Installing The Towing Eye - Mercedes-Benz 2016 S-Class Operator's Manual

Towing and tow-starting
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PLUG-IN HYBRID vehicles may not be towed
away but must instead be transported, if:
the multifunction display is not working or
R
the á Towing Not Permitted See
R
Operator's Manual
multifunction display.
If the vehicle is in a dangerous area, it can be
towed out of that area with both axles on the
ground. In this case, the towing distance must
not be greater than 165 ft (50 m) and must not
exceed a towing speed of 6 mph (10 km/h). For
longer distances, have the vehicle loaded and
transported.
Installing/removing the towing eye

Installing the towing eye

The brackets for the screw-in towing eye are
located in the bumpers. They are at the rear and
at the front, under covers :.
Remove the towing eye from the vehicle tool
X
kit/stowage tray (
Press the mark on cover : inwards in the
X
direction of the arrow.
Remove cover : from the opening.
X
Screw in the towing eye clockwise as far as it
X
will go and tighten it.
message appears in the
page 367).
Y
Removing the towing eye
Unscrew and remove the towing eye.
X
Attach cover : to the bumper and press until
X
it engages.
Place the towing eye in the vehicle tool kit/
X
stowage tray.
Towing a vehicle with both axles on
the ground
It is important that you observe the safety
instructions when towing away your vehicle
( page 379).
Y
The automatic transmission automatically shifts
to position P when you open the driver's or front-
passenger door or when you remove the Smart-
Key from the ignition lock.
In order to ensure that the automatic transmis-
sion stays in position N when towing the vehicle,
you must observe the following points:
You must use the SmartKey instead of the
X
Start/Stop button (
Y
Make sure that the vehicle is stationary and
X
that the key is in position 0 in the ignition lock.
Turn the SmartKey to position 2 in the ignition
X
lock.
Depress and hold the brake pedal.
X
Shift the automatic transmission to position
X
N.
Release the brake pedal.
X
Release the electric parking brake.
X
Leave the SmartKey in position 2 in the igni-
X
tion lock.
Switch on the hazard warning lamps
X
( page 132).
Y
In order to signal a change of direction when
towing the vehicle with the hazard warning
lamps switched on, use the combination switch
as usual. In this case, only the indicator lamps
for the direction of travel flash. After resetting
the combination switch, the hazard warning
lamp starts flashing again.
page 162).