Jeep 2011 Patriot - User Guide - Manual (Page 47)

RECREA
TIONAL
TOWING
(BEHIND
MOTORHOME,
ETC.)
T
owing
Condition
Wheels
OFF
the
Gr
ound
Manual
T
ransmission
Automatic
T
ransmission
Flat
Tow
None
•
T
ransmission
in
NEUTRAL
•
Key
in
ACC
No
Dolly
Tow
Fr
ont
No
OK
(FWD
Only)
Rear
No
No
On
T
railer
All
OK
OK
NOTE:
V
ehicles
equipped
with
manual
transmissions
may
be
recr
eationally
towed
(flat
towed)
at
any
legal
highway
speed,
for
any
distance,
if
the
manual
transmission
is
in
NEUTRAL
and
the
ignition
key
is
in
the
ACC
position.
CAUTION!
•
Do
not
flat
tow
any
vehicle
equipped
with
a
automatic
transmission.
Damage
to
the
drivetrain
will
result.
If
these
vehicles
requir
e
towing,
make
sur
e
all
drive
wheels
ar
e
of
f
the
gr
ound.
•
Fr
ont
or
rear
wheel
lifts
should
not
be
used.
Inter
nal
damage
to
the
transmission
or
transfer
case
will
occur
if
a
fr
ont
or
rear
wheel
lift
is
used
when
recr
eational
towing.
UTILITY
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