yes you can you just put it N if its a 4 wheel drive make sure that's in N it should pull like a standered
yes - without it warrenty will be void
again the tow capacity for a 4x4 2002 Chevy tracker is 1500lbs but you should not tow anything without a transmission cooling system which you can purchase from your local uhaul company, if you tow with your tracker without the cooling system you will fry your transmission and damage your transfer case.
Yes allot of vehicles use a standard transmission to tow.
put it in neutral, you can also have someone steering the car
If it is a standard shift and not an automatic, yes as long as you put it in neutral. If it is an automatic you can disconnect the drive shaft. Otherwise you cannot tow it or you will damage the transmission as it will overheat.
Couple ways to go about it. Put the transfer case in neutral (or the transmission, if a manual), and you can tow it from either axle. If it has an electronic transfer case without a switch to go into neutral and an automatic transmission, you'd have to separate the driveshaft from the axle remaining on the ground.
Transmission gears? In the transmission.
Yes, by towing with the front wheels off the ground. Or by keeping it under 55 with the transmission in neutral.
tow from the front with the transmission in neutral.
If you cannot start it there is no choice. You have to use a tow truck. Because the transmission will not allow you to switch to neutral without starting the car. If you can start the car you can shift to neutral ask one of your friends with a tow rope in the trunk to tow your car where you want to.
There is no drive shaft to speak of in a Beetle. The Axle is part of the Transmission so the engine bolts directly to the transmission/axle. I don't know if you can tow an Automatic. It's ok to tow a manual bug. Just make sure it's out of gear.
That car has a relatively low powered engine, and a history of mechanical problems. I wouldn't risk that journey, and definitely not if it has an automatic transmission..