[bushpilot]

Originally Posted by mmmc101

Bushpilot ,
I flat tow my Grand Cherokee behind my motorhome with the same type towbar system. Really easy to use. However, Gene has a different problem since I don't think a Smart car can be flat towed.
MMM

According to Family Motorcoach Association (FMCA) & Smart the cars were designed to be flat towed -

http://www.fmca.com/images/stories/pdf/towing_09.pdf

I just did some googling & found lots of folks that have been flat towing smart cars (only problem I've seen is someone that had their brake buddy fail & cause premature ABS light/set).

Smart owners report that flat towing is supported and addressed in the owners manual.

I also see that road master publishes instructions for mounting base plates for their tow bar (in electronic pdf form) too.

apparently SMART cars (like my wrangler) don't have a steering column lock - so its a matter of putting the car in Neutral, releasing the parking brake and you're all set.