X
Vehicles with manual transmission:
depress the clutch pedal.
X
Shift to neutral.
or
X
Vehicles with AUTOTRONIC: shift AUTO-
TRONIC to position N.
X
Release the brake pedal.
X
Release the parking brake.
Transporting the vehicle
The towing eyes or trailertow hitch can be
used to pull the vehicle onto a trailer or trans-
porter if you wish to transport it.
X
Vehicles with manual transmission:
shift to neutral.
X
Vehicles with AUTOTRONIC: turn the key
to position 2 in the ignition lock.
X
Move the selector lever to N.
As soon as the vehicle is loaded:
X
Prevent the vehicle from rolling away by
applying the parking brake.
X
Vehicles with manual transmission:
shift to first gear or reverse gear.
X
Vehicles with AUTOTRONIC: move the
selector lever to position P.
X
Turn the key in the ignition lock to position
0 and remove the key from the ignition
lock.
X
Secure the vehicle.
!
Only lash the vehicle down by the wheels
or wheel rims, not by parts of the vehicle
such as axle or steering components.Oth-
erwise, the vehicle could be damaged.
Tow-starting (emergency engine
starting)
When tow-starting, it is important thatyou
observe the safety instructions (Y page 236)
and the legal requirements in each respective
country.
!
Vehicles with AUTOTRONIC must not be
tow-started. Otherwise, you could damage
AUTOTRONIC.
Before tow-starting the following conditions
must be fulfilled:
R
the battery is connected.
R
the engine has cooled down.
R
the catalytic converters have cooled down.
X
Switch on the hazard warning lamps
(Y page 85).
X
Fit the towing eye (Y page 237).
X
Secure the rigid towing bar or the towing
rope.
X
Depress and hold the brake pedal.
X
Turn the key to position 2 in the ignition
lock.
X
Depress the clutch pedal and keep it
depressed.
X
Shift to neutral.
X
Release the brake pedal.
X
Tow-start the vehicle.
X
Engage second engage gear.
X
Release the clutch pedal slowly, do not
operate the accelerator pedal while doing
so.
The engine is started.
X
Depress the clutch pedal and shift to neu-
tral.
X
Stop at a suitable place.
X
Apply the parking brake.
X
Remove the rigid towing bar or towing rope.
X
Remove the towing eye (Y page 238).
X
Switch off the hazard warning lamps.
Electrical fuses
Important safety notes
The fuses in your vehicle serve to close down
faulty circuits. If afuse blows, all the compo-
nents on the circuit and their functions stop
operating.
Electrical fuses
239
Breakdown assistance
Z
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