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If your vehicle needs to be towed
If towing is necessary, we recommend having your vehicle
towed by your Toyota dealer or commercial towing service,
using a wheel-lift type truck or flatbed truck.
Use a safety chain system for all towing, and abide by all state/
provincial and local laws.
WARNING
Observe the following precautions.
Failure to do so may result in death or serious injury.
When towing the vehicle
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Be sure to transport the vehicle with the
front wheels raised or with all four wheels
raised off the ground. If the vehicle is
towed with the front wheels contacting
the ground, the drivetrain and related
parts may be damaged or electricity gen-
erated by the operation of the motor may
cause a fire to occur depending on the
nature of the damage or malfunction.
While towing
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When towing using cables or chains, avoid sudden starts, etc. which place
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excessive stress on the towing eyelets, cables or chains. The towing eye-
lets, cables or chains may become damaged, broken debris may hit peo-
ple, and cause serious damage.
Do not turn the power switch off.
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This may lead to an accident as the front wheels will be locked by the
parking lock.
Installing towing eyelets to the vehicle
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The towing eyelets are only for the vehicle equipped with them.
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Do not use the towing eyelets for another vehicle, and do not use the tow-
ing eyelets for this vehicle on another vehicle.
Make sure that towing eyelets are installed securely.
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If not securely installed, towing eyelets may come loose during towing.
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