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60nTo w in g th e ve h ic le
The to we d ve hic le s hould a lwa ys
To w in g a ve h ic le
b e th e lig hte r o f th e tw o ve hic le s .
If th is is n ot th e c a s e , it is n o lo nge r
p os s ib le to c ontro l ve hic le re s p ons e .<
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2
P la c e th e s hift le ve r in to "Ne utra l".
Le a ve th e ig nitio n ke y a t p os itio n 1 to
e ns ure th a t th e b ra ke la m p s , tu rn s ig-
na ls , h orn a nd w ind s hie ld w ip e rs re -
m a in o p e ra tive , a nd to p re ve nt th e
s te e ring lo c k d e te nt fro m e nga ging.
To w -s ta rt in g
It is b e tte r to s ta rt th e ve hic le 's e ngine
b y ju m p s ta rtin g. Fo r in s tru c tio ns o n
jum p s ta rtin g, re fe r to p a ge 1 58.
3 S witc h on th e ha za rd -wa rn ing s ys te m
(c om p ly w ith a p p lic a b le re gula tio ns ).
Ne ve r a tte m p t to u s e yo ur ve hic le to
p us h a noth e r c a r. Th is c ould c a us e
d a m a ge to th e e ne rg y- a b s orb ing
b um p e rs .
Fin d s om e m e a ns o f id e ntifyin g th e ve -
hic le in to w, fo r in s ta nc e , p la c e a s ign
or w a rn ing tria ngle in th e re a r w ind ow.
To w in g w ith a c o m m e rc ia l to w
tru c k
Ma ke s ure th a t th e ig nitio n ke y
re m a ins in p os itio n 1 e ve n w he n
> Do not to w with s ling-typ e e q uip m e nt.
th e e le c tric a l s ys te m ha s fa ile d . Th is will > Us e a w he e l lift o r fla t b e d c a rrie r.
p re ve nt th e s te e ring lo c k fro m e nga g-
ing. Th e s te e ring a nd b ra ke s a re w ith -
out p owe r a s s is t w he n th e e ngine is not
ru nning. Th is m e a ns th a t in c re a s e d
e ffort is re q uire d fo r s te e ring a nd b ra k-
ing.<
> P le a s e c om p ly with a p p lic a b le to wing
la ws .
Ne ve r a llow p a s s e nge rs to rid e in
a to we d ve hic le fo r a ny re a s on.<
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