Emergency Towing; Emergency Towing Procedure - Toyota INNOVA Owner's Manual

Emergency towing

If a tow truck is not available in an emergency, your vehicle may be
temporarily towed using cables or chains secured to the emergency
towing hooks. This should only be attempted on hard surfaced roads
for at most 80 km (50 miles) at under 30 km/h (18 mph).
A driver must be in the vehicle to steer and operate the brakes. The
vehicle's wheels, drive train, axles, steering and brakes must be in
good condition.
For vehicles with automatic transmission, only the front towing hooks
may be used.

Emergency towing procedure

Securely attach cables or chains to the towing hooks.
1
Take care not to damage the vehicle body.
Front
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Enter the vehicle being towed and start the engine.
2
If the engine does not start, turn the engine switch to the "ON" position
(vehicles without smart entry & start system) or IGNITION ON mode (vehi-
cles with smart entry & start system).
Vehicles with Stop & Start system:
Before towing the vehicle, turn the engine switch off once, and then start
the engine.
Shift the shift lever to N and release the parking brake.
3
When the shift lever cannot be shifted (automatic transmission):
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