NOTE:
The angles specified in illustra鄄
tion hold good when your vehi鄄
cle Is towed by a towing vehi鄄
cle about the same size.
TOWING
When using the towing hook, ob鄄
serve the following:
Make sure that the towing angle of
hook does not exceed the limits
shown in illustration. Make sure
that no load is abruptly placed on
the towing hook.
When your vehicle is towed, pay
attention to the following points
荫 Use strong ropes and fasten the
ropes to the hooks in such a way
that they won't be allowed to come
off.
荫 Do not stop your engine. The
engine power is needed for sup鄄
plying compressed air for the
brakes and operating the power
steering system.
荫 Be sure that the transaxle is in
neutral. Also, be sure that ignition
key is in the "ON" postion .
Precautions when the vehicle fails
荫 If anything goes wrong during
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CAUTION:
荫 When your vehicle is towed,
remove the rear axle shafts.
荫 When your engine or brakes
are defective, make sure that
your vehicle is towed by a tow鄄
ing vehicle designed for the
purpose.
荫 The engine brake, exhaust
brake and parking brakes (air
over hydraulic brake vehicle)
do not function.
IN CASE OF EMERGENCY
operation, calm yourself and grad鄄
ually reduce the vehicle speed,
while paying attention to the vehi鄄
cles behind, and stop the vehicle
at a point the closest to the shoul鄄
der of the road.
荫 Set the hazard warning switch
to "ON" to make the hazard lamps
flash. At the same time, place a
red flag or a red lamp for indica鄄
tion of the trouble. If the indication
of the trouble is not made, there is
a danger of an approaching vehi鄄
cle bumping into your vehicle.
荫 Be sure to apply chocks to the
tires. If the propeller shaft or rear
axle is defective, the parking
brakes might not be applied.
荫 Check the faulty point. If you
can correct it yourself, proceed
after making sure that neither your
safety nor other's will be jeopar鄄
dized.
荫 If you cannot correct the trouble
yourself, contact the nearest ser鄄
vice shop.
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