VW Jetta VI SportWagen owners manual page 321

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x If the front and rear wheels cannot turn. x If the vehicle battery is dead (because the electronic steering column lock engages nd acannot be released). x If you have to tow an automatic transmission vehicle more than 30 miles(5 0 km). WARNING It is not safe for children or other persons to ride in a vehicle that is being towed. x Never let children or anyone else remain in the vehicle while it i bseing towed. NOTICE The drive axle rotates while the vehicle is being towed with its rear wheels off the ground. This can damage the automatic transmission. x Never tow automatic transmission vehicle with the rear wheels off the ground . x Tow manual transmission vehicles with the rear wheels off the ground only if it is ceairtn that no transmission fluid can leak out. Tips on towing ¤ Please first read and note the introductory information and heed the WARNINGS . Towing eye; tow rope or tow bar A towing eye is included in your vehicle's tool kit. This can be inserted in a threaded hole in the front bumper and used when your vehicle is being towed by another vehicle. On most vehicles, there is another threaded hole in the rear bumper, so you can use the towing eye to tow other vehicles as well. Towing a vehicle with a tow bar is safer and easier on both vehicles than using a tow rope. A tow rope should be used only if a tow bar is not available. The tow rope should be flexible enough to help protect both vehicles from damage. Use a synthetic fiber rope or similar rope. Attach the tow rope or tow bar only to the towing eye included in the vehicle tool kit for this purpose, or to a trailer hitch. Towing manual transmission vehicles Check whether your vehicle can be towed at all; see below , When not to tow your vehicle If yes, not the following for the towed vehicle: x Shift the gearshift lever to Neutra l. x Do not tow faster than 30 mph (50 km/h). x Do not tow more than 30 miles (50 km). Towing automatic transmission vehicles Check whether your vehicle can be towed at all; see below , When not to tow your vehicle If yes, not the following for the towed vehicle: x Put the transmission in Neutra(Nl ). x Do not tow faster than 30 mph (50 km/h). x Do not tow more than 30 miles (50 km). x When a commercial tow truck is being used, the vhiecle must only be towed with the front wheels lifted off the ground.

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