Fiat Ducato 2017 Owner's Handbook Manual page 183

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take the screwdriver provided from
the box and prise up at the point
shown to raise the cap C fig. 183;
take the tow ring D from the box and
screw it onto the threaded pin fig. 183.
The rear ring B fig. 184 is located at
the point shown in the diagram.
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WARNING
172) Screw on the tow hook and check
that it stops at the end of travel position.
173) Before towing, switch off the steering
lock (see "Starting device" paragraph
under the "Knowing your car" section).
174) Remember that the brake servo and
the electric power steering are not available
during towing operations. Significantly
greater force must be exerted on the brake
pedal and on the steering wheel to operate
them.
175) Do not use flexible cables for towing
and avoid jerking. During towing
operations, make sure that the fastened
joint does not damage adjoining
components.
176) When towing the vehicle comply with
the specific rules of the Highway Code
regarding the towing device and the
behaviour on the road.
177) Do not start the engine while towing
the vehicle.
178) Towing must be made exclusively on
roads/streets; the device must not be used
to recover the vehicle if it got off the road.
179) Towing must not be made for getting
past significant obstacles on the road
(e.g. heaps of snow or material on the road
surface).
180) Towing must take place with the two
vehicles (one towing, the other towed)
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aligned as much as possible; towing by
roadside assistance vehicles, too, must
take place with the two vehicles aligned as
much as possible
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