Vehicle - Chevrolet SUBURBAN 1993 Owner's Manual

Tiwing 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
option.
The make, model, and year of your vehicle.
Whether you can move the shift lever for the transmission and transfer
If there was an accident, what was damaged.
case, if you have one.
CAUTION
I
To help avoid injury to you or others:
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Never
let
passengers ride in a vehicle that is being towed.
e
Never tow faster than safe or posted speeds.
e
Never tow with damaged parts not fully secured.
Never get under your vehicle after it has been lifted by the tow
truck.
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Always use separate safety chains on each side when towing a
vehicle.
When your vehicle is being towed, have the ignition key
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 transmission and transfer case, if you have one, should be in
Neutral and the parking brake released.
If you have a two-wheel drive vehicle, don't have your vehicle towed on the
rear wheels, unless you must. If the vehicle must be towed on the rear
wheels, don't go more than 35 mph (56 kmlh) or farther than 50 miles (80
km) or your transmission will be damaged. If these limits must be exceeded,
then the rear drive wheels have to be supported on a dolly.
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