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Practical hints
Towing the vehicle
Installing towing eye bolt
1 Cover on right side of front bumper
2 Cover on right side of rear bumper
Removing cover
왘 Press mark on cover in direction of ar-
row.
왘 Lift cover off to reveal threaded hole for
towing eye bolt.
Installing towing eye bolt
왘 Take towing eye bolt and wheel wrench
out of trunk (
컄 page 329).
왘 Screw towing eye bolt clockwise into
its stop and tighten with wheel wrench.
Removing towing eye bolt
왘 Loosen towing eye bolt counterclock-
wise with wheel wrench.
왘 Unscrew towing eye bolt.
왘 Store towing eye bolt and wheel
wrench in trunk.
Installing cover
왘 Fit cover and snap into place.
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When towing the vehicle with all wheels
on the ground, please note the follow-
ing:
With the automatic central locking acti-
vated and the SmartKey in starter
switch position 2, or KEYLESS-GO*
start/stop button in position 2, the ve-
hicle doors lock if the left front wheel
as well as the right rear wheel are turn-
ing at vehicle speeds of approx. 9 mph
(15 km/h) or more.
Switch off the tow-away alarm
(
컄 page 84).
To prevent the vehicle door locks from
locking, deactivate the automatic cen-
tral locking (
컄 page 153).
Towing of the vehicle should only be
done using the properly installed tow-
ing eye bolt. Never attach tow cable,
tow rope or tow rod to the vehicle chas-
sis, frame or suspension parts.