Volkswagen ID.4, Owner'S Manual

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Fig. 172 In the rear bumper on the right:
screwing in the towing eye: screwing in the tow-
ing eye.
The towing eye must always be kept in the
vehicle.
In
vehicles with a factory-fitted towing
bracket there is no mounting for the screw-in
towing eye behind the cover. In order to tow
the vehicle, use the ball coupling. You will
first have to swivel it out or fit it → page 264.
Comply with the notes on towing
→ page 305.
Fitting the rear towing eye
— Remove the towing eye from the vehicle
toolkit in the luggage compartment
→ page 292.
— Press on the lower area of the cover in the
direction of the arrow to release the cover
→ Fig. 171 .
— Remove the cover and place in the vehicle
if necessary.
— Screw the towing eye anticlockwise into
the threaded hole and tighten as far as
possible → Fig. 172 , → . Use a suitable
object to screw the towing eye fully and
securely into the mounting.
— After you have finished towing, remove
the towing eye by unscrewing it with
a suitable object clockwise.
— Insert the cap in the respective recess and
press in until it engages.
— Clean the towing eye if necessary and
place it back in the vehicle toolkit in the
luggage compartment.
NOTICE
·
The towing eye must always be screwed
fully and securely into the mounting. Oth-
erwise, the towing eye can be wrenched
out of the mounting when the vehicle is
being tow-started or towed.
·
Vehicles with a factory-fitted towing
bracket can be used to tow other vehicles
only with a tow-bar that is specially de-
signed to be fitted to a ball coupling. If
you use an unsuitable tow-bar, the ball
coupling and the vehicle could be dam-
aged. You should use a tow-rope instead.
308 If and when