Towing The Vehicle; The Vehicle - Mercedes-Benz 300 SE 1993 Owner's Manual

Towing the Vehicle

The rear tow ing eye is located at
the right, below the bum per. The
front tow ing eye is located on the
passenger side behind a flap in
the bum per panel.
Flap rem oval: Insert finger in
recess of flap and pull flap out.
Flap installation: Engage flap at
bottom and press in top securely.
We recom m end that the vehicle
be transported using flat bed
equipm ent. This m ethod is pre­
ferable to other types of tow ing.
The ve hicle m ay be tow ed w ith all
w heels on the ground and the
selector lever in position " N " for
d istances up to 30 m iles (50 km)
and at a speed not to exceed
30 m ph (50 k m /h ).
To p ositively avoid a p ossibility of
dam age to the transm ission,
how ever, we recom m end to d is­
connect the drive shaft at the rear
axle drive flange on any tow ing
beyond a short tow to a nearby
garage.
Do not tow w ith sling-type e q u ip ­
ment. Tow ing with sling-type
e quipm ent over bum py roads w ill
dam age radiator and supports.
Use wheel lift, dolly, or flat bed
equipm ent, with key in steering
lock turned to position 0.
W arning!
W ith th e e n g in e not running,
th e re is no pow er assistance
for the braking and steering
system s. In this case, it is
im portant to keep in m ind that
a consid erably h ig h er d eg ree
of e ffo rt is necessary to brake
and steer the vehicle.
Note:
To signal turns w hile being towed
with hazard w arning flasher in
use, turn key in steering lock to
position 2 and activate
co m bination sw itch for left or right
turn signal in usual m anner - only
the selected turn signal will
operate.
Upon canceling the turn signal,
the harzard fla she r w ill operate
again.
V ehicles w ith A cceleratio n Slip
C ontrol (ASR )
Caution!
If the vehicle is towed with the
front axle raised, the key m ust not
be in steering lock position 2.
O therw ise, the acceleration slip
control w ill im m ediately be
engaged and w ill a pply the rear
wheel brakes.
115