Manual

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TOWING A DISABLED VEHICLE Model Flat Towing (all four wheels on the ground) FWD Without a Key May Be Used NOT Permitted Flatbed Towing (all four wheels suspended OFF the ground) Recommended Method Front Wheels Raised, Rear Wheels on the Ground May Be Used FWD With a Key Shift lever must be in Recommended Method *NEUTRAL. The distance to be traveled must not exceed 15 mi (25 km), and the towing speed must not exceed 25 mph (40 km/h). Rear Wheels Raised, Front Wheels on the Ground NOT Permitted without a front end dolly NOT Permitted without a front end dolly WHAT TO DO IN EMERGENCIES *To shift to NEUTRAL without battery power, firmly apply the parking brake. Turn the key to ON. Remove the cupholder liner. Insert a key, screwdriver or similar object into the front hole, then push and hold the manual override release lever forward. While holding the release lever forward, move the shift lever from PARK to NEUTRAL. Release the override. 51

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TOWINGADISABLEDVEHICLE
Model
FlatTowing(allfour
wheelsontheground)
FlatbedTowing(allfour
wheelssuspendedOFF
theground)
FrontWheelsRaised,
RearWheelsonthe
Ground
RearWheelsRaised,
FrontWheelsonthe
Ground
FWDWithoutaKey
NOTPermitted
RecommendedMethod MayBeUsed
NOTPermittedwithouta
frontenddolly
FWDWithaKey
Shiftlevermustbein
*NEUTRAL.Thedistance
tobetraveledmustnot
exceed15mi(25km),
andthetowingspeed
mustnotexceed25mph
(40km/h).
RecommendedMethod MayBeUsed
NOTPermittedwithouta
frontenddolly
*ToshifttoNEUTRALwithoutbatterypower,firmlyapplytheparkingbrake.TurnthekeytoON.Removethecupholderliner.Inserta
key,screwdriverorsimilarobjectintothefronthole,thenpushandholdthemanualoverridereleaseleverforward.Whileholding
thereleaseleverforward,movetheshiftleverfromPARKtoNEUTRAL.Releasetheoverride.
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