Mercedes-Benz 300 TE, Owner'S Manual

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Tow ing of V eh icle
The rea r to w in g eye is lo c a te d on th e
p a s s e n g e r s id e b e lo w th e b u m p e r
and th e fr o n t to w in g eye on th e p a s ­
s e n g e r s id e b e h in d a flap in th e
b u m p e r panel.
Flap re m o v a l: In s e rt fin g e r in th e flap
o p e n in g and pull out.
To install th e flap, e n g a g e th e fla p at
th e to p and p re s s in th e b o tto m
secu rely.
W e re c o m m e n d th a t th e v e h ic le be
tra n s p o rte d u sin g fla t b e d e q u ip m e n t.
T his m e th o d is p re fe ra b le to o th e r
ty p e s o f to w in g .
The v e h ic le m ay be to w e d w ith all
w h e e ls on th e g ro u n d and the s e le c ­
to r le v e r in p o s itio n “ N ” fo r d is ta n c e s
up to 120 km (75 m iles) and at a
s p e e d n o t to e x c e e d 50 k m /h
(30 m ph ).
To p o s itiv e ly avo id a p o s s ib ility o f
dam age to th e tra n s m is s io n , h o w ­
ever, w e re c o m m e n d to d is c o n n e c t
th e drive s h a ft at th e rear axle drive
fla n g e on any to w in g b e yo n d a s h o rt
to w to a n e arb y garage.
Do n o t to w w ith s lin g -ty p e e q u ip m e n t.
T o w in g w ith s lin g -ty p e e q u ip m e n t
o v e r b u m p y ro a d s w ill dam age radia­
to r and s u p p o rts .
U se w h e e l lift o r fla t bed e q u ip m e n t.
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