How to Make Your Car Hard to Be Towed

Park against a full curb in back or front of the vehicle, if possible., Turn your wheels to the side as much as possible., Set your parking or emergency brake as hard as you can., Utilize the 'club' or some steering wheel locking device. , If you...

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Step-by-Step Guide

  1. Step 1: Park against a full curb in back or front of the vehicle

    This makes one less side that can be accessed to tow your vehicle.
  2. Step 2: if possible.

    This makes it nearly impossible to tow your vehicle from the back end unless it is put on a flat bed tow truck.

    In this case, it will at least make it more difficult to get onto the bed of the tow truck. , While this doesn't keep your vehicle from being towed, it will make it more difficult. ,, By enabling the 4-wheel-drive system (automatic 4-wheel-drive doesn't count, you have to select a full-time mode), the drivetrain is all locked together, and requires all four wheels to move together.

    By selecting 4-LO, the low gearing will undoubtedly hold the vehicle where you parked it.

    Don't forget to disable 4WD when you decide to leave, otherwise damage may occur to the drivetrain when operating 4WD on pavement. , This makes it almost impossible for your vehicle to be towed. ,
  3. Step 3: Turn your wheels to the side as much as possible.

  4. Step 4: Set your parking or emergency brake as hard as you can.

  5. Step 5: Utilize the 'club' or some steering wheel locking device.

  6. Step 6: If you have a 4-Wheel-Drive system on your vehicle

  7. Step 7: select the 4-HI setting

  8. Step 8: or if you really want to take the extra time and make it as absolutely difficult as possible

  9. Step 9: enable the 4-LO mode.

  10. Step 10: You can also park between two cars

  11. Step 11: one in front of you and one in back of you.

  12. Step 12: You can use wheel lock to make it immobilized.

Detailed Guide

This makes one less side that can be accessed to tow your vehicle.

This makes it nearly impossible to tow your vehicle from the back end unless it is put on a flat bed tow truck.

In this case, it will at least make it more difficult to get onto the bed of the tow truck. , While this doesn't keep your vehicle from being towed, it will make it more difficult. ,, By enabling the 4-wheel-drive system (automatic 4-wheel-drive doesn't count, you have to select a full-time mode), the drivetrain is all locked together, and requires all four wheels to move together.

By selecting 4-LO, the low gearing will undoubtedly hold the vehicle where you parked it.

Don't forget to disable 4WD when you decide to leave, otherwise damage may occur to the drivetrain when operating 4WD on pavement. , This makes it almost impossible for your vehicle to be towed. ,

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