Vauxhall 2013 Mokka, Owner'S Manual

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Vehicle care 181
Caution
If you tow the vehicle equipped
with the all wheel drive (AWD)
system while front or rear tyres are
rolling on the road, the drive
system in the vehicle could be
severely damaged. Never tow
your vehicle with the front and rear
tyres on the road.
Please observe the following
procedures when towing a vehicle:
■ No passenger should remain in the
vehicle being towed.
■ Release the parking brake of the
towed vehicle and place the
transmission gear in neutral.
■ Switch on the hazard warning
lights.
Towing the vehicle by using the
towing eye
If towing service is not available in an
emergency, your vehicle may be
temporarily towed by using the towing
eye.
Disengage cap by using a
screwdriver and remove.
The towing eye is stowed with the
vehicle tools
3
165.
Screw in the towing eye as far as it will
go until it stops in a horizontal
position.
Attach a tow rope – or better still a tow
rod – to the towing eye.
The towing eye must only be used for
towing and not for recovering the
vehicle.