TOWING POINTS
Towing eye location
Vehicle recovery
Front towing eye
Rear towing eye
The screw-in towing eye is located in the underfloor storage compartment behind
the front seats. See Storage compartments (page 140).
The towing eye must always be carried in the vehicle.
Installing the towing eye
CAUTION
The screw-in towing eye has a left-hand thread . Turn it counterclockwise to install it. Make sure that the towing eye is fully tightened.
Note: On vehicles with a tow bar, the towing eye cannot be installed at the rear of the vehicle. Use the tow bar to tow a vehicle.
A Mount for rear towing eye
Insert a suitable object into the hole on the underside of the cover and prise off the cover.
Install the towing eye.
TOWING THE VEHICLE ON
FOUR WHEELS
All vehicles
WARNINGS
Switch the ignition on when your vehicle is being towed. The steering lock will engage and the direction indicators and brake lamps will not work if you do not.
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Vehicle recovery
WARNINGS
The brake servo and the power steering pump do not operate unless the engine is running. Press the brake pedal harder and allow for increased stopping distances and heavier steering.
CAUTIONS
Too much tension in the tow rope could cause damage to your vehicle or the vehicle that is towing.
Do not use a rigid tow bar on the front towing eye.
Drive off slowly and smoothly without jerking the vehicle that is towing.
Vehicles with automatic transmission, except 2.0L
Duratorq-TDCi (DW) Diesel (Stage
V) or 2.0L EcoBoost SCTi (MI4) with 6-Speed Automatic
Transmission
CAUTIONS
Do not tow your vehicle faster than
50 km/h (30 mph) or further than 50 kilometers (30 miles).
If a speed of 50 km/h (30 mph) and a distance of 50 kilometers (30 miles) is to be exceeded the drive wheels must be lifted clear of the ground.
In the event of a mechanical failure of the transmission the drive wheels must be lifted clear of the ground.
Do not tow your vehicle backwards.
Select neutral when your vehicle is being towed.
Vehicles with 2.0L Duratorq-TDCi
(DW) Diesel (Stage V) or 2.0L
EcoBoost SCTi (MI4) and 6-Speed
Automatic Transmission
CAUTIONS
It is recommended not to tow with the drive wheels on the ground. However, if it is required to move the vehicle from a dangerous location, do not tow your vehicle faster than 20 km/h (12 mph) or further than 20 kilometers (12 miles).
If a speed of 20 km/h (12 mph) and a distance of 20 kilometers (12 miles) is to be exceeded the drive wheels must be lifted clear of the ground.
Do not tow your vehicle if the ambient temperature is below 0ºC (32ºF).
Do not tow your vehicle backwards.
In the event of a mechanical failure of the transmission the drive wheels must be lifted clear of the ground.
Select neutral when your vehicle is being towed.
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