Towing A Disabled Vehicle - Jeep Patriot 2014 Owner's Manual

TOWING A DISABLED VEHICLE

This section describes procedures for towing a disabled vehicle using a commercial wrecker service.
Towing Condi- Wheels OFF the
tion
Flat Tow
Wheel Lift or
Dolly Tow
Flatbed
Manual Transmis-
Ground
NONE
• Transmission in
NEUTRAL
• Key in ACC or
ON/RUN posi-
tion
Rear
NOT ALLOWED
Front FWD Models ONLY
ALL BEST METHOD
Automatic Trans-
sion mission (FWD
Only)
If transmission is
operable:
• Transmission in
NEUTRAL
• 25 mph (40 km/h)
max speed
• 15 miles (24 km)
max distance
OK
BEST METHOD
WHAT TO DO IN EMERGENCIES 461
Automatic Trans-
mission 4WD
If transmission is
operable:
• Transmission
NEUTRAL
• 25 mph (40 km/h)
max speed
• 15 miles (24 km)
max distance
NOT ALLOWED
NOT ALLOWED
BEST METHOD
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