2003 Toyota MR2 Spyder Owners Manual - Page 203

03 07.07 If towing is necessary, we recommend you to have it done by your Toyota dealer or a commercial tow truck service. If a towing service is not available in an emergency, your vehicle may be temporarily towed by a cable or chain secured to either the emergency towing eyelet on the front of the vehicle or the right emergency towing eyelet on the rear of the vehicle. Use extreme caution when towing vehicles. To install the towing eyelet, see "-Installing towing eyelet" on page 226 in this Section. CAUTION D Use extreme caution when towing a vehicle. Avoid sudden starts or erratic driving maneuvers which would place excessive stress on the emergency towing eyelets and towing cable or chain. The eyelets and towing cable or chain may break and cause serious injury or damage. Before towing, release the parking brake and put the transmission in "N" (sequential manual transmission) or in neutral (manual transmission). Sequential manual transmission: key must be in "ACC". The Manual transmission: The key must be in "ACC" (engine off) or "ON" (engine running). Sequential manual transmission only: After shifting the selector lever to the "N" position, always make sure that the gear is actually disengaged and is in neutral by pushing the vehicle by hand or other means. In case the gear can not be put in neutral, turn the ignition switch from the "OFF" to "ON" position, and operate the selector lever once from "N" to "S" or "R", then back to "N" again. Then turn the ignition switch from the "ON" to "OFF" position. These procedures may help put the gear in neutral. If the gear still can not be put in neutral, you can not tow with cables or chains. D In case of installing the eyelet on the vehicle, be sure to tighten the eyelet securely. If the eyelet is loose, it may come off when towing and result in death or serious injury to the passenger in the front vehicle or damage to that vehicle. NOTICE Only use specified towing eyelet; otherwise your vehicle may be damaged. A driver must be in the vehicle to steer it and operate the brakes. Towing in this manner may be done only on hard- surfaced roads for a short distance and at low speeds. Also, the wheels, axles, drive train, steering and brakes must all be in good condition. NOTICE z Use only a cable or chain specifically intended for use in towing vehicles. Securely fasten the cable or chain to the towing eyelets provided. z Do not use the left rear eyelet. It is not designed for towing. 2003 MR2 from Aug. '03 Prod. (OM17511U) 225