Fitting the towing eye at
front
Please refer to and at the start of
Fig. 169 In the front bumper on the right: re-
moving the cover.
Fig. 170 In the front bumper on the right:
screwing in the towing eye.
The towing eye must always be kept in the
vehicle.
Comply with the notes on towing
Fitting the towing eye at front
— Remove the towing eye from the vehicle
toolkit in the luggage compartment
— Push the side area of the cover in the di-
rection of the arrow to release the cover
— Pull the cover forwards to remove it and
leave it to hang from the vehicle.
— Turn the towing eye anti-clockwise into
the threaded hole and tighten as far as
, → . 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 clock-
wise.
— 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. Otherwise,
the towing eye can be wrenched out of the
mounting when the vehicle is being tow-
started or towed.
Fitting the rear towing eye
Please refer to and at the start of
Fig. 171 In the rear bumper on the right: cover
for the towing eye mounting.
Towing
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