2003 Chevrolet Malibu Owner's Manual - Page 196

2003 Chevrolet Malibu Manual

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Towing Towing Your Vehicle Consult your dealer or a professional towing service if you need to have your disabled vehicle towed. See Roadside Assistance Program on page 7-5. If you want to tow your vehicle behind another vehicle for recreational purposes(such as behind a motorhome), see Recreational Vehicle Towing on page 4-29. With the proper preparation and equipment, many vehicle can be towed in these ways. See "Dinghy Towing" and "Dolly Towing", following. Here are some important things to consider before you do recreational vehicle towing: a What's the towing capacity of the towing vehicle? Be sure you read the tow vehicle manufacturer's recommendations. How far will you tow? Some vehicles have restrictions on how far and how long they can tow. a Recreational Vehicle Towing Hecreational vehicle towing means towing your vehicle behind another vehicle such as behind a motorhome. The two most common types of recreational vehicle towing are known "dinghy towing" (towing your vehicle as with all four wheels on the ground) and "dollytowing" (towingyour vehicle with two wheels on the ground and two wheels up on device knownas a "dolly"). a a Do you have the proper towing equipment? See your dealer or trailering professional for additional advice and equipment recommendations. I your vehicle ready to be towed? Just as you s would prepare your vehicle for a long trip, you'll want to make sure your vehicle is prepared to be towed. See Before Leaving on a Long Trip on page 4-21. a 4-29

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Towing
Towing
Your
Vehicle
Consult
your dealer or a professional towing service
if
you
need
to
have
your disabled vehicle towed.
See
Roadside Assistance Program on page
7-5.
If
you
want
to
tow
your vehicle behind another vehicle
for
recreational
purposes (such as behind a
motorhome),
see
Recreational
Vehicle
Towing on page 4-29.
Recreational
Vehicle
Towing
Hecreational
vehicle
towing means towing your vehicle
behind
another
vehicle
-
such as behind a
motorhome.
The
two
most
common
types of recreational vehicle
towing
are
known
as “dinghy towing” (towing your vehicle
with
all
four
wheels
on
the
ground) and
“dolly
towing”
(towing your
vehicle
with
two
wheels
on
the
ground
and
two
wheels
up
on
a device
known as a “dolly”).
With the proper preparation and equipment, many
vehicle can be towed in these ways.
See “Dinghy
Towing”
and “Dolly Towing”, following.
Here
are
some important things to consider before you
do recreational vehicle towing:
a
a
a
a
What’s the towing capacity of the towing vehicle?
Be sure you read the tow vehicle manufacturer’s
recommendations.
How
far will you
tow?
Some vehicles have
restrictions on
how
far
and
how long they can tow.
Do
you
have the proper towing equipment?
See your dealer or trailering professional for
additional advice and
equipment
recommendations.
Is
your vehicle ready
to
be
towed? Just as
you
would prepare your vehicle for a long trip, you’ll
want
to
make sure your
vehicle is prepared to
be
towed. See
Before Leaving
on
a
Long Trip
on
page 4-21.
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