Emergency Engine Starting; Towing; Tow-Starting - Mercedes-Benz C Class Owner's Manual

Practical advice
Towing and tow-starting
Opening the front cover
Front bumper
1 Cover
E Press the mark on cover 1 inwards.
E Take cover 1 off the opening but do
not remove it.
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Opening the rear cover
Rear bumper
1 Cover
E Press the mark on cover 1 inwards.
E Take cover 2 off the opening but do
not remove it.
Securing the towing eye
E
Take the towing eye and the wheel
wrench from the vehicle tool kit.
E
Screw in the towing eye clockwise to
the stop.
E
Insert the wheel wrench handle into
the towing eye and tighten.
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Towing the vehicle
!
The engine must be switched off if the ve-
hicle is being towed with the front axle raised
or if the parking brake is being tested on a dy-
namometer. Intervention by ESP
wise damage the brake system.
Vehicles with manual transmission
E
Turn the key to position 2 in the igni-
tion lock.
E
Shift to neutral.
Vehicles with automatic transmission*
E
Turn the key to position 2 in the igni-
tion lock.
E
Move the selector lever to N.
Tow-starting (emergency engine
starting)
Please note:
I Vehicles with automatic transmission*
must not be tow-started.
The battery must be connected.
I
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could other-