The brackets for the screw-in towing eye are
located in the bumpers. They are at the front
and at the rear, behind the covers.
X
Remove the towing eye from the vehicle tool
kit (
Y
page 277).
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 to the opening with a
strap.
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
Unscrew and remove the towing eye.
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.
Towing a vehicle with both axles on
the ground
G
WARNING
You can no longer steer the vehicle if the
steering wheel lock has been engaged.
There is a risk of an accident.
Always switch off the ignition when towing
the vehicle with a tow cable or a tow bar.
The automatic transmission shifts to position
j
automatically when you open the driver's
or front-passenger door or when you remove
the SmartKey from the ignition lock.
In order to ensure that the automatic trans-
mission stays in position
i
when towing
away the vehicle, you must observe the follow-
ing points:
X
Switch on the hazard warning lamps
(
Y
page 111).
X
Make sure that the vehicle is stationary and
that the SmartKey is in position
u
in the
ignition lock.
X
Turn the SmartKey to position
2
in the igni-
tion lock.
On vehicles with KEYLESS-GO, use the
SmartKey instead of the Start/Stop button
(
Y
page 126).
X
Depress and hold the brake pedal.
X
Shift the transmission to position
i
.
X
Release the brake pedal.
X
Release the electric parking brake.
X
Leave the SmartKey in position
2
in the
ignition lock.
In order to signal a change of direction when
towing the vehicle with the hazard warning
lamps switched on, use the combination
switch as usual. In this case, only the indicator
lamps for the direction of travel flash. When
you reset the combination switch, the hazard
warning flashers start flashing again.
It is important that you observe the safety
instructions when towing away your vehicle
(
Y
page 288).
Permitted towing methods
Mercedes-Benz recommends transporting your
vehicle in the case of a breakdown, rather than
towing it away.
Towing and tow-starting
289
Br
eakdown
assistance
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