
Minor Repairs
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Tying down vehicle on flat bed
1.
Carefully feed towing straps through the
opening in the
rear wheels
.
Make sure metal parts of straps do not
damage rim.
Make sure the strap is flat over the rim bead.
Make sure brake backing plate is not
damaged.
2.
Secure straps to rear of flat bed.
3.
Reel in hoist cable only far enough to tension
tie-down straps.
4.
Carefully feed towing straps through the
opening in the
front wheels
.
Make sure metal parts of straps do not
damage rim.
Make sure the strap is flat over the rim bead.
Make sure brake backing plate is not
damaged.
5.
Secure straps to front of flat bed.
6.
Release tension on hoist cable, but do not
disconnect.
Use hoist cable as safety cable.
Transporting the vehicle on car trains,
ferries and car transporters
f
Tie the vehicle down only at its wheels.
f
Deactivate passenger compartment
monitoring system and the inclination sensor.
f
Please see the chapter “TEMPORARILY
DEACTIVATING PASSENGER COMPARTMENT
MONITORING SYSTEM AND INCLINATION
SENSOR” on page 235.