Fitting/removing the towing eye
Fitting the towing eye
The mountings for the removable towing eyes
are located in the bumpers. They are at the
rear and at the front, under covers
:
.
X
Remove the towing eye from the stowage
space.
The towing eye is located with the vehicle
tool kit under the luggage compartment
floor (
Y
page 339).
Vehicles with a TIREFIT kit: the towing eye
is located under the tyre inflation compres-
sor.
X
Press the mark on cover
:
inwards in the
direction of the arrow.
X
Remove cover
:
from the opening.
X
Screw in the towing eye clockwise to the
stop.
Vehicles with a trailer tow hitch only have a
bracket at the front for the screw-in towing
eye. If you intend to use the vehicle for tow-
ing, fold out the ball coupling (
Y
page 232)
and secure the towbar to it.
Removing the towing eye
X
Loosen the towing eye and unscrew it.
X
Position cover
:
on top of the opening in
the bumper and press it in at the bottom
until it engages.
X
Place the towing eye in the stowage well
under the luggage compartment floor
(
Y
page 339).
X
Vehicles with a TIREFIT kit: replace the tyre
inflation compressor.
Towing the vehicle with the front axle
raised
When towing your vehicle with the front axle
raised, it is important that you observe the
safety instructions (
Y
page 350).
Only vehicles without 4MATIC can be
towed with the front axle raised.
!
Vehicles with 4MATIC must not be towed
with the front or rear axle raised; otherwise,
the transmission may be damaged.
Vehicles with 4MATIC may either be towed
away with both axles on the ground or be loa-
ded up and transported.
!
The ignition must be switched off if you
are towing the vehicle with the front axle
raised. Intervention by ESP
®
could other-
wise damage the brake system.
X
On vehicles with KEYLESS-GO or the
KEYLESS-GO start function: you must
use the key instead of the Start/Stop but-
ton (
Y
page 159).
X
Make sure that the vehicle is stationary.
X
Turn the key to position 2 in the ignition
lock.
X
When the vehicle is stationary, depress the
brake pedal and keep it depressed.
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Towing away and tow-starting
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