Emergency Towing, If Your Vehicle Gets Stuck - Acura 2006 RL Owner's Manual

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Emergency Towing
If your vehicle needs to be towed,
call a professional towing service or
organization. Never tow your vehicle
with just a rope or chain. It is very
dangerous.
The only way you can safely tow
your vehicle is with flat-bed
The operator will load
equipment.
your vehicle on the back of a truck.
Any other method of towing will
damage the drive system. When you
contact the towing agency, inform
them a flat-bed is required.
Towing with only two tires on the
ground will damage parts of the
all-wheel-drive system. Your vehicle
should be transported on a f lat-bed
truck or trailer.

Emergency Towing, If Your Vehicle Gets Stuck

If Your Vehicle Gets Stuck
If your vehicle gets stuck in sand,
mud, or snow, call a towing service
to pull it out (see the previous
column).
For very short distances, such as
freeing the vehicle, you can use the
detachable towing hook that mounts
on the anchor in the front bumper.
COVER
Push
To use the towing hook:
1. Remove the cover from the front
bumper by pushing the right
corner edge of the cover with a
finger until the cover comes out as
shown in the illustration.
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