Installing The Towing Eye - Mercedes-Benz 2015 GLK Operator's Manual

Towing and tow-starting
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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 Disarm the automatic locking feature
before the vehicle is towed (
could otherwise be locked out when push-
ing 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 214).
Y
Remove the towing eye from the vehicle
X
tool kit ( page 314).
Y
The brackets for the screw-in towing eyes are
located in the bumpers. For vehicles without
a trailer tow hitch, they are at the front and at
the rear, under the covers. For vehicles with
trailer tow hitch, it is located under the cover.
page 85). You
Y
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 clock-
X
wise 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