Tow-Starting And Towing The Vehicle - Mercedes-Benz 190E 2.3 1987 Owner's Manual

Tow-starting and Towing the
Vehicle
The rear towing eye is located below
to the right side of the spare tire com­
partment. The front towing eye is loca­
ted on the passenger side behind a
flap in the bumper panel.
To remove the flap, insert finger in the
opening of the flap, pull the flap out
slightly and downward to remove.
To install the flap, engage the flap
at the top and press in the bottom se­
curely.
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Caution
For tow-starting your vehicle we only re­
commend using a tow bar. Serious
damage can, result when using chains,
steel ropes or similar devices.
Engage hook of towing bar from the
right side of the towing eye. This will
ensure adequate clearance between
the towing bar and the bumper panel
opening during turns.
Only tow-start vehicle with the battery
cables connected and the key in steer­
ing lock position 2.
Warning!
When the engine is not running,
both the service brake and the steer­
ing are without power assistance.
Under these circumstances, a much
greater effort is necessary to stop or
steer the vehicle.
Tow-starting a Vehicle
with Automatic Transmission
Shift selector lever to position " N".
Turn key to steering lock position 2 and
have vehicle towed.
After attaining a towing speed of
30 km/h (18 mph) (with cold transmis­
sion) or 50 km/h (30 mph) (with warm
transmission), shift selector lever to
position "2" to tow-start the engine.
Touch the accelerator only when the
engine starts running. As soon as the
engine has started, quickly return se­
lector lever to " N" .
If the engine fails to fire within a few
seconds, return the selector lever from
"2" to " N" as otherwise the transmis­
sion may be damaged.
For another starting attempt bring the
car to a full stop first, move selector
lever to position " N" , wait for a short
while and repeat the tow starting
procedure again.
The same procedure may be used for
starting the engine while rolling down­
hill.