Mercedes-Benz EQA 2022, Owner'S Manual

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Towing eye storage location
The towing eye is under the load compartment
floor.
Depending on the vehicle equipment, the towing
eye may be located at a different position in the
load compartment.
Fitting and removing the towing eye
#
Press the mark on cover
1
inwards and
remove.
#
Screw in the towing eye clockwise as far as it
will go and tighten.
Vehicles with a trailer hitch: vehicles with a trailer
hitch do not have a rear bracket for the towing
eye. Fasten the tow bar to the trailer hitch.
#
Make sure that cover 1 engages in the
bumper when you remove the towing eye.
* NOTE Damage to the vehicle due to incor-
rect use of the towing eye or trailer hitch
When a towing eye or trailer hitch is used to
recover a vehicle, the vehicle may be damaged
in the process.
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Only use the towing eye or trailer hitch to
tow away or tow start the vehicle.
#
Do not use the towing eye or trailer hitch
to tow the vehicle during recovery.
Tow-starting the vehicle
Vehicles with automatic transmission
*
NOTE Damage to the automatic transmis-
sion due to tow-starting
The automatic transmission may be damaged
in the process of tow-starting vehicles with
automatic transmission.
#
Vehicles with automatic transmission
must not be tow-started.
#
Vehicles with an automatic transmission must
not be tow-started.
Vehicles with manual transmission
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Observe the notes on towing away
(
/
page 375).
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If necessary, allow the engine and exhaust
system to cool down.
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Switch on the ignition.
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Engage second gear.
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Release the electric parking brake.
378 Breakdown assistance