Mercedes-Benz A Series 2015 Owner's Manual page 356

Vehicles with automatic transmission:
X
shift the automatic transmission to posi-
tion P.
or
Vehicles with manual transmission:
X
depress the clutch pedal fully and engage
neutral.
Release the brake pedal.
X
Release the electric parking brake.
X
Deactivate tow-away protection
X
( page 79).
Y
Deactivate automatic locking (
X
Switch on the hazard warning lamps
X
( page 123).
Y
Turn the key in the ignition lock to position
X
0 and leave the key in the ignition lock.
Towing the vehicle with both axles on
the ground
It is important that you observe the safety
instructions when towing away your vehicle
( page 350).
Y
On vehicles with KEYLESS-GO or the
X
KEYLESS-GO start function: you must
use the key instead of the Start/Stop but-
ton ( page 159).
Y
Vehicles with automatic transmission: the
automatic transmission automatically shifts
to position P when you open the driver's or
front-passenger door or when you remove the
key from the ignition lock. In order to ensure
that the automatic transmission stays in posi-
tion N when towing away the vehicle, you
must observe the following points:
Make sure that the vehicle is stationary.
X
Turn the key to position 2 in the ignition
X
lock.
Depress the brake pedal and keep it
X
depressed.
Shift the automatic transmission to posi-
X
tion N.
Towing away and tow-starting
Vehicles with manual transmission:
Turn the key to position 2 in the ignition
X
lock.
When the vehicle is stationary, depress the
X
brake pedal and keep it depressed.
Depress the clutch pedal fully and shift to
X
neutral.
Vehicles with manual or automatic trans-
mission:
Leave the key in position 2 in the ignition
X
lock.
page 251).
Y
Release the brake pedal.
X
Release the electric parking brake.
X
Switch on the hazard warning lamps
X
( page 123).
Y
i
In order to signal a change of direction
when towing the vehicle with the hazard
warning lamps switched on, use the com-
bination switch as usual. In this case, only
the turn signals for the desired direction
flash. When you reset the combination
switch, the hazard warning lamps start
flashing again.
Transporting the vehicle
4MATIC vehicles/vehicles with auto-
matic transmission
! When the vehicle is loaded for transport,
the front and rear axles must be stationary
and on the same transportation vehicle.
Positioning over the connection point of the
353
Z