2008 Nissan 350Z Owner's Manual - Page 225

2008 Nissan 350Z Manual

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ground or four wheels on the ground (forward or backward) as this may cause serious and expensive damage to the transmission. If it is necessary to tow the vehicle with the front wheels raised, always use towing dollies under the rear wheels. ¼ When towing rear wheel drive models with the front wheels on the ground or on towing dollies: Turn the ignition key to the OFF position, and secure the steering wheel in a straight ahead position with a rope or similar device. Never secure the steering wheel by turning the ignition key to the LOCK position. This may damage the steering lock mechanism. SCE0605 WARNING ¼ Stand clear of a stuck vehicle. ¼ Do not spin your tires at high speed. This could cause them to explode and result in serious injury. Parts of your vehicle could also overheat and be damaged. CAUTION VEHICLE RECOVERY (Freeing a stuck vehicle) Use the recovery hook by installing it in the front of the vehicle. (The rear has no towing points.) 1. Remove the front license plate (if so equipped). 1 2. Remove the recovery hook cover k from the bumper. 2 3. Securely install the recovery hook k stored with jacking tools. ¼ Tow chains or cables must be attached only to the main structural members of the vehicle or the recovery hook. Otherwise, the vehicle body will be damaged. ¼ Do not use the vehicle tie down hooks to free a vehicle stuck in sand, snow, mud, etc. Never tow a vehicle using the vehicle tie down hooks. ¼ Always pull the cable straight out from the front of the vehicle. Never pull on the vehicle at an angle. Make sure that the hook is properly secured in the stored place after use. 6-12 In case of emergency

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groundorfourwheelsontheground
(forwardorbackward)asthismay
causeseriousandexpensivedamage
tothetransmission.
Ifitisnecessarytotowthevehicle
withthefrontwheelsraised,always
use towing dollies under the rear
wheels.
°
Whentowingrearwheeldrivemod-
els with the front wheels on the
groundorontowingdollies:
TurntheignitionkeytotheOFFpo-
sition,andsecurethesteeringwheel
inastraightaheadpositionwitha
ropeorsimilardevice.Neversecure
the steering wheel by turning the
ignitionkeytotheLOCKposition.
Thismaydamagethesteeringlock
mechanism.
VEHICLERECOVERY(Freeinga
stuckvehicle)
Usetherecoveryhookbyinstallingitinthefront
ofthevehicle.(Therearhasnotowingpoints.)
1.Remove the front license plate (if so
equipped).
2.Removetherecoveryhookcover
±
1
fromthe
bumper.
3.Securelyinstalltherecoveryhook
±
2
stored
withjackingtools.
Makesurethatthehookisproperlysecuredin
thestoredplaceafteruse.
WARNING
°
Standclearofastuckvehicle.
°
Donotspinyourtiresathighspeed.
This could cause them to explode
andresultinseriousinjury.Partsof
yourvehiclecouldalsooverheatand
bedamaged.
CAUTION
°
Tow chains or cables must be at-
tached only to the main structural
membersofthevehicleortherecov-
eryhook.Otherwise,thevehiclebody
willbedamaged.
°
Do not use the vehicle tie down
hookstofreeavehiclestuckinsand,
snow,mud,etc.Nevertowavehicle
usingthevehicletiedownhooks.
°
Always pull the cable straight out
fromthefrontofthevehicle.Never
pullonthevehicleatanangle.
SCE0605
6-12
Incaseofemergency