Pontiac 1998 Grand Am Owner's Manual page 208

To help avoid injury to you or others:
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Never let passengers ride in a vehicle that is
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 secure the vehicle on each side with
separate safety chains when towing it.
Never use J-hooks. Use T-hooks instead.
being towed.
When your vehicle is being towed, have the ignition
off. The steering wheel should be clamped in a
straight-ahead position, with
a
clamping device
designed for towing service. Do not use the vehicle's
steering column lock for this. The transaxle should be in
NEUTRAL (N) and the parking brake released.
The ignition
key must be OFF to keep the automatic
door locks from locking during towing.
Don't have your vehicle towed on the front wheels,
unless you must. If the vehicle must be towed on the
front wheels, see speed and distance restrictions later in
this section, farther than 50 miles (80
km)
your transaxle
will be damaged. If these limits must be exceeded, then
the front wheels have to be supported on a dolly.
A vehicle can fall from a car carrier if it isn't
adequately secured. This can cause
a
collision,
serious personal injury and vehicle damage. The
vehicle should be tightly secured with chains
or
steel cables before it is transported.
Don't use substitutes (ropes, leather straps,
canvas webbing, etc.) that can be cut by sharp
edges underneath the towed vehicle. Always use
T-hooks inserted in the T-hook slots. Never use
J-hooks. They will damage drivetrain and
suspension components.
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