Removing The Towing Eye; With The Rear Axle Raised; With Both Axles On The Ground; Transporting The Vehicle - Mercedes-Benz M-Class Operator's Manual

Remove the towing eye from the vehicle
X
tool kit ( page 380).
Y
To open the cover at the front: press the
X
mark on cover : inwards in the direction
of the arrow.
To open the cover at the rear: insert a
X
flat, blunt object into the cutout and lever
cover ; out of the bumper.
Take cover : or ; off the opening.
X
Screw the towing eye in clockwise to the
X
stop and tighten it.

Removing the towing eye

Loosen the towing eye and unscrew it.
X
Attach cover : or ; to the bumper and
X
press until it engages.
Place the towing eye in the vehicle tool kit.
X
Towing the vehicle with the rear axle
raised
! The ignition must be switched off if you
are towing the vehicle with the rear axle
raised. Intervention by ESP
otherwise damage the brake system.
Only possible for vehicles without
4MATIC.
Switch on the hazard warning lamps
X
( page 124).
Y
Turn the SmartKey to position 0 in the
X
ignition lock and remove the SmartKey
from the ignition lock.
When leaving the vehicle, take the
X
SmartKey or the KEYLESS-GO key with you.
When towing your vehicle with the rear axle
raised, it is important that you observe the
safety instructions (
Y
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could
page 391).
Towing and tow-starting
Towing a vehicle with both axles on
the ground
It is important that you observe the safety
instructions when towing away your vehicle
( page 391).
Y
The automatic transmission automatically
shifts to position P when you open the driver's
or front-passenger door or when you remove
the SmartKey from the ignition lock.
In order to ensure that the automatic
transmission stays in position N when towing
the vehicle, you must observe the following
points:
Make sure that the vehicle is stationary and
X
the SmartKey in the ignition lock is in
position 0.
Turn the SmartKey to position 2 in the
X
ignition lock.
On vehicles with KEYLESS-GO, use the
SmartKey instead of the Start/Stop button
( page 158).
Y
Depress and hold the brake pedal.
X
Shift the automatic transmission to
X
position N.
Release the brake pedal.
X
Release the electric parking brake.
X
Leave the SmartKey in position 2 in the
X
ignition lock.
Switch on the hazard warning lamps
X
( page 124).
Y
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In order to signal a change of direction
when towing the vehicle with the hazard
warning lamps switched on, use the
combination switch as usual. In this case,
only the indicator lamps for the direction of
travel flash. After resetting the
combination switch, the hazard warning
lamp starts flashing again.

Transporting the vehicle

! You may only secure the vehicle by the
wheels, not by parts of the vehicle such as
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