emergency towing AUDI A4 2019 Owners Manual

Tableofcontents

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Securingchildsafetyseats............
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MaintenanceandCare...........305
CheckingandFilling.............305
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Takingyourvehicleoutofservice.......347
DovltYourselfwisssgosssscessowes348
Emergencyassistance...........348
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Startingbypushingortowing.........-362
Startingwithjumpercables...........362
Usingthejumpstartcable............363
Towingwithatowtruck..............-364
Raisingthevehicle................0-.365

Openingandclosing

>Tolockthedriver&#39;sdoor,selectthe&#34;P&#34;position
(automatictransmission)andturnthekeyonce
totheclosingposition®=>/\.
Lockingthefrontpassenger&#39;sdoororrear
doorswiththemechanicalkey
Themechanicallockislocatedontheedgeofthe
frontpassenger&#39;sdoorandthereardoors.Itis
onlyvisiblewhenthedoorisopen.
>Removethemechanicalkey>page30.
>»Removethecapfromtheopening>fig.25.
> Insertthekeyintheinsideslotandturnitall
thewaytotheright(rightdoor)orleft(left
door).

Z\WARNING
ReadandfollowingallWARNINGS>A\inDe-
scriptiononpage28.
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Appliesto:vehicleswithanti-theftalarmsystem

Iftheanti-theftalarmsystemdetectsavehicle
break-in,audioandvisualwarningsignalsare
triggered.Theanti-theftalarmsystemisswitch-
edonoroffwhenlockingorunlockingyourvehi-
cle.Ifthealarmistriggered,itwillshutoffauto-
maticallyafteracertainamountoftime.
Switchingthealarmoffmanually
>Toswitchthealarmoff,pressthe@buttonon
thevehiclekeyorswitchtheignitionon.
Dependingonthevehicleequipment,theanti-
theftalarmsystemmayhavethefollowingfea-
tures:
Break-insecurityfeature
Thealarmwillsoundifthereisabreak-inatthe
doors,hood,and/orluggagecompartmentlid.
Interior/towingprotectionmonitor*
Thealarmwillbetriggerediftherearemove-
mentsdetectedinthevehicleinterior(forexam-
ple,byanimals)orifthereisachangeinthevehi-
cleangle(forexample,whenthevehicleisbeing
towed).
34
Youcanpreventthealarmfrombeingtriggered
bydeactivatingtheinterior/towingprotection
monitor.
Deactivatingtheinterior/towing protection
monitor
Therearethefollowingoptionsfordeactivating
theinterior/towingprotectionmonitor:
>Pressthe@buttononthevehiclekeyasecond
timewithintwoseconds.Or
>Appliesto:vehicleswithconveniencekey:
Touchthesensoronthedoorhandleasecond
time
withintwoseconds.Or
>Turn themechanicalkeyinthedoorlocktothe
closepositionasecondtimewithin2seconds.
Ifyoulockthevehicle,thentheinterior/towing
protectionmonitorwillstayoffuntilthenext
timethevehicleisunlocked.

Z\WARNING
Noone,especiallychildren,shouldstayinthe
vehiclewhenitislockedfromtheoutside,be-
causethewindowscannolongerbeopened
fromtheinside.Lockeddoorsmakeitmore
difficultforemergencyworkerstoenterthe
vehicle,whichputslivesatrisk.

G)Tips
Theinterior/towingprotectionmonitoring*
onlyfunctionscorrectlywhenthewindows
andtheroof*areclosed.

