Vehicle Towing Instructions - Mercedes-Benz S-Class 2020 Owner's Manual

Loading the bicycle rack
3 bicycles
Total weight of Up to 75 kg
bicycle rack
and load
Max. distance 420 mm
1
Max. distance 300 mm
2
When transporting four bicycles or a total weight
between 75 kg and 100 kg, always use bicycle
racks with additional support on the trailer hitch
guide pin.

Vehicle towing instructions

The vehicle is not suitable for the use of tow bar
systems that are used for flat towing or dinghy
towing, for example. Attaching and using tow bar
systems can lead to damage on the vehicle.
When you are towing a vehicle with tow bar sys‐
tems, safe driving characteristics cannot be
guaranteed for the towing vehicle or the towed
vehicle. The vehicle-trailer combination may
4 bicycles
swerve from side to side. Comply with the per‐
mitted towing methods (
Up to
instructions for towing with both axles on the
100 kg
ground ( page 386).
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420 mm
400 mm
page 385) and the
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