CHEVROLET 2011 Colorado - Manual (Page 335)

Black plate (89,1) Chevrolet Colorado Owner Manual - 2011
Vehicle Care 10-89
Four-Wheel Drive Vehicles
Use the following procedure to
dinghy tow a four-wheel-drive
vehicle:
1. Position the vehicle being towed
behind the tow vehicle.
2. Put an automatic transmission
in P (Park) or a manual
transmission in 1 (First).
3. Turn the engine off and firmly set
the parking brake. See Parking
Brake on page 9‑44.
4. Securely attach the vehicle
being towed to the tow vehicle.
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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. Shift the transfer case to
N (Neutral). See “Shifting into
N (Neutral)” under Four-Wheel
Drive on page 10‑30.
6. Turn the ignition to LOCK/OFF
and remove the key — the front
wheels will still turn.
7. Release the parking brake only
after the vehicle being towed is
firmly attached to the towing
vehicle.
After towing see “Shifting Out of
N (Neutral)” under Four-Wheel Drive
on page 10‑30.
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.
Dolly Towing
Front Towing (Front Wheels Off
the Ground) – Two‐Wheel‐Drive
Vehicles