Towing Your Vehicle - JMC JIMMY 1993 Owner's Manual

Towing Your Vehicle
Try to
have a GM dealer or a professional towing service tow your vehicle.
They can provide the right equipment and know how
to
tow it without
damage.
If your vehicle has been changed since it was factory-new, by adding things
like fog lamps, aero skirting, or special tires and wheels, these things could
be damaged during towing.
Before you do anything, turn on the hazard warning flashers.
When you call, tell the towing service:
That your vehicle has rear-wheel drive, or that it has the four-wheel drive
The make, model, and year of your vehicle.
Whether you can move the shift lever for the transmission and shift the
If there was an accident, what was damaged.
option.
transfer case, if you have one.
To help avoid injury to
you or
others:
A
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 use separate safety chains on each side when towing a
vehicle.
I
Never use "3" hooks. Use T-hooks instead.
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