Jeep 2007 Patriot, Owner'S Manual, Page: 269 / 440

CAUTION!
Damage can occur when spinning your tires at an
excessive high speed. Do not spin your tires faster
than an indicated 30 mph (48 km/h)
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Using The Tow Hooks With A Tow Strap – Tow
straps are a quick and easy way to recover your
vehicle from minor situations if you have a secondary
vehicle which is not stuck. The tow hooks on your
vehicle are designed to take the abusive force gener-
ated during vehicle recovery. Do not use the bumper
or any other vehicle component as an attachment
point. Using tow straps requires coordination between
the two drivers. Good communication and line of sight
are required for a safe recovery. First connect the tow
strap to the correct attachment points on both vehicles.
There should be a least 20 to 30 ft. (6 to 9 m) between
the vehicles to allow for a safe recovery. If necessary
join two tow straps together using a 1 1/2 in. (4 cm)
hard wood dowel. This will keep the straps from
becoming knotted and is safer than using a clevis pin
if the strap breaks. Next have the tow vehicle backup,
leaving 2 to 3 ft. (61 to 91 cm) worth of slack in the
strap. Then the tow vehicle, using light throttle, should
accelerate tightening the strap providing the pulling
force needed to free the vehicle. The vehicle being
recovered should assist in the recovery, at the time of
the snap, by slowly spinning the tires in the same
direction as the pulling vehicle. After the vehicle
becomes free, the driver of the previously stuck ve-
hicle should signal they are free and should hit their
brakes stopping both vehicles. The driver of the pull-
ing vehicle should let off the throttle without using the
brakes, once signaled by the other driver. This se-
quence is important to avoid having the recovered
vehicle hit the pulling vehicle.
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