Towing; Towing Your Vehicle - GMC 2010 T-Series Owner's Manual

Towing

Towing Your Vehicle

WARNING:
To help avoid serious personal injury to you or
others:
Never let passengers ride in a vehicle that is
being towed.
Never tow faster than safe or posted speeds.
Never tow with damaged parts not fully
secured.
Never get under your vehicle after it has been
lifted by the tow truck.
Always secure the vehicle on each side with
separate safety chains when towing it.
Working on air brakes without first using the
release studs to compress the springs can
lead to injury. Never work on the air brakes
chambers without first using the release studs
to compress the brake springs.
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Consult your dealer/retailer or a professional towing
service to have the vehicle towed. They can provide the
right equipment and know-how to tow it without
damage. See Roadside Assistance Program on
page 7 5.
Before doing anything, turn on the hazard warning
flashers (if they have not been damaged). See Hazard
Warning Flashers on page 3 6 for more information.
When calling, tell the towing service:
When the towing service arrives, let the tow operator
know that this manual contains towing instructions. The
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operator may want to see them.
When the brake springs are manually
compressed, you will have no brakes.
Release your air-operated parking brakes
manually only to tow the vehicle. Never drive
the vehicle with the brakes released.
That the vehicle is rear-wheel drive.
The make, model and year of the vehicle.
Whether the shift lever can still be moved.
If there was an accident, what was damaged.