Towing Service; Towing Another Vehicle - Vauxhall Agila Owner's Manual

Switch on ignition to release steering
column lock and to permit operation of
brake lights, horn a nd windscreen w ip ers.
Manual transm ission in neutra l.
Drive slowly . Do not drive jerkily . Ex cessive
tractive forc e ca n damage the vehicle.
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Warning
Significa ntly greater force is required for
braking: the brake servo unit is only
op erational when the engine is running.
Considerably g reater steering force is
necessary since this unit is operative only
when the engine is running.
To prev ent the entry of exhaust fumes from
the towing vehic le, switch on the air
recirculation sy stem and close the
wind ow s.
Consult a work shop. We recom mend y our
Vauxhall Authorised Repairer, w ho w ill
serve you best to get your vehicle ba ck on
the road.

Towing service

Entrust y our v ehicle only to the towing
service of your choice and obta in a n
estimate of towing costs before employing
any towing service. In this way you avoid
unnec essary costs and p ossible insura nce
prob lems during claim proc essing.
Self-help
Towing
another vehicle
Towing eye at rea r in centre, below the
bumper.
Attach tow rope 3 – or, better still, tow
rod 3 – to the towing ey e, never to the rear
ax le.
Drive off slowly and avoid jerky
mov ements. Imperm issible trac tiv e forces
could da mage the vehicles.
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