Towin
g You r Vehicl e Behin d a Motorhom e
You r CR- V ca n b e towe d behin d a
motorhom e a t lega l highwa y speed s
u p to 6 5 mp h (10 0 km/h) . T o avoi d
damag e t o th e 4W D syste m it mus t
b e "fla t towed " wit h al l fou r wheel s
o n th e ground .
Whe n purchasin g a to w bar , mak e
sur e yo u selec t a reputabl e
manufacture r an d installer . Follo w
th e manufacturer' s attachmen t
instruction s carefully .
Afte r attachin g th e to w ba r t o you r
motorhome , d o th e followin g to
prepar e you r CR- V fo r "fla t towing" :
5-speed
Manual Transmission
Whe
n preparin g to to w you r CR-V ,
mak e sur e th e transmissio n is
fille d to th e correc t leve l (se e pag e
222 ). D o no t overfill . Releas
e th e parkin g brake . Shif
t th e transmissio n t o Neutral .
Leav
e th e ke y in th e ignitio n
switc h an d th e ignitio n switc h in
ACCESSOR Y (I ) s o th e steerin g
whee l doe s no t lock . Mak e sur e
th e radi o an d an y item s plugge d
int o th e accessor y powe r socket s
ar e turne d of f s o yo u d o no t ru n
dow n th e battery .
Automatic
Transmission
Whe n preparin g t o to w you r CR-V ,
mak e sur e th e transmissio n i s ful l o f
fluid . Maintainin g th e correc t leve l i s
ver y important . D o no t overfill . D o
th e followin g every day immediately
before you begin towing. Follow th e
procedur e exactly . Otherwise , sever e
automati c transmissio n damag e wil l
occur .
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Drivin g
