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https://www.tesla.com/ownersmanual/cybertruck/en_us/GUID-17ABBF87-8EB4-4FFC-8D79-B9FF53F7916D.html

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NEVER TRANSPORT YOUR VEHICLE WITH THE TIRES IN A POSITION WHERE THEY CAN SPIN. DOING SO CAN LEAD TO SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE AND OVERHEATING. IN RARE CASES EXTREME OVERHEATING MAY CAUSE THE SURROUNDING COMPONENTS TO IGNITE.

Do not transport Cybertruck using any method that is not specified by Tesla. Adhere to the instructions provided here and observe all warnings and cautions. Damage caused by improper transporting of your vehicle is not covered by the warranty.

Note: Tesla is not liable or responsible for reimbursing services not dispatched through Tesla Roadside Assistance.

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You can put teslas in a Tow mode too but that would mean the owner was aware a tow truck was coming to turn the car on and set it on tow mode. If they didn’t, the car needs to be on skates and needs to be lifted up entirely where no wheels can spin.

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I guess the other difference is that the Leaf is front wheel drive only, so as long as the truck lifts the front wheels there’s no risk to anything going wrong.

Personally I like it when EVs aren’t too different from regular cars, the leaf is basically a Nissan Rogue, but instead of a gas engine there’s an electric one, and instead of a gas tank there’s a battery pack.

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If so, why not turn on the car alarm and put the vehicle into tow mode on detecting an overcurrent?

In fact, Teslas have very loud external speakers in lieu of horns. They could just say “you are towing the car wrong. Please stop and consult the manual” on repeat at 100 decibels

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Not a bad idea. Shouldn’t be too hard to program in.

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Shouldn’t be too hard to program in.

No truer words have been spoken by someone who has never worked on the system in question. Knowing Tesla, there is probably some arcane bullshit in the code preventing this from happening.

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