Vehicles Equipped with a 2.0L
Engine
Front-wheel drive (FWD) vehicles
CANNOT
be flat-towed (all wheels
on the ground) as vehicle or
transmission damage may occur. You
must place the front wheels on a
two-wheel tow dolly. If you are using
a tow dolly, follow the instructions
specified by the equipment provider.
All-wheel drive (AWD) vehicles
CANNOT
be flat-towed (all wheels
on the ground), as vehicle or
transmission damage may occur. It is
recommended to tow your vehicle
with all four (4) wheels off the ground
such as when using a car-hauling
trailer. Otherwise, you cannot tow your
vehicle.
Vehicles Equipped with a 3.7L
Engine
You can tow your vehicle with all four
wheels on the ground using the
Neutral Tow feature, or with all four
wheels off the ground using a vehicle
transport trailer. If you are using a
vehicle transport trailer, follow the
instruction specified by the equipment
provider.
If you tow your vehicle with all four
wheels on the ground:
•
Tow only in the forward direction.
•
Release the parking brake.
Neutral Tow
Enter Neutral Tow mode by doing the
following:
1. Put the ignition in accessory mode
by pressing the engine START
button without pressing the brake
pedal.
2. Select
Neutral Tow
under the
Vehicle Settings
menu in the
information display. See
General
Information
(page 101).
3. Press and hold the OK button to
start the neutral tow process.
4. Press the brake pedal and select
N
on the push-button
transmission.
5. Turn the ignition off by pressing the
engine START button without
pressing the brake pedal.
If the process is completes
successfully:
•
the
N
on the push-button
transmission blinks slowly
•
Neutral Tow Engaged turn
ignition off for towing
appears
in the information display.
Note:
If the parking brake is applied,
Neutral Tow remove park brake for
towing
appears in the information
display.
Note:
Do not exceed 65 mph (105
km/h).
Note:
Start the engine and allow it to
run for five minutes at the beginning of
each day and every six hours (or fewer).
Shut the engine off and verify that
Neutral tow engaged
appears in the
display before continuing to tow.
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