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Towing eye front
80
5.8 Tow-starting
and
towing the vehicle
Towing
In
c11nc,
of
tmn smlssion damage
For
towing
, leave engin
e
runn111q
,
11
po
:,
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ll111 •,hill! of
the live
axle.
sible,
to allow
th
e power
stcN
111q
Jo
t,,
,
come
effec tive
and to
supply vrn
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lo
the brake
system.
In case of engine damage
Vehicles
with manual
transmi
ssion
Towing distance up
to 100
km (60
n11lu
s)
There are no
restrictions
for
tow111q
tho
veh
icle.
Towing
distance more
than
100 km (GO
miles)
Remove
propeller
shaft
of the
live
oxlo
Vehicles
with
automatic MB tran
sm1s~
1
011
Towing
distance
up
to
50 km (30 mil<'s)
1.
Move transmission
selecto
r lcvor
to
position
"N".
2.
Do not
exceed a towing
spee
d
or
40
km/h
(25
mph)
.
For
a
towing distance
of more
than
50
km
(30
miles), remove prope
ller shaft of the
live axle.
In
<
11111,
ol
"''"
11xlo
damage
I ill
11·.11
,1•h•
111
1:11R1
of
lronl
nxle
damage
I 111 110111
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I\ 1>01Jlll'Ct ctow11 vehicle
whose
dr iving
wl111PI"> hi1v1• cl11q
into
soft or mudd
y
111rn111<l,
•,l1011lct
llt' towed
out
with utmos
t
<
,111',
l'',JH·Lially whon the
veh icle
is
load-
, •ct
I ho vfllrn le
1
11n1i,t
not
be pulled out jerki ly
m t1t 1111 t111<Jlo espec
ially
sideways
-
l>nc.,1wa,
tilt'
c
h.1
ssis
of the
vehic
le might
l>P
cl,llllilOt'CJ Never
pull out a vehic le to-
qcthc1 with tho tru,Jer.
A useful piece
of
advice:
using
the
rear
coup
li
ng jaw,
pull
the
vehic le out
back
-
ward along
its
orig
inal track, if
possible
.
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