Towing eye 1 is under the load compartment
floor.
Installing the towing eye
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Press the mark on cover 1 inwards and
remove.
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Screw in the towing eye clockwise as far as it
will go and tighten.
Vehicles with a trailer hitch: vehicles with a
trailer hitch do not have a rear bracket for the
towing eye. Fasten the tow bar to the trailer
hitch.
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Make sure that cover 1 engages in the
bumper when you remove the towing eye.
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NOTE Damage to the vehicle due to
incorrect use of the towing eye
When a towing eye is used to recover a vehi‐
cle, the vehicle may be damaged in the proc‐
ess.
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Only use the towing eye to tow away or
tow start the vehicle.
Tow-starting the vehicle
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If the drive system does not start, have the
vehicle transported to a qualified specialist
workshop, e.g. a Mercedes-Benz Service
Centre.
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The drive system cannot be started by tow-
starting the vehicle. Do not perform any
attempts to tow-start the vehicle.
Electrical fuses
Notes on electrical fuses
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WARNING Risk of accident and injury
due to overloaded lines
If you manipulate or bridge a faulty fuse or if
you replace it with a fuse with a higher
amperage, the electric line could be overloa‐
ded.
This could result in a fire.
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Always replace faulty fuses with speci‐
fied new fuses containing the correct
amperage.
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NOTE Damage due to incorrect fuses
Electrical components or systems may be
damaged by incorrect fuses, or their func‐
tionality may be significantly impaired.
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Only use fuses that have been approved
by Mercedes-Benz and which have the
correct fuse rating.
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