Driving

Start/stopsystem:malfunction!Function
unavailable.PleasecontactService
ThereisamalfunctionintheStart/Stopsystem.
DrivethevehicletoanauthorizedAudidealeror
authorizedServiceFacilityassoonaspossibleto
havethemalfunctioncorrected.
Electromechanical
parkingbrake
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Fig.89Centerconsole:parkingbrake
Yourvehicleisequippedwithanelectromechani-
calparkingbrake@)>fig.89.Theparkingbrake
isdesignedtopreventthevehiclefromrolling
unintentionallyandreplacesthehandbrake.
Setting/manuallyreleasingtheparking
brake
>Pullthe©switchto settheparkingbrake.The
LEDintheswitchturnson.TheZin/©indi-
catorlightalsoturnson.
>Toreleasetheparkingbrakemanually,press
thebrakeoracceleratorpedalwhiletheigni-
tionisswitchedon,andpressthe©)switchat
thesametime.The LEDinthebuttonandthe
indicatorlightwillturnoff.
Releasingtheparkingbrakeautomatically
Requirement:
thedoorsmustbeclosedandthe
driver&#39;ssafetybeltmustbefastened.
>Tostartdrivingandreleasetheparkingbrake
automatically,presstheacceleratorpedalas
usual.
Inadditiontoreleasingtheparkingbrakeauto-
matically,otherconvenienceandsafetyfunctions
are availablewhenyoustartdriving>page83,
Startingtodrive.
82
Preventingtheautomaticparkingbrake
release
Thevehiclecouldbeginrollingunintentionally
whentheparkingbrakeisreleasedifthevehicle
isonahillortowingatrailer.
>Topreventtheparkingbrakefromreleasingau-
tomatically,pullandholdthe©)switchand
presstheacceleratorpedal.Theparkingbrake
remainssetandpreventsthevehiclefromroll-
ingbackward.
>Youcanreleasethe©)switchagainonceyou
aresurethatyouaregivingenoughdriving
force tothewheelsbypressingtheaccelerator
pedal.
Emergencybrakingfunction
Youcan usetheemergencybrakingfunctioninan
emergencysituation,orifthestandardbrakes
aremalfunctioningorthepedalisobstructed.
>Pullandholdthe©)switch.
>»Assoonasyoureleasethe©)switchoracceler-
ate,thebrakingstops.
Pullingandholdingthe©switchwhiledriving
thevehicleactivatestheemergencybrakingfunc-
tion.Thehydraulicbrakesystemwillbrakeall
fourwheels.Thebrakingeffectissimilartoheavy
braking>A\.
Toreducetheriskofactivatingtheemergency
brakingbymistake,awarningtone(buzzer)
soundswhenthe©)switchispulled.Emergency
brakingstopsassoonasthe©)switchisreleased
ortheacceleratorpedalispressed.
Parking
>Pressthebrakepedaltostopthevehicle.
>Pullthe©switchtosettheparkingbrake.
>Appliesto:automatictransmission:Selectthe
&#34;P&#34;selectorleverposition.
>Turn theengineoff>A\.
>Appliesto:manualtransmission:Engage1st
gear.
>Turn thesteeringwheelwhenparkingonin-
clinesso thatthewheelswillrollintothecurb
ifthevehiclestartsmoving.

