Mercedes-Benz 2006 CL 500, Operator'S Manual

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Practical hints
Towing the vehicle
Installing towing eye bolt
1
Cover on right side of front bumper
2
Cover on right side of rear bumper
Removing cover
왘
Press mark on cover in the direction of
arrow.
왘
Lift cover off to reveal the threaded
hole for the towing eye bolt.
Installing towing eye bolt
왘
Take towing eye bolt and wheel wrench
out of trunk (
컄
page 370).
왘
Screw towing eye bolt clockwise into
its stop and tighten with wheel wrench.
Removing towing eye bolt
왘
Loosen towing eye bolt counterclock-
wise with wheel wrench.
왘
Unscrew towing eye bolt.
왘
Store towing eye bolt and wheel
wrench in trunk.
Installing cover
왘
Fit cover and snap into place.
!
When towing the vehicle with all wheels
on the ground, please note the follow-
ing:
With the automatic central locking acti-
vated and the SmartKey in starter
switch position
2 , or KEYLESS-GO*
start/stop button (
컄
page 35) in
position 2 , the vehicle doors lock if the
left front wheel as well as the right rear
wheel are turning at vehicle speeds of
approx. 9 mph (15 km/h) or more.
Switch off the tow-away alarm
(
컄
page 87).
To prevent the vehicle door locks from
locking, deactivate the automatic cen-
tral locking (
컄
page 162).
Towing of the vehicle should only be
done using the properly installed tow-
ing eye bolt. Never attach tow cable,
tow rope or tow rod to the vehicle chas-
sis, frame or suspension parts.