Towing Your Vehicle - Emergency Towing - Electric Motor

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Emergency Towing - Electric Motor

If your vehicle becomes inoperable without access to wheel dollies or a vehicle transport trailer, it can be flat-towed with all wheels on the ground, regardless of the drivetrain, under the following conditions:

Your vehicle is facing forward for towing in a forward direction.
You switch Emergency Tow on.
Maximum speed is 30 mph (50 km/h).
Maximum distance is 50 mi (80 km).

Switching Emergency Tow On

Properly secure your vehicle to the tow vehicle.

Switch your vehicle on to accessory mode. See Starting and Powering Off.

Apply the parking brake.

Using the instrument cluster display controls on the steering wheel, select Settings.

Select Vehicle Settings.

Select Emergency Tow.

Press and hold the OK button until a confirmation message appears in the instrument cluster display.

Press and hold the brake pedal.

Shift into neutral (N).

Note: A confirmation message appears in the instrument cluster display.

Release the parking brake.

Switch your vehicle off.

Switching Emergency Tow Off

Switch your vehicle on.

Press and hold the brake pedal.

Shift into park (P).A confirmation message appears in the instrument cluster display and the park (P) position illuminates on the transmission selector.

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2022 Transit Owner's Manual