Towing A Disabled Vehicle - Fiat 500x User Manual

WHAT TO DO IN EMERGENCIES

TOWING A DISABLED VEHICLE

This section describes procedures for towing a disabled vehicle using a commercial towing
service.
Wheels
Towing
OFF The
Condition
Ground
Flat Tow NONE
Rear
Wheel Lift
Or Dolly Tow
Front
Flatbed ALL
Proper towing or lifting equipment is required to prevent damage to your vehicle. Use
only tow bars and other equipment designed for this purpose, following equipment
manufacturer' s instructions. Use of safety chains is mandatory. Attach a tow bar or other
towing device to main structural members of the vehicle, not to bumpers or associated
brackets. State and local laws regarding vehicles under tow must be observed.
NOTE:
• You must ensure that the Auto Park Brake feature is disabled before towing this ve-
hicle, to avoid inadvertent Electric Park Brake engagement. The Auto Park Brake fea-
ture is enabled or disabled via the customer programmable features in the Uconnect
Settings.
• Vehicles with a discharged battery or total electrical failure when the Electric Park
Brake (EPB) is engaged, will need a wheel dolly or jack to raise the rear wheels off the
ground when moving the vehicle onto a flatbed.
If you must use the accessories (wipers, defrosters, etc.) while being towed, the ignition
must be in the RUN position.
NOTE:
The Safehold feature will engage the Electric Park Brake whenever the driver's door is
opened (if the ignition is RUN, transmission is not in PARK, and brake pedal is released).
If you are towing this vehicle with the ignition in the RUN position, you must manually
disable the Electric Park Brake each time the driver's door is opened, by pressing the
brake pedal and then releasing the EPB.
If the key fob is unavailable, or the vehicle' s battery is discharged, refer to "Gear Selector
Override" in this section for instructions on shifting the transmission out of PARK so that
the vehicle can be moved.
FWD MODELS
NOT ALLOWED
NOT ALLOWED
OK
BEST METHOD
ALL WHEEL DRIVE
NOT ALLOWED
NOT ALLOWED
NOT ALLOWED
OK
179