Mercedes-Benz Vito 109 CDI/BlueTEC, Руководство по эксплуатации

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The battery must be connected and charged.
Otherwise, you:
R
cannot turn the key to position 2 in the igni-
tion lock
R
cannot shift the transmission to position N on
vehicles with automatic transmission
Before the vehicle is towed, switch off the auto-
matic locking feature (
Y
page 82). You could
otherwise become locked out when pushing or
towing the vehicle.
Deactivate tow-away protection before the vehi-
cle is towed away (
Y
page 74).
Fitting/removing the towing eye
Fixture for the front towing eye in the bumper
Rear towing eye under the bumper
If you tow or tow-start a vehicle, attach the tow-
ing device to rear towing eye
;
.
If your vehicle is equipped with a trailer tow
hitch, attach the towing device to the trailer tow
hitch (
Y
page 213).
Fitting the front towing eye
X
Take the towing eye and screwdriver from the
vehicle tool kit (
Y
page 346).
X
Press the arrow on the cover
:
and remove
cover
:
from the opening.
You will see the fixture for the towing eye.
X
Screw in the towing eye clockwise to the stop.
X
Insert the screwdriver into the towing eye and
tighten the towing eye.
X
Stow the screwdriver in the vehicle tool kit
(
Y
page 346).
Removing the front towing eye
X
Remove the screwdriver from the vehicle tool
kit (
Y
page 346).
X
Insert the screwdriver into the towing eye and
turn the screwdriver anti-clockwise.
X Unscrew the towing eye.
X Insert cover
:
with the lug at the top and
press it in at the bottom until it engages.
X Stow the towing eye and the screwdriver with
the vehicle tool kit (
Y
page 346).
Towing away with the front or rear
axle raised
Towing with the front or rear axle raised is
only possible for vehicles without 4x4 all-
wheel drive.
! Do not tow away 4x4 all-wheel drive vehicles
with a raised front or rear axle, otherwise the
transmission could be damaged.
Vehicles with 4x4 all-wheel drive can either be
towed with both axles on the ground or loaded
and transported.
! Vehicles with automatic transmission must
not be towed with the rear axle raised. The
car/trailer combination may otherwise
swerve or even overturn.
! The ignition must be switched off if you are
towing the vehicle with the front/rear axle
raised. Intervention by ESP
®
could otherwise
damage the brake system.
Always raise the drive axle for towing.
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Tow-starting and towing away
Breakdown assistance