Driving

>Toengagethenearestselectorleverposition,
movetheselectorleverforwardorbackuntil
youfeelthefirstpressurepoint.Theselector
leverwillreturntoitsoriginalposition.
>Toshiftbeyondthenearestselectorleverposi-
tion,movetheselectorleverpastthepressure
pointintothedesiredposition.Theselectorlev-
erwillreturntoitsoriginalposition.
Forexample,youcanskipoverthe&#34;N&#34;positionif
youwouldliketogodirectlyfrom&#34;D&#34;into&#34;R&#34;.
Selectorleverlock
Theselectorleverlockreducestheriskofselect-
ing apositionunintentionally,whichcan cause
thevehicletoroll.Whenengagingsomeselector
leverpositions,youmustpressthereleasebut-
ton@ontheselectorleverand/orpressthe
brakepedal>fig.90.
Youmustpressthebrakepedaltoengagease-
lectorleverpositionwhentheengineisrunning
andthevehicleisstationary.
Youdonothavetopressthebrakepedalifyou
shiftfrom&#34;D&#34;to&#34;R&#34;withinonesecond.Thisal-
lowsyouto “rock”thevehicleto freeitwhenitis
stuck.
P-Park
Thisselectorleverpositionpreventsthevehicle
fromrolling.Onlyshiftintoparkwhenthevehicle
isstationary>A\.Toselectthe&#34;P&#34;selectorlever
position,pressthe&#34;P&#34;button(2)ontheselector
lever>fig.90.Pappearsnexttotheselectorlev-
er.
Appliesto:vehicleswithStronictransmission:
Theparkinglockcanonlybereleasedwhenthe
ignitionisswitchedonandthebrakepedalis
pressed.Toreleasetheparkinglock,pressthe
brakepedal,pressthereleasebutton@onthe
selectorlever,andselectthedesiredposition
>fig.90.Theenginemustalsobestartedinor-
dertoengagethe&#34;D&#34; or&#34;R&#34;selectorleverposi-
tion.
Appliesto:vehicleswithtiptronictransmission:
Theparkinglockcanonlybereleasedwhenthe
engineisrunningandthebrakepedalispressed.
Toreleasetheparkinglock,pressthebrakeped-
86
al,pressthereleasebutton®ontheselector
lever,andselectthedesiredposition>fig.90.
“P&#34;engagesautomaticallyifyouswitchtheen-
gineoffwhiletheselectorleverisin&#34;D&#34;,&#34;E&#34;,&#34;S&#34;,
&#34;R&#34;,ormanualmode.
Ifyouswitchtheengineoffwhenthe&#34;N&#34;selector
leverpositionisselected,thetransmissionre-
mainsin&#34;N&#34;forapproximately30minutesand
then&#34;P&#34;isengaged.Thevehicleisnotsecured
fromrollinginthe&#34;N&#34;selectorleverposition,so
youneedtosettheparkingbrake®)>page82.
Youmustusetheparkinglockemergencyrelease
beforetowingthevehicle>page91.
R-Reverse
Thereversegearisengagedinthisposition.Only
selectreversegearwhenthevehicleisstationary
andtheengineisrunningatidlespeed>A.To
engagethe&#34;R&#34;selectorleverposition,pressthe
brakepedal,pressthereleasebutton@onthe
selectorlever,andselectthe&#34;R&#34;position
>fig.90.
Atonewillsoundwhenthereversegearisengag-
ed.
N-Neutral(idle)
Thetransmissionisinidleinthisposition.Toen-
gagethe&#34;N&#34;selectorleverposition,pressthere-
leasebutton@ontheselectorleverandshiftin-
tothe&#34;N&#34;position>fig.90.
Ifyouswitchtheengineoffwhenthe&#34;N&#34;selector
leverpositionisselected,thetransmissionre-
mainsin&#34;N&#34;forapproximately30minutesand
then&#34;P&#34;isengaged.
Youcannotselectthe&#34;N&#34;positionwhentheigni-
tionisswitchedoff.Whendrivingthroughanau-
tomaticcarwash,firstselectthe&#34;N&#34;positionand
thenturntheengineoff.
For safety reasons,thevehiclecannotbelocked
whenthetransmissionisinthe&#34;N&#34;position.
D/S-Drivingforward
Whenthetransmissionisinthe&#34;D/S&#34;position,it
canbeoperatedeitherinthenormal&#34;D&#34;modeor
inthe&#34;S&#34;sportmode.Movetheselectorlever>

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Driving

[@]Transmission:malfunction!Youcancontin-
uedrivingwithlimitedfunction.Pleasecontact
Service
Thereisasystemmalfunctioninthetransmis-
sion.Thetransmissionisswitchingtoemergency
mode.Thismodeonlyshiftsintocertaingearsor
maynolongershiftatall.Theenginemaystall.
DrivetoanauthorizedAudidealerorauthorized
AudiServiceFacilityimmediatelytohavethe
malfunctioncorrected.
[GjTransmission:malfunction!Youcancontin-
uedrivingwithlimitedfunction.Noreverse
gear
Thereisasystemmalfunctioninthetransmis-
sion.Thetransmissionisswitchingtoemergency
mode.Thismodeonlyshiftsintocertaingearsor
maynolongershiftatall.Theenginemaystall.
Youcannotengagethereversegear.Drivetoan
authorizedAudidealerorauthorizedAudiService
Facilityimmediatelytohavethe malfunctioncor-
rected.
flDangerofrollingaway!Pnotpossible.
Pleaseapplyparkingbrake
—Theparkinglockwasreleasedusingtheemer-
gencyrelease>page91.Or
—Theparkinglockcannolongerbeengaged.
DrivetoanauthorizedAudidealerorauthor-
izedAudiServiceFacilityimmediatelytohave
themalfunctioncorrected.
Moveselectorlevertoautomaticposition
Thereisamalfunctioninthetiptronicmode.End
tiptronicmodebypushingtheselectorleverto
theleftintothe&#34;D/S&#34;position.

