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Four-Wheel-Drive Vehicles
Use the following procedure to dolly tow a
four-wheel-drive vehicle from the front:
1. Attach the dolly to the tow vehicle following the
dolly manufacturer's instructions.
2. Drive the front wheels onto the dolly.
3. Put an automatic transmission in P (Park) or a
manual transmission in 1 (First).
4. Turn the engine off and firmly set the parking
brake. See Parking Brake on page 3‑33.
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WARNING:
Shifting a full‐time four‐wheel‐drive vehicle's
transfer case into N (Neutral) can cause the
vehicle to roll even if the automatic transmission is
in P (Park) or the manual transmission is in any
gear. You or others could be injured. Make sure
the parking brake is firmly set before the transfer
case is shifted to N (Neutral).
5. Secure the vehicle to the dolly following the
manufacturer's instructions.
6. Shift the transfer case to N (Neutral). See “Shifting
into N (Neutral)” under Four-Wheel Drive
on
page 3‑28
.
7. Release the parking brake only after the vehicle
being towed is firmly attached to the towing
vehicle.
8. Turn the ignition to LOCK/OFF.
After towing, see “Shifting Out of N (Neutral)” under
Four-Wheel Drive on page 3‑28.
If the vehicle being towed will not be started or driven
for six weeks or more, remove the battery cable from
the negative terminal (post) of the battery to prevent the
battery from draining.
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