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Recovery
Recovery means that the vehicle is transpor- ted away by means of another vehicle. Call a recovery service for recovery assis- tance. The towing eye may be used to pull the car up onto a recovery vehicle with a flatbed plat-form. The car's position and ground clear-ance determine whether it is possible. If theslope of the recovery vehicle's ramp is toosteep, or if the ground clearance under thecar is inadequate, then the car may be dam-aged if you try to pull it up using the towingeye. Raise the car using the recovery vehi-cle's lifting device if necessary.
WARNING
No one/nothing is allowed to remain behind the recovery vehicle while the carpulled up onto the flatbed platform.
IMPORTANT
The towing eye is only designed for towing on roads - not for pulling the car unstuck
or out of a ditch. Call a recovery service forrecovery assistance.
IMPORTANT
Note that the car must always be transpor- ted with the wheels rolling forward.
• An All Wheel Drive car (AWD) with raised front suspension must not betowed at speeds above 70 km/h. Itshould not be towed further than 50km.
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Towing (p. 313)
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