Mercedes-Benz GLC 200 4MATIC, Owner'S Manual

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Fitting and removing the towing eye
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Press the cover 1 inwards and remove it.
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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.
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Make sure that cover
1
engages in the
bumper when you remove the towing eye.
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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.
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Do not use the towing eye or trailer hitch
to tow the vehicle during recovery.
Tow-starting the vehicle
Vehicles with automatic transmission
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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.
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Vehicles with automatic transmission
must not be tow-started.
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Vehicles with an automatic transmission must
not be tow-started.
Electrical fuses
Notes on electrical fuses
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WARNING Risk of accident and injury due
to overloaded lines
If you manipulate or bridge a faulty fuse or if
you replace it with a fuse with a higher amper-
age, the electric line could be overloaded.
This could result in a fire.
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Always replace faulty fuses with speci-
fied new fuses containing the correct
amperage.
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