MikeFromMesa
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I have just bought a new FWD vehicle that we intend to tow, but which is not flat-towable. I have towed before, but always with Jeeps as the tow vehicle and always flat-towed, so I find myself uncertain about how to set up the car for tow-dolly towing.
The vehicle is an automatic transmission Honda Fit (my tow weight limit is low) and I am pretty sure I know how to load the vehicle onto the tow dolly (although I have never done that before), but I find myself unsure of how to set up the car itself, so I have some pretty basic questions.
1) I am sure I have to leave the emergency brake off, but what about the transmission setting? I can not turn the engine off without putting it in Park, but does Park lock the rear wheels? If so, how do I get the transmission into neutral (if that is the right setting) without starting the engine?
2) Do I remove the key and lock the steering wheel? Or does that depend upon the tow dolly?
I watched a bunch of YouTube videos about using tow dollies, but they all spend the time on how to load the dolly, not on how to set up the car. I think this is a pretty basic question but since I have never done this before I am uncertain what to do and worry that I will ruin the transmission if I do something wrong.
The vehicle is an automatic transmission Honda Fit (my tow weight limit is low) and I am pretty sure I know how to load the vehicle onto the tow dolly (although I have never done that before), but I find myself unsure of how to set up the car itself, so I have some pretty basic questions.
1) I am sure I have to leave the emergency brake off, but what about the transmission setting? I can not turn the engine off without putting it in Park, but does Park lock the rear wheels? If so, how do I get the transmission into neutral (if that is the right setting) without starting the engine?
2) Do I remove the key and lock the steering wheel? Or does that depend upon the tow dolly?
I watched a bunch of YouTube videos about using tow dollies, but they all spend the time on how to load the dolly, not on how to set up the car. I think this is a pretty basic question but since I have never done this before I am uncertain what to do and worry that I will ruin the transmission if I do something wrong.