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Emergency towing
If a tow truck is not available in an emergency, your vehicle may be
temporarily towed using cables or chains secured to the emergency
towing eyelet. This should only be attempted on hard surfaced roads
for at most 50 miles (80 km) at under 18 mph (30 km/h).
A driver must be in the vehicle to steer and operate the brakes. The
vehicle's wheels, drive train, axles, steering and brakes must be in
good condition.
Emergency towing procedure
Securely
attach
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chains to the towing eyelet.
Take care not to damage the vehi-
cle body.
Vehicles without a smart key system: Enter the vehicle being towed
2
and start the engine.
If the engine does not start, turn the engine switch to the "ON" posi-
tion.
Vehicles with a smart key system: Enter the vehicle being towed
and start the engine.
If the engine does not start, turn the engine switch to IGNITION ON
mode.
Shift the shift lever to N and release the parking brake.
3
Vehicles without a manual transmission: When the shift lever can-
not be shifted: →P. 534
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While towing
If the engine is not running, the power assist for the brakes and steering will
not function, making steering and braking more difficult.
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Wheel nut wrench
Wheel nut wrench is stored in the trunk. (→P. 520)
8-2. Steps to take in an emergency
cables
or
I n f o r ma t i o n P r o v i d e d b y :
493
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