1993 GMC Safari Owner's Manual - Page 213

Towing Your Vehicle Try to havea GM dealeroraprofessionaltowingservicetowyourvehicle. Theycanprovidetherightequipmentandknowhowtotowitwithout damage. Ifyourvehiclehasbeenchanged or modifiedsinceit was factory-newby addingaftermarketitemslikefoglamps,aeroskirting,orspecialtiresand wheels,thesethingscould be damagedduringtowing. e Beforeyou do anything,turnonthehazardwarningflashers. Whenyoucall,tellthetowingservice: That, if yourvehiclehasall-wheeldrive or rear-wheeldrivewithfog lamps, it cannot be towedfromthefrontwithsling-typeequipment. Thatyourvehiclehasrear-wheeldrive, option. Themake,model,andyear Whetheryoucanstillmovetheshiftlever. Iftherewasanaccident,whatwasdamaged. or that it hastheall-wheel-drive e e ofyourvehicle. e e I L To helpavoidinjury to youorothers: Neverletpassengersride in avehiclethatisbeingtowed. Nevertowfasterthansafeorpostedspeeds. Nevertowwithdamagedpartsnot fully secured. it hasbeenliftedbythetow Nevergetunderyourvehicleafter truck. Alwaysuseseparatesafetychains oneachsidewhentowinga vehicle. Whenyourvehicle is beingtowed,have the ignitionkey off. Thesteering wheelshould be clampedinastraight-aheadposition,withaclampingdevice designedfortowingservice. Do notusethevehicle'ssteeringcolumnlockfor this.Thetransmissionshould be in N (Neutral)and the parkingbrake released. Ifyour vehicle has theall-wheeldriveoption, it canonly be towedwith allfourwheels off theground. A dollymust be usedundertheun-raised wheelswhentowingorthevehiclemust be transportedonaflatbed carrier. 5-7