8. Handling of Accident
During emergency traction process, be sure to
operate according to the following precautions:
•
If the towed vehicle is equipped with
mechanical key ignition switch, make sure that
the ignition switch is always kept at "ON"
position. Otherwise, serious traffic accidents
may be caused due to steering wheel unable
to be turned during towing.
•
Always remember that the brake booster and
steering booster of the towed vehicle will not
work. Therefore, press the brake pedal in
advance.
•
Travel smoothly, and do not accelerate,
decelerate or turn sharply during towing.
•
For the vehicles equipped with manual
transmission, engage the clutch slightly and
slowly when starting the car, while for the
vehicles equipped with automatic transmission,
depress the accelerator pedal slowly.
•
Start and move slowly until the tow rope
strains, and then accelerate gradually.
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During the traction operation, the tow rope
must always be strained.
If the vehicle transmission suffers oil leakage,
during the emergency traction, only the driving
wheel of the vehicle can be lifted for traction, and:
•
Put the shift lever at “N” position.
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The towing speed shall not be greater than
50km/h.
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The maximum towing distance shall be 50km.
Warning
●
The oil pump of the transmission cannot
work when the engine is off. The
transmission will be at a working condition
of poor lubrication when the vehicle is
towed at a high speed and for a long
distance, which will damage the
transmission. Therefore, if the towing
distance is too long, the front wheels must
be lift up.
●
If the rear part of the car is lift up for
traction, the wheels will rotate backwards
and the gear in transmission will reach a
very high rotating speed, causing serious
damage to the transmission within a short
time.
Towing
If your car has an accident and requires to be
towed, we suggest using a platform truck to tow
your car. If it is not available, you can also use a
wheeled truck to tow your car if necessary.
Select proper towing method according to the
configuration and fault condition of your car. But the
following precautions must be noted:
Towing Method
•
Contact your GAC MOTOR dealer or the
professional towing company for towing, and
do not tow the vehicle by yourself without full
confidence, otherwise the vehicle is very easy
to be damaged.
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All towing methods require the use of safety
chain system and shall comply with relevant
traffic laws.
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You must tow your car according to the
specification; otherwise it may cause the
damage to your car and threaten traffic safety.
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