Parkinglockemergencyrelease
Appliesto:vehicleswithautomatictransmission
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Fig.94Frontcupholder:parkinglockemergencyrelease
Theemergencyreleaseislocatedinthefrontcup
holderunderacover.Readandfollowtheimpor-
tantinstructionsabouttowing>page364.
Releasingtheparkinglockusingthe
emergencyrelease
>Topreventyourvehiclefromrollingaway,set
theparkingbrake©=page82.
>Removetherubbermat.
>Prythecoverofftheopeningusingthescrew-
driverfromthevehicletoolkit>fig.93.
>Insertthesocketwrenchfromthevehicletool
kitintotheopening>fig.94.
>Turn thesocketwrenchclockwise@)untilit
stopsandpressitdownward()untilitlocksin-
toplace.
>Leavethesocketwrenchinserted.
Resettingtheparkinglock
>Pressthebrakepedalandstarttheengine.
>Keepthebrakepedalpressedandengagethe
followingselectorleverpositionsoneafterthe
other:&#34;N&#34;,&#34;D&#34;andbackto&#34;N&#34;.
>Turn theengineoffagain.
91

Driving

>Graspthe socketwrenchwithbothhands and
carefullypullitupwardtoremove.
>Reinsertthecoverandrubbermat.
Iftheparkinglockisreleasedwiththeemergen-
cyrelease,the fs}indicatorlightturnsoninthe
instrumentclusterand“N”isengaged.Themes-
sageDangerofrolling away!Pnotpossible.
Pleaseapplyparkingbrakealsoappears.

Z\WARNING
—Theparkinglockmustbereleasedusingthe
emergencyreleasebeforetowingthevehi-
cle.
— Theparkinglockmayonlybereleasedusing
theemergencyreleaseiftheparkingbrake
isset.Ifitisnotworking,securethevehicle
fromrollingusingthebrake pedalorother
suitablemeans,suchasblockingafrontand
arearwheel.Anunsecuredvehiclemayroll
away,whichincreasestheriskofanacci-
dent.
—Onlyactivatethe emergencyreleasewhile
onalevelsurfaceoraslightslope.
—Toreducetheriskofanaccident,youmust
notdrivewhentheemergencyreleaseisac-
tivated.

@)Note
Duetotheriskofdamage,carefullyremove
thesocketwrenchwhenyouresettheparking
lock.
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ZA\WARNING
Payattentiontothefollowingafterrepairing
thetire:
—Donotdrivefasterthan50mph(80km/h).
—Avoidhardacceleration,heavybraking,and
fastcornering.
— Thevehiclemaybecomemoredifficultto
control.
—Ifthetireistooseverelydamaged,seean
authorizedAudidealerorauthorizedAudi
ServiceFacilityforassistance.

()Forthesakeoftheenvironment
Youcangivetheusedtiresealantbottletoan
authorizedAudidealerorauthorizedAudi
ServiceFacilityfordisposal.
@)Tips
Remembertoobtainanewbottleofsealant
fromanauthorizedAudidealerorauthorized
AudiServiceFacilityafterrepairingatire.
Changingatire
Youmustcompletethepreparationbefore
changingatire.
>Readandfollowtheimportantsafetyprecau-
tions>page348.
>Set theparkingbrake.
Appliesto:vehicleswithmanualtransmission
>Shiftinto1stgear.
Appliesto:vehicleswithautomatictransmission
>Selectthe&#34;P&#34;selectorleverposition.
>Whentowingatrailer:disconnectthetrailer
fromyourvehicle.
>Layoutthevehicletoolkit>page348andthe
sparetire>page355.
>Switchtheignitionoff.
traprecautionstopreventthevehiclefrom
rolling.Usesuitableobjectstoblockthefront
andbackofthewheelthatisdiagonalfrom
thewheelwiththeflattire.


Z\WARNING
Youoryourpassengerscouldbeinjuredwhile
changingawheelifyoudonotfollowthese
safetyprecautions:
—Ifyouhaveaflattire,moveasafedistance
offtheroad.Turnofftheengine,turnthe
emergencyflashersonanduseotherwarn-
ingdevicestoalertothermotorists.
—Makesurethatpassengerswaitinasafe
place
awayfromthevehicleandwellaway
fromtheroadandtraffic.
—Tohelppreventthevehiclefrommoving
suddenlyandpossiblyslippingoffthejack*,
alwaysfullysettheparkingbrakeandblock
thefrontandbackofthewheeldiagonally
oppositethewheelbeingchanged.When
onefrontwheelisliftedoffthe ground,
placingtheAutomaticTransmissioninP
(Park)willnotpreventthevehiclefrommov-
ing.
—Beforeyouchangeawheel,besurethe
groundislevelandfirm.Ifnecessary,usea
sturdyboardunderthejack”.
—Alwaysstorethevehicletoolkit,thejack*
andthereplacedtireintheluggagecom-
partment>page64.


