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Starting and driving
Front towing eye
The front towing eye is stowed by the spare
wheel. On the left-hand side of the bumper
is a cover concealing the attachment point
(tapped hole) for the towing eye.
1 Open the cover first at the lower edge
with a screwdriver for example. Watch
out for the paintwork.
2 Screw in the towing eye. The towing
eye has a left-hand thread!
3 Insert the wheel wrench into the eye to
tighten it properly.
To refit the cover: Start by inserting the top
edge of the cover. Then click in the lower
edge.
Rear towing eye
The car has a permanent towing eye at the
rear under the bumper.
If the car is equipped with a towbar, this can
be used instead of the towing eye.
WARNING
• Make sure that the towing eye is
screwed in tightly. It has a left-hand
thread!
• The towing eye is only designed for
towing the car on roads. It must not
be used to pull the car out of a ditch,
for example.
• Make sure that all bystanders keep a
suitable distance, in case the towing
eye or tow rope should snap. The
towing eye or tow rope could catapult
off and cause seriously injury.
• Never drive with the towing eye fitted
to the front bumper. Return it to its des-
ignated storage space.
Rear towing eye
Front towing eye fitted.
The towing eye has a left-hand thread!
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