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Roadside emergencies TOWING YOUR VEHICLE BEHIND ANOTHER VEHICLE At times you may want to tow your vehicle behind another vehicle. Before you have your vehicle towed: • Release the parking brake. • Move the gearshift to N (Neutral). • Turn the key in the ignition to off. • Unlock the steering wheel. Recreational towing Follow these guidelines for your specific powertrain combination to tow your vehicle with all four wheels on the ground (such as behind a recreational vehicle). These guidelines are designed to ensure that your transmission is not damaged due to insufficient lubrication. All Front Wheel Drive (FWD) vehicles An example of recreational towing is towing your vehicle behind a Motorhome. The following recreational towing guidelines are designed to ensure that your transmission is not damaged. It is not recommended to tow front wheel drive vehicles with the front drive wheels on the ground. It is recommended to tow your vehicle with the drive wheels on a dolly or two wheel car hauling trailer. In case of a roadside emergency with a disabled vehicle (without access to wheel dollies, car hauling trailer or flatbed transport vehicle) your vehicle can be flat towed (all wheels on the ground) under the following conditions: • Transmission is placed in N (Neutral). • Maximum speed is 50 km/h (30 mph). • Maximum distance is 50 km (30 miles). For vehicles with manual transaxle, see section Manual transaxle.

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Roadside
emergencies
TOWING YOUR VEHICLE
BEHIND ANOTHER VEHICLE
At times you
may
want to tow your
vehicle
behind
another
vehicle.
Before
you
have
your vehicle
towed:
•
Release
the
parking
brake.
•
Move
the
gearshift
to
N±(Neutral).
•
Turn the
key
in
the
ignition
to off.
•
Unlock the
steering
wheel.
Recreational towing
Follow these
guidelines
for
your
specific
powertrain
combination
to
tow your
vehicle
with all
four
wheels
on
the
ground (such
as
behind a
recreational
vehicle).
These
guidelines
are
designed
to
ensure that
your
transmission
is
not damaged
due
to insufficient
lubrication.
All Front Wheel Drive (FWD)
vehicles
An example
of recreational
towing
is
towing
your
vehicle
behind
a
Motorhome.
The
following
recreational
towing
guidelines
are
designed
to ensure
that your
transmission
is not
damaged.
It is
not recommended
to tow front
wheel
drive
vehicles
with
the
front
drive
wheels on
the
ground.
It is
recommended
to tow your
vehicle
with the
drive
wheels
on
a
dolly
or
two
wheel car
hauling
trailer.
In
case
of
a
roadside
emergency
with
a
disabled
vehicle
(without
access
to wheel
dollies,
car hauling
trailer
or
flatbed
transport
vehicle)
your
vehicle
can
be
flat
towed
(all
wheels
on
the
ground)
under the
following
conditions:
•
Transmission
is placed
in
N
(Neutral).
•
Maximum
speed
is 50±km/h
(30±mph).
•
Maximum
distance
is 50 km
(30±miles).
For
vehicles
with
manual
transaxle,
see
section
Manual
transaxle
.