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Emergency towing

Lexus GX / Lexus GX Owners Manual / When trouble arises / Essential information / If your vehicle needs to be towed / Emergency towing

If a tow truck is not available in an emergency, your vehicle may be temporarily towed using a cable or chain secured to the emergency towing hooks. This should only attempted on hard surfaced roads for short distances at low speeds.

A driver must be in the vehicle to steer and operate the brakes. The vehicle’s wheels, drive train, axles, steering and brakes must be in good condition.

Towing hook

Towing with a sling-type truck

See also:

Using the audio system
Audio system - Vehicles with a navigation system. Owners of models equipped with a navigation system should refer to the “Navigation System Owner’s Manual”. - Vehicles without a navigation s ...

Weight limits
• The gross trailer weight must never exceed 6500 lb. (2948 kg). • The gross combination weight must never exceed 13100 lb. (5492 kg). • The gross vehicle weight must never exceed the GVWR i ...

Command list
Recognizable voice commands and their actions are shown below. • All commands are listed in the table. • For devices that are not installed in the vehicle, the related commands will not be d ...