Z\WARNING
Whenusingthevehiclejack”onaroad witha

steephillorwhenoffroad,youmusttakeex-

(i)Tips
Obeyalllaws.
Removingthecaps
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Fig.270Wheel:wheelboltswith caps
351

Emergencysituations

Emergencysituations
General
Thischapterisintendedfortrainedemergency
crewsandworkingpersonnelwhohavethenec-
essarytoolsandequipmenttoperformthese
operations.
Startingbypushingor
towing
@)Note
Vehicleswithanautomatictransmission
cannotbestartedbypushingortowing.
Startingwithjumper
cables
Ifnecessary,theenginecanbestartedbycon-
nectingittothebatteryofanothervehicle.
Iftheengineshouldfailtostartbecauseofadis-
chargedorweakbattery,thebatterycanbecon-
nectedtothebatteryofanothervehicle,usinga
pairofjumpercablestostarttheengine.
Jumpercables
Useonlyjumpercablesofsufficientlylargecross
sectiontocarrythestartercurrentsafely.Refer
tothemanufacturer&#39;sspecifications.
Useonlyjumpercableswithinsulatedterminal
clampswhicharedistinctlymarked:
plus(+)cableinmostcasescoloredred
minus(-)cableinmostcasescoloredblack.


creasestheriskofanexplosionandchemi-
calburns.Afterjumpstartingthevehicle,
drivetoanauthorizedAudidealerorauthor-
izedAudiServiceFacilityimmediatelyto
havethevehiclebatterychecked.
—Donotallowbatteryacidtocontacteyesor
skin.Flushanycontactedareawithwater
immediately.
—Improperuseofaboosterbatterytostarta
vehiclemaycause anexplosion.
—Vehiclebatteriesgenerateexplosivegases.
Keepsparks,flameandlightedcigarettes
awayfrombatteries.
—Donottrytojumpstartanyvehiclewitha
lowacidlevelinthebattery.
— Thevoltageoftheboosterbatterymustalso
havea12-Voltrating.Thecapacity(Ah)of
the boosterbatteryshouldnotbelower
thanthatofthedischargedbattery.Useof
batteriesofdifferentvoltageorsubstantial-
lydifferent“Ah”ratingmaycause anexplo-
sionandpersonalinjury.
—Neverchargeafrozenbattery.Gastrapped
intheicemaycause anexplosion.
—Neverchargeoruseabatterythathasbeen
frozen.Thebatterycasemayhave beweak-
ened.
—Useofbatteriesofdifferentvoltageorsub-
stantiallydifferentcapacity(Ah)ratingmay
causeanexplosionandinjury.Thecapacity
(Ah)oftheboosterbatteryshouldnot be
lowerthanthatofthedischargedbattery.
—Beforeyoucheckanythingintheengine
compartment,alwaysreadandheedall
WARNINGS&page309.


Z\WARNING
Batteriescontainelectricity,acid,andgas.
Anyofthese cancauseveryseriousorfatalin-
jury.Followtheinstructionsbelowforsafe
handlingofyourvehicle’sbattery.
—Alwaysshieldyoureyesandavoidleaning
overthebatterywheneverpossible.
—Adeadbatterycanfreezeattemperatures
around
32°F(0°C).Ifthevehiclebatteryis
frozen,youmustthawitbeforeconnecting
thejumpstartcables.Ifyoudonot,thisin-

362
C)Note
—Applyingahighervoltageboosterbattery
willcauseexpensivedamagetosensitive
electroniccomponents,suchascontrol
units,relays,radio,etc.
—Theremustbe noelectricalcontactbetween
thevehiclesasotherwisecurrentcouldal-
readystarttoflowassoonasthepositive
(+)terminalsareconnected.

Emergencysituations


—Jumpercables mustbelongenoughsothat
thevehiclesdonottouch.
—Whenconnectingjumpercables,makesure
thattheycannotgetcaughtinanymoving
partsintheenginecompartment.
—Donotbendoverthebatteries-dangerof
chemicalburns!
—Thebatterycelllockingscrewsmustbe
tightenedsecurely.
—Beforeyoucheckanythingintheengine
compartment,alwaysreadandheedall

WARNINGS>page309.

