Flat towing a Passat

germ

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Dec 28, 2011
Location
Bend Or.
TDI
2012 Passat tdi 6sp man
Anyone know if you can flat tow a manual transmission Passat behind a motorhome?
 

kjclow

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Apr 26, 2003
Location
Charlotte, NC
TDI
2010 JSW TDI silver and black. 2017 Ram Ecodiesel dark red with brown and beige interior.
Check the owners manual. IIRC, my JSW with the dsg does not recommend flat towing for more than emergency issues. There's a release inside the shifter box that has to be moved for flat towing.
 

Rico567

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Jun 13, 2003
Location
Central IL
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2013 Passat TDI SEL Premium (Turned in 7/7/18)
The best solution may be one of those "dolly trailers" with just a pair of wheels that keeps the drive wheels of your vehicle off the ground.
 

r11

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Mar 6, 2012
Location
NJ
TDI
2012 Passat TDI SE 6MT (BB'd), 2015 Passat TDI SE 6MT
A good story about how not to tow stuff: me and a few buddies were on our way to a local pizza place for lunch. We see a cop and a tow truck trying to get an Audi A4 from a tight parking spot, owner absent ... guess unpaid tickets etc.

Minutes later as we wuz enjoying our slices, the A4 is towed in the front of the joint, front wheels off the ground, the rear wheels skipping and jerking like crazy, as they certainly destroyed the tranny and/or transfer case in that Quatro equipped car. $6K in damage ?
 
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