1997 Pontiac Grand Prix Owner's Manual - Page 242

Towing Your Vehicle Try to have a Pontiac dealer or a professional towing service tow your vehicle. If your vehicle has been changed or modified since it was factory-new by adding aftermarket items like fog lamps, aero skirting, or specialtires and wheels, these instructions and illustrations may not be correct. Before you do anything, turn on the hazard warning flashers. When you call, tell the towing service: That your vehicle cannot betowed from the front with sling type equipment. 0 0 r I To help avoid injury to you or others: 0 Never let passengers ride in a vehicle that is being towed. 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 liftedby the tow truck. Always secure the vehicle on each side with separate safety chains when towing it. Never use J-hooks. Use T-hooks instead. That your vehicle has front-wheel drive. The make, model, and year of your vehicle. Whether you can still move the shiftlever. If there was an accident, what was damaged. 0 When the towing service arrives, let the tow operator know that this manual contains detailedtowing instructions and illustrations. The operator may want to see them. 5-8