For towing distances over 50 km, the entire
vehicle must be lifted up and transported.
!
If you tow or tow-start another vehicle, its
weight must not exceed the maximum per-
missible gross vehicle weight of your vehicle.
Observe the legal requirements for the relevant
countries when towing.
It is better to have the vehicle transported than
to have it towed.
The automatic transmission must be in position
N when the vehicle is being towed away.
The battery must be connected and charged.
Otherwise, you:
R
cannot turn the key to position 2 in the igni-
tion lock.
R
cannot shift the automatic transmission to
position N.
Deactivate the automatic locking feature before
towing the vehicle (
Y
page 211). You could oth-
erwise be locked out when pushing or towing
the vehicle.
Deactivate tow-away protection before the vehi-
cle is towed away (
Y
page 75).
Fitting/removing the towing eye
Fitting the towing eye
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WARNING
The exhaust tail pipe may be extremely hot.
There is a risk of burning when removing the
rear cover.
Do not touch the exhaust tail pipe. Use
extreme caution when removing the rear
cover.
The mountings for the removable towing eyes
are located in the bumpers. They are at the front
and at the rear under the covers.
X
Remove the towing eye from the vehicle tool
kit (
Y
page 288).
X
Front bumper: insert a finger into the recess
on the bottom edge of cover
:
.
X
Pull cover
:
out of the bumper towards you
in the direction of the arrow.
Cover
:
is attached by a strap in the aper-
ture.
X
Rear bumper: press the mark on cover
:
inwards in the direction of the arrow.
X
Remove cover
:
from the opening.
X
Screw in the towing eye clockwise as far as it
will go and tighten it.
Removing the towing eye
X
Loosen the towing eye and unscrew it.
X
Front bumper: position cover
:
on the
opening in the bumper.
X
To close, press the lower section of cover
:
.
X
Rear bumper: position cover
:
with the tab
on the opening in the bumper.
X
To close, press the lower section of cover
:
until it engages.
X
Place the towing eye in the vehicle tool kit.
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