What to do in an emergency
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•
More steering effort will be required Tie-down hook
because the power steering system
will be disabled.
WARNING
If you are driving down a long hill, the
Do not use the hooks under the
brakes may overheat and brake per-
formance will be reduced. Stop often
and let the brakes cool off.
vehicle for towing purposes. These
hooks are designed ONLY for trans-
port tie-down. If the tie-down hooks
are used for towing, the tie-down
hooks or deflector will be damaged
and this could lead to serious
injury.
CAUTION - Automatic
transaxle
•
If the car is being towed with all
four wheels on the ground, it can
be towed only from the front. Be
sure that the transaxle is in neu-
tral. Be sure the steering is
unlocked by placing the ignition
switch in the ACC position. A
driver must be in the towed vehi-
cle to operate the steering and
brakes.
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•
Use a towing strap less than 5 m (16
feet) long. Attach a white or red cloth
(about 30 cm (12 inches) wide) in the
middle of the strap for easy visibility.
Drive carefully so that the towing strap
is not loosened during towing.
CAUTION
When using the tie-down hook for
transport tie-down, install chains
faced rearward.
Emergency towing precautions
•
To avoid serious damage to the
automatic transaxle, limit the
vehicle speed to 15 km/h (10 mph)
•
Place the ignition switch in ACC so the
steering wheel isn’t locked.
•
Place the transaxle shift lever in N
(Neutral).
and
drive less than 1.5 km (1
mile) when towing.
•
•
Release the parking bake.
• Before towing, check the auto-
matic transaxle fluid leak under
your vehicle. If the automatic
Press the brake pedal with more force
than normal since you will have
reduced brake performance.
transaxle
fluid is leaking, a
flatbed equipment or towing dolly
must be used.
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