Lexus RX 450h Owner's Manual page 517

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Using a flatbed truck

If your vehicle is transported by a flat-

bed truck, it should be tied down at the

locations shown in the illustration.

If you use chains or cables to tie down

your vehicle, the angles shaded in

black must be 45°.

Do not overly tighten the tie downs or

the vehicle may be damaged.

Emergency towing

If a tow truck is not available in an

emergency, your vehicle may be tem-

porarily towed using cables or chains

secured to the emergency towing eye-

lets. This should only be attempted on

hard surfaced roads for short distance

at under 30 km/h (18 mph).

A driver must be in the vehicle to steer

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7-2. Steps to take in an emergency

and operate the brakes. The vehicle's

wheels, drive train, axles, steering and

brakes must be in good condition.

Emergency towing procedure

To have your vehicle towed by another

vehicle, the towing eyelet must be

installed to your vehicle. Install the tow-

ing eyelet using the following proce-

Take out the towing eyelet.

Remove the eyelet cover.

Except F SPORT models

F SPORT models