Make sure that vehicle recovery and/or transportation is carried out by suitably qualified personnel, and the vehicle is secured correctly. Recovery and/or transportation carried out by unqualified personnel can result in serious injury or death.
The recovery agent must activate the transmission park release before recovery commences. Transmission park release instructions are covered in a separate publication for recovery personnel use. Failure to activate the transmission park release can result in serious transmission damage.
The vehicle should not be towed on all four wheels and should not be recovered with the front or rear wheels suspended. Doing so can result in serious transmission damage.
The method for recovery and/or transportation of the vehicle is on a transporter or trailer designed for that purpose.
The front towing eye is designed for both on-road and off-road recovery (up to 14330 lbs or 6500 kg). If the towing eye is used for any other purpose, it may result in vehicle damage and can cause serious injury or death.
Use extreme caution when moving or towing the vehicle. Death or serious injury may occur.
Remove the front towing eye cover before driving off-road, to prevent damage or loss. The cover must be replaced before driving on the road.
The front towing eye is located behind a removable cover in the front bumper.
To remove the cover:
To refit the cover:
The screw-in type rear recovery eyes are designed for on-road recovery only. If the screw-in type towing eyes are used for any other purpose, it may result in vehicle damage and can cause serious injury or death.
Use extreme caution when moving or towing the vehicle. Death or serious injury may occur.
The rear towing eyes may be used to tow another vehicle, if required.
The vehicle’s rear towing eye socket is located behind the rear bumper cover 1. To remove the cover, lever the left-hand side of the cover outward from the bumper.
The vehicle’s rear towing eye 2 is located underneath the loadspace floor. Screw the towing eye into the aperture located behind the rear bumper cover.
Tighten or loosen the towing eye as required using the vehicle’s wheel brace. Pass the wheel brace through the towing eye and rotate to tighten/loosen as appropriate.
To refit the cover, push the right-hand side of the cover home first. Then push the left-hand side of the cover to be flush with the bumper.
The rear exposed towing eyes are designed for both on-road and off-road recovery (up to 14330 lbs or 6500 kg). If the exposed towing eyes are used for any other purpose, it may result in vehicle damage and can cause serious injury or death.
Avoid leaving towing equipment attached to the rear towing eyes when not in use. Some towing equipment may damage the vehicle’s paintwork.
Vehicles with exposed towing eyes have a pair of towing eyes protruding through the rear bumper cover 1.
If the towing points are to be used for off-road recovery, it is essential that off-road driver training, covering recovery techniques is undertaken.
Further information on off-road driver training can be found at: www.landroverexperience.com.
Use extreme caution when moving or towing the vehicle. Death or serious injury may occur.
The front and rear tie down points must be used only for securing the vehicle during transportation. If they are used for any other purpose, it may result in vehicle damage and serious injury.
The recommended method for recovery/transporting the vehicle is by a trailer designed for that purpose.
Always use qualified persons to perform recovery and to make sure that the vehicle is secured correctly.
If the vehicle’s electronics are operational, the air suspension must be set to access height, before securing the vehicle to a recovery vehicle or trailer. Failure to do so can result in damage to the vehicle.
The following steps must be applied after towing the vehicle on four wheels:
Use extreme caution when detaching towing equipment. Vehicle movement is possible, which can result in serious injury or death, as well as damage to the vehicle.
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