Towing Another Vehicle - Vauxhall Insignia Owner's Manual

192 Vehicle care
other cases and when the
transmission is defective, the front
axle must be raised off the ground.
Vehicles with automatic transmission
and All-wheel drive: The vehicle must
be towed facing forwards. If the
vehicle is towed with all four wheels
on the ground, the maximum speed is
30 mph (50 km/h) and for a maximum
of 30 miles (50 km). If the front axle
has been raised, the maximum speed
is 30 mph (50 km/h). There is no
distance limitation.
Seek the assistance of a workshop.
After towing, unscrew the towing eye.
Insert cap below, turn slightly
clockwise and close cap.
Insignia VXR: Insert cap with the
lower flange into the recess. Press
the cap into the bumper.

Towing another vehicle

Disengage cap at bottom and remove
downwards.
The towing eye is stowed with the
vehicle tools 3 178.
Screw in the towing eye as far as it will
go until it stops in a horizontal
position.
The lashing eye at the rear
underneath the vehicle must never be
used as a towing eye.
Attach a tow rope – or better still a tow
rod – to the towing eye.
The towing eye must only be used for
towing and not for recovering
a vehicle.