You can tow your all-wheel drive vehicle with all four wheels on the
ground or with all four wheels off the ground using a vehicle transport
trailer. Do not tow your all-wheel drive vehicle with the front wheels off
the ground (by using a tow dolly) and the rear wheels on the ground.
This causes damage to your all-wheel drive system. If you are using a
vehicle transport trailer, follow the instruction specified by the
equipment provider. If you are towing with all four wheels on the ground,
see the following instructions.
If you tow your vehicle with all four wheels on the ground:
•
Tow only in the forward direction.
•
Release the parking brake.
•
Place the transmission in position
N.
•
Do not exceed 65 mph (105 km/h).
•
Start the engine and allow it to run for five minutes at the beginning
of each day and every six hours thereafter. With the engine running
and your foot on the brake, shift into position
D
and then into
position
R
before shifting back into position
N.
Towing
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2014 MKS
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Owners Guide gf, 1st Printing, April 2013
USA
(fus)