Towing And Tow-Starting; Installing The Towing Eye; Removing The Towing Eye - Mercedes-Benz GLK-Class Operator's Manual

The battery must be connected and charged.
Otherwise, you:
cannot turn the SmartKey to position 2 in
R
the ignition lock
cannot shift the automatic transmission to
R
position N
i
Deactivate the automatic locking feature
( page 80). You could otherwise be locked
Y
out when pushing or towing the vehicle.
Installing/removing the towing eye

Installing the towing eye

G WARNING
The exhaust tail pipe may be very hot. There
is a risk of burns when removing the rear
cover.
Do not touch the exhaust pipe. Take particular
care when removing the rear cover.
Vehicles with a trailer tow hitch: if you intend
to use the vehicle for towing, install the ball
coupling and connect the towbar to it
( page 210).
Y
Remove the towing eye from the vehicle
X
tool kit ( page 312).
Y
The brackets for the screw-in towing eyes are
located in the bumpers. They are under the
covers at the front and at the rear on vehicles
without a trailer coupling. On vehicles with a
trailer coupling, the bracket is at the front
under the cover.

Towing and tow-starting

Vehicles without the AMG Sports package
Vehicles with the AMG Sports package
Press the mark on cover : inwards in the
X
direction of the arrow.
Rear bumpers on vehicles with the AMG
Sports package: lift up cover : from the
bumper by inserting a round, blunt object
into the recess.
Take cover : off the opening.
X
Screw in and tighten the towing eye
X
clockwise to the stop.

Removing the towing eye

Unscrew and remove the towing eye.
X
Attach cover : to the bumper and press
X
until it engages.
Place the towing eye in the vehicle tool kit.
X
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Z