The battery must be connected and charged.
Otherwise, you:
R
cannot turn the SmartKey to position 2 in
the ignition lock
R
cannot shift the automatic transmission to
position N
i
Deactivate the automatic locking feature
(
Y
page 82). You could otherwise be locked
out when pushing or towing the vehicle.
Installing/removing the towing eye
Installing the towing eye
G
WARNING
The exhaust tail pipe may be very hot. There
is a risk of burns when removing the rear
cover.
Do not touch the exhaust pipe. Take particular
care when removing the rear cover.
Vehicles with a trailer tow hitch: if you intend
to use the vehicle for towing, install the ball
coupling and connect the towbar to it
(
Y
page 214).
X
Remove the towing eye from the vehicle
tool kit (
Y
page 314).
The brackets for the screw-in towing eyes are
located in the bumpers. They are under the
covers at the front and at the rear on vehicles
without a trailer coupling. On vehicles with a
trailer coupling, the bracket is at the front
under the cover.
Vehicles without the AMG Sports package
Vehicles with the AMG Sports package
X
Press the mark on cover
:
inwards in the
direction of the arrow.
Rear bumpers on vehicles with the AMG
Sports package: lift up cover
:
from the
bumper by inserting a round, blunt object
into the recess.
X
Take cover
:
off the opening.
X
Screw in and tighten the towing eye
clockwise to the stop.
Removing the towing eye
X
Unscrew and remove the towing eye.
X
Attach cover
:
to the bumper and press
until it engages.
X
Place the towing eye in the vehicle tool kit.
Towing and tow-starting
323
Breakdown
assistance
Z
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