Mercedes-Benz E 300, Owner'S Manual, Page: 318 / 465

Fitting the towing eye
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Press the mark on cover 1 inwards and
remove.
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Screw in the towing eye clockwise to the
stop.
Vehicles with a trailer hitch: vehicles with a
trailer hitch do not have a bracket at the back for
the towing eye. Connect the tow bar to the
trailer hitch.
% Make sure that cover 1 engages in the
bumper when you remove the towing eye.
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NOTE Damage due to incorrect use of
the towing eye
When a towing eye is used to recover a vehi‐
cle, the vehicle may be damaged in the proc‐
ess.
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Only use the towing eye to tow away or
tow start the vehicle.
Tow-starting the vehicle (emergency engine
start)
Vehicles with automatic transmission
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NOTE Damage to the automatic trans‐
mission due to tow-starting
The automatic transmission may be damaged
in the process of tow-starting vehicles with
automatic transmission.
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Vehicles with automatic transmission
must not be tow-started.
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Vehicles with automatic transmission must
not be tow-started.
Vehicles with manual transmission
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Observe the notes on towing away
(
→
page 311).
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If necessary, allow the engine and exhaust
system to cool down.
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Switch the ignition on.
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Engage second gear.
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Release the electric parking brake.
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Tow-start the vehicle while the clutch pedal
is fully depressed.
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Slowly release the clutch pedal.
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Immediately shift to neutral if the engine
starts.
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Pull over and stop the vehicle safely as soon
as possible, paying attention to road and traf‐
fic conditions.
Breakdown assistance 315