For more information see “Battery”
(
Y
page 469) or “Jump starting”
(
Y
page 471).
Installing towing eye bolt
Depending on whether you are towing a
vehicle or you are being towed, the towing eye
bolt can be screwed into threaded holes
which are located behind covers on each
bumper.
The towing eye bolt is supplied with the
vehicle tool kit, located underneath the trunk
floor (
Y
page 412).
X
Take the vehicle tool kit out of the trunk.
Removing cover in front bumper
X
Press mark on cover
:
as indicated by the
arrow.
X
Lift cover
:
off to reveal the threaded hole
for the towing eye bolt.
Removing cover in rear bumper
G
Warning!
In order to avoid possible serious burns or
injury, use extreme caution when removing
the rear cover, because the rear exhaust pipe
is extremely hot.
X
Press mark on cover
:
as indicated by the
arrow.
X
Lift cover
:
off to reveal the threaded hole
for the towing eye bolt.
Fixing towing eye bolt
Example illustration front bumper
X
Take the towing eye bolt and, if so
equipped, the wheel wrench from the
vehicle tool kit (
Y
page 412).
X
Screw towing eye bolt
;
clockwise into
threaded hole to its stop.
X
Insert wheel wrench into towing eye and
tighten towing eye bolt
;
by turning it
clockwise.
or
X
If your vehicle is not equipped with a wheel
wrench, use a suitable object to turn the
towing eye bolt.
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Towing the vehicle
Practical hints
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