Winching another vehicle issues

Why do both vehicles need to be running in order to winch? If I roll or submerge a truck, I shouldnt need to be able to turn it on in order to hook up a winch from another vehicle to the stuck one.

There is an option to change from drive to pull.
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last edited by CheckMyPixel

U don't... jus attatch and flip it back... done it loads of times