Mercedes-Benz E-Class Estate, Руководство пользователя

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Fitting/removing the towing eye
Fitting the towing eye
G WARNING
The exhaust tail pipe may be extremely hot.
There is a risk of burning when removing the
rear cover.
Do not touch the exhaust tail pipe. Use
extreme caution when removing the rear
cover.
Towing eye covers (example: Saloon)
Vehicles with a trailer tow hitch: if you intend
to use the vehicle for towing, fold out the ball
coupling and connect the towbar to it
(
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page 268).
The mountings for the removable towing eyes
are located in the bumpers. They are under
the covers at the front and at the rear on
vehicles without a trailer coupling. On vehi-
cles with a trailer coupling, the mounting is at
the front under the cover.
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Remove the towing eye from the vehicle
tool kit (
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page 395).
X
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
Loosen the towing eye and unscrew it.
X
Attach cover : to the bumper and press
until it engages.
X
Place the towing eye in the vehicle tool kit.
Towing the vehicle away with both
axles on the ground
It is important that you observe the safety
instructions when towing away your vehicle
(
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page 407).
The automatic transmission automatically
shifts to position P when you open the driver's
or front-passenger door or when you remove
the key from the ignition lock. In order to
ensure that the automatic transmission stays
in position N when towing away the vehicle,
you must observe the following points:
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Make sure that the vehicle is stationary and
that the key is in position 0 in the ignition
lock.
X
Turn the key to position 2 in the ignition
lock.
On vehicles with KEYLESS-GO, use the key
instead of the Start/Stop button
(
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page 181).
X
Depress the brake pedal and keep it
depressed.
X
Vehicles with automatic transmission:
shift the transmission to position N.
X
Vehicles with manual transmission:
depress the clutch pedal fully and engage
neutral.
X
Release the brake pedal.
X
Release the parking brake.
Towing away and tow-starting
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