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Subject Topic: A sill mistake on the motorway
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PersonDaveCoaches
18/4/2012 at 7:30pm
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Quote: Originally posted by Tim and Cary on 18/4/2012
Quote: Originally posted by blueexpo97 on 18/4/2012T & C, I did'nt think you could tow a 4x4
Our Sorento is permanent 4 wheel drive. Having just checked the car's handbook I think you may be correct. However in the circumstances we had little choice We were only towed approximately 13 metres to get us onto the hard shoulder.

Hopefully no damage has been done to the transmission - certainly less than would have been done if someone had crashed into back of the carraigeway.

Tim

You shouldn't tow an automatic either, but the distances involved are minimal. I was towed with an automatic by the RAC once but they made me sign a disclaimer before they would tow it, again it was only a few hundred yards from the outside lane to a car park up the road. The computer told the RAC man that the car could be towed but at the owners risk.


Personmattlad
18/4/2012 at 8:27pm
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Quote: Originally posted by NottmSteve on 18/4/2012
If you had kept a pair of jump leads in the boot you could of jumped it from the leisure battery.

I'd be very careful using a leisure battery to jump start a vehicle. A leisure battery is designed to supply a modest amount of power over a long period of time while a starting battery gives a large output for just a few seconds while it turns over and starts the engine. The battery could possibly be damaged, with the worst case scenario that the battery could catch fire or explode.
Having said that some leisure batteries are just ordinary car batteries labelled as a leisure battery.

On the subject of automatic gearboxes some are locked into park and won't come out unless the engine is running and the brake pedal is depressed.


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PersonFrancophile1947
18/4/2012 at 8:33pm
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Quote: Originally posted by mattlad on 18/4/2012
I'd be very careful using a leisure battery to jump start a vehicle. A leisure battery is designed to supply a modest amount of power over a long period of time while a starting battery gives a large output for just a few seconds while it turns over and starts the engine. The battery could possibly be damaged, with the worst case scenario that the battery could catch fire or explode.

Best thing is to connect the leisure battery with the jump leads and leave them connected for a few minutes. The leisure battery will then have transferred enough charge to let the starter battery start the car - no risk to either battery then

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Personfrostyman
18/4/2012 at 9:19pm
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My 2003 Sorento turns the headlights off with the ignition, I guess that has changed on the newer ones the?

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PersonTim and Cary
18/4/2012 at 9:58pm
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Quote: Originally posted by frostyman on 18/4/2012
My 2003 Sorento turns the headlights off with the ignition, I guess that has changed on the newer ones the?

I think mine does too but I'd left the ignition to listen to the radio, particulary for news of what was happening at the accident and when we were likely to get moving again.

Tim

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Personrobin52
19/4/2012 at 12:33am
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top marks to the rac helping a non member

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Personbluenosewidow
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We can unlock our automatic gearbox and get it out of park. There is another keyhole near the gearstick.



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