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Practical hints
Towing the vehicle
Installing towing eye bolt
Front
Example illustration (SL 550 and SL 600
without Sport Package)
1 Cover on passenger side of front
bumper
To remove cover:
Press mark on cover 1 in direction of
arrow.
Lift cover 1 off to reveal the threaded
hole for towing eye bolt.
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To reinstall cover:
Fit locking tabs of cover under the
lower edge of the opening in the
bumper.
Apply even pressure on the upper part
of the cover until it snaps into place.
Rear
1 Cover on passenger side of rear
bumper
To remove cover:
Insert flat, blunt object as a lever into
upper left or right recess of cover 1.
Loosen cover 1 using the lever.
Fold cover 1 down in direction of
arrow to reveal the threaded hole for
the towing eye bolt.
To reinstall cover:
Fit cover 1 and snap into place.
Installing towing eye bolt
Take the towing eye bolt and the wheel
wrench from the vehicle tool kit
( page 400).
Screw towing eye bolt into threaded
hole to its stop.
Insert wheel wrench into towing eye
and tighten towing eye bolt by turning
it clockwise.
Removing towing eye bolt
Take the wheel wrench from the
vehicle tool kit ( page 400).
Insert wheel wrench into towing eye
and loosen towing eye bolt by turning it
counterclockwise.
Remove towing eye bolt.
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