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STARTING AND DRIVING
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CAUTION
General towing precautions:
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If the vehicle's battery is dead, an auxiliary
battery will be necessary to provide cur-
rent for releasing the electric parking
brake and to move the gear selector from
the P position to N. If this is not possible,
use the shiftlock override procedure to
manually release the gear selector from P
and move it to N.
•
Maximum speed: 50 mph (80 km/h). Do
not exceed the maximum allowable tow-
ing speed.
•
Maximum distance with front wheels on
ground: 50 miles (80 km).
•
The vehicle should only be towed in the
forward direction.
WARNING
•
When the vehicle is being towed, the igni-
tion should be in mode II (in mode I, all of
the vehicle's airbags are deactivated).
•
The remote key must remain inside the
vehicle.
•
The power brakes and power steering will
not function when the engine is not run-
ning. Approximately 5 times more pres-
sure will be required on the brake pedal
and the steering wheel will be considera-
bly harder to turn.
•
The towing eyelets must not be used for
pulling the vehicle out of a ditch or for
any similar purpose involving severe
strain.
Tow trucks
CAUTION
In certain conditions, the towing eyelet
may be used to pull the vehicle onto a
flatbed tow truck.
•
The vehicle's position and ground clear-
ance determine if it can be pulled up onto
a flatbed tow truck using the towing eye-
let.
•
If the angle of the tow truck’s ramp is too
steep or the ground clearance under the
vehicle is insufficient, damage could
occur by attempting to pull the vehicle
using the towing eyelet.
•
If necessary, lift the vehicle using the tow
truck’s lifting device.
WARNING
No person or object should be behind the tow
truck while the vehicle is being pulled up onto
the flatbed.
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