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A towing eye is included in your vehicle's tool kit. This can be inserted in a threaded hole in the rear
bumper, so you can tow other vehicles. Vehicles with a trailer hitch preparation do not have a
threaded hole in the rear bumper for the towing eye, even if there is a cover for one. Towing a vehicle
with a tow bar is safer and easier on both vehicles than using a tow rope. A tow rope should be used
only if a tow bar is not available.
The tow rope should be flexible enough to help protect both vehicles from damage. Use a synthetic
fiber rope or similar rope.
Attach the tow rope or tow bar only to the towing eye included in the vehicle tool kit for this purpose,
or to a trailer hitch.
For vehicles with a factory-installed trailer hitch: Only use a towing bar designed for installing on a
trailer hitch ⇒Trailer towing .
Towing automatic transmission vehicles
Check whether your vehicle can be towed at all; see below ⇒When not to tow your vehicle .
If yes, note the following for the towed vehicle:
Put the transmission in Neutral(N).
Do not tow faster than 30mph (50km/h).
Do not tow more than 30miles (50km).
When a commercial tow truck is being used, the vehicle must only be towed with the front wheels
lifted off the ground.
Follow the special instructions for towing vehicles with all-wheel drive (4MOTION).
Towing vehicles with all-wheel drive (4MOTION)
Vehicles with all-wheel drive (4MOTION) must be transported on a flatbed truck or trailer. Otherwise
the powertrain may be damaged.
When not to tow your vehicle
In the following situations, the vehicle cannot be towed and must be transported on a flatbed truck
or trailer:
If transmission fluid has leaked out of the transmission.
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