X
Press the mark on cover : inwards in the
direction of the arrow.
X
Take cover : off the opening.
X
Screw the towing eye in clockwise to the
stop 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 with the front axle
raised
When towing your vehicle with the frontaxle
raised, it is important thatyou observe the
safety instructions (Y page 236).
!
The ignition must be switched off if you
are towing the vehicle with the front axle
raised. Intervention by ESP
®
could other-
wise damage the brake system.
!
On vehicles with AUTOTRONIC, the selec-
tor lever must be in position N. The trans-
mission may otherwise be damaged.
X
Turn the key to position 2 in the ignition
lock.
X
When the vehicle is stationary, depress the
brake pedal and keep it depressed.
X
Vehicles with manual transmission:
shift to neutral.
or
X
Vehicles with AUTOTRONIC: shift AUTO-
TRONIC to position N.
X
Release the brake pedal.
X
Release the parking brake.
X
Deactivate automatic locking
(Y page 162).
X
Switch on the hazard warning lamps
(Y page 85).
X
Turn the key in the ignition lock to position
0 and leave the key in the ignition lock.
Towing the vehicle with both axles on
the ground
It is important that you observe the safety
instructions when towing away your vehicle
(Y page 236).
G
Risk of accident
The power steering and the brake force boos-
ter do not work when the engine is not run-
ning. You will then need much more effort to
brake and steer the vehicle. Adapt your style
of driving accordingly.
X
Switch on the hazard warning lamps
(Y page 85).
i
When towing with the hazard warning
lamps switched on, use the combination
switch as usual to signal achange of direc-
tion. In this case, only the turn signals for
the desired direction flash. When the com-
bination switch is reset, the hazard warning
lamps start flashing again.
X
Turn the key to position 2 in the ignition
lock.
X
When the vehicle is stationary, depress the
brake pedal and keep it depressed.
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Towing and tow-starting
Breakdown assistance
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