@Note
Improperhook-upofjumpercablescanruin
thegenerator.
—AlwaysconnectPOSITIVE(+)toPOSITIVE
(+),andNEGATIVE(-)toNEGATIVE(-)
groundpostofthebatterymanagercontrol
unit.
—Checkthatallscrewplugsonthebattery
cellsarescrewedinfirmly.Ifnot,tighten
plugspriortoconnectingclamponnegative
batteryterminal.
—Pleasenotethattheprocedureforconnect-
ingajumpercableasdescribedaboveap-
pliesspecificallytothecaseofyourvehicle
beingjumpstarted.Whenyouaregivinga
jumpstarttoanothervehicle,donotcon-
nect
thenegative(-)cabletothenegative
(-)terminalonthedischargedbattery@)
>fig.283.Instead,securelyconnectthe
negative(-)cabletoeitherasolidmetal
componentthatisfirmlyboltedtotheen-
gineblockortotheengineblockitself.If
thebatterythatisbeingchargeddoesnot
vent
totheoutside,escapingbatterygas
couldigniteandexplode!
Towingwithatowtruck
Generalhints
YourAudirequires specialhandlingfortowing.
Thefollowinginformationistobeusedbycom-
mercialtowtruckoperatorswhoknowhowtoop-
eratetheirequipmentsafely.
364
—NevertowyourAudi,towingwillcausedam-
agetotheengineandtransmission.
—Neverwrapthesafetychainsorwinchcables
aroundthebrakelines.
—Topreventunnecessarydamage,yourAudi
mustbetransportedwithaflatbedtruck.
—Toloadthevehicleontotheflatbed,use the
towingloopfoundinthevehicletoolsandat-
tachtothefrontorrearanchorage>page364
and>page365.

ZXWARNING
Avehiclebeingtowedisnotsafeforpassen-
gers.Neverallowanyonetorideinavehicle
beingtowed,foranyreason.
Fronttowingloop
Onlyinstallthefronttowingloopwhenitis
needed.




Fig.284Frontbumper:installingthetowingloop
Thethreadedopeningforthetowingloopislo-
catedontherightsideofthefrontbumper.
»Removethetowingloopfromthevehicletool
kit>page348.
>Pressthecap inwardwithbrief,strong pressure
=> fig.284.Thecapwillloosenfromthebump-
er.
>Tightenthetowingloopinthethreadedopen-
inguntilitstopsandthentightenitwitha
wheelwrench.
>Afterusing,placethetowingloopbackinthe
vehicletoolkit.

ZA\WARNING
Ifthetowingloopisnottighteneduntilit
stopswheninstalling,thethreadsmaybe>

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pulledoutwhentowingthevehicleandresult
inanaccident.

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Fig.285Rearbumper:installingthetowingloop
Thethreadedopeningforthetowingloopislo-
catedontherightrearofthebumper.
>Removethetowingloopfromthevehicletool
kit>page348.
>Pressthecapinwardwithbrief,strong pressure
=>fig.285.Thecapwillloosenfromthebump-
er.
>Tightenthetowingloopinthethreadedopen-
inguntilitstopsandthentightenitwitha
wheelwrench.
>»Afterusing,placethetowingloopbackinthe
vehicletoolkit.

Z\WARNING
Ifthetowingloopisnot tighteneduntilit
stopswheninstalling,thethreadsmaybe
pulledoutwhentowingthevehicleandresult
inanaccident.
Fronthookup
>Alignthevehiclewiththecenterlineofthecar
carrierramp.
>Attachthewinchhooktothefronttowlineeye
previouslyinstalled.
Rearhookup
>Alignthevehiclewiththecenterlineofthecar
carrierramp.
»Attachthewinchhooktothereartowlineeye
previouslyinstalled.
(i)Tips
Checkcarefullytomakesurethehook-upis
securebeforemovingthecaruptheflatbed
truckramp.
Raisingthevehicle
Liftingwithworkshophoistandwithfloor

sea
Thevehiclemayonlybeliftedatthelifting
pointsillustrated.
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Fig.287Frontliftingpoint

Loadingthevehicleontoaflatbedtruck

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Fig.286Vehicleonflatbedtruck
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Fig.288Rearliftingpoint
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