
Fitting/removing the towing eye
Fitting the towing eye
The brackets for the screw-in 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 vehicle
tool kit/stowage tray (
Y
page 407).
X
Press the mark on cover
:
inwards and
remove.
X
Screw the towing eye in clockwise to the
stop and tighten it.
Vehicles with a trailer tow hitch do not have a
bracket at the back for the screw-in towing
eye. Connect the towbar to the trailer tow
hitch (
Y
page 284).
Removing the towing eye
X
Loosen the towing eye and unscrew it.
X
Attach cover
:
to the bumper and press
until it engages.
X
Place the towing eye in the vehicle tool kit/
stowage tray.
Towing the vehicle away with the rear
axle raised
Hybrid vehicles: towing the vehicle with the
rear axle raised should only be carried out by
professional recovery companies.
Only vehicles without 4MATIC can be
towed with the rear 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 rear axle
raised. Intervention by ESP
®
could other-
wise damage the brake system.
X
Switch on the hazard warning lamps
(
Y
page 137).
X
Move the front wheels to the straight-
ahead position.
X
If necessary, turn the key in the ignition
lock to position 0 and remove the key from
the ignition lock.
X
When leaving the vehicle, take the key with
you.
When towing your vehicle with the rear axle
raised, it is important that you observe the
safety instructions (
Y
page 420).
Towing the vehicle with both axles on
the ground
Hybrid vehicles: hybrid vehicles may not be
towed away with both axles on the ground if:
R
the multifunction display is not working or
R
the multifunction display shows the
~
Malfunction
Malfunction
or
R
d
Malfunction
Malfunction
is displayed
If the vehicle is in a dangerous location it may
be towed from the danger zone with both
axles on the ground. In this case, the towing
distance may not be greater than 50 m and
422
Towing away and tow-starting
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