Example: AWD Sportage Moved From a Clifton Basement
Illustrative example based on typical jobs. It doesn't describe a specific customer.
- Where
- Apartment basement car park, Clifton, Karachi
- Vehicle
- Kia Sportage (AWD SUV, automatic)
- Service
- SUV & 4x4 Recovery
The situation
In a typical job like this, a Sportage's gearbox fails in a residential basement and the car will not move. The roof is low, the ramp is steep, and the car drives all four wheels.
How a job like this is handled
All four wheels must come off the ground
Towing an AWD car with any wheels turning can damage the transfer case and gearbox. The plan uses go-jacks and a flatbed only.
Plan with building security
The crew agrees a time with building security to close the ramp and moves other cars if they block the route.
Go-jacks and hand steering
Go-jacks lift each wheel. One crew member steers while others push the SUV to the foot of the ramp.
Winch up the steep ramp
The flatbed stays at street level. The winch line runs to the towing eye and pulls the SUV up the ramp slowly, with chocks ready behind it.
Strap and deliver. The SUV is strapped by its wheels on the bed and delivered to the dealer or gearbox specialist.
The outcome
In a job like this the SUV leaves the basement with no wheels turning, so the gearbox fault does not spread to the transfer case.
What drivers can learn
- Tell the recovery crew if your car is AWD or 4x4.
- Never accept a two-wheel tow for an AWD car.
- Clear a path in the basement before the crew arrives.
- Note any warning lights before the battery is disconnected.
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