Vehicle Towing Instructions - Mercedes-Benz CLE Coupe 2023 Owner's Manual

342 Driving and parking
Load distribution on the bicycle rack
1 Vertical distance between centre of gravity
and ball head
2 Horizontal distance between centre of gravity
and ball head
3
The centre of gravity is on the vehicle's centre
axis.
Observe the following information when loading
the bicycle rack:
Loading the bicycle rack
3 bicycles
Total weight Up to 75 kg
of 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 both trailer hitch
guide pins.

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 may result in damage to the vehicle.
When you are towing a vehicle with tow bar sys-
tems, safe driving characteristics cannot be guar-
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anteed for the towing vehicle or the towed vehicle.
The vehicle-trailer combination may swerve from
4 bicycles
side to side.
Observe the following information:
Up to 100 kg
Permitted towing methods (
R
The notes on towing the vehicle with both
R
axles on the ground (
420 mm
400 mm
page 530)
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page 57)
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