Removing The Towing Eye; Towing A Vehicle With Both Axles On The Ground; Towing A Vehicle With The Front Axle Raised - Mercedes-Benz GLA Operator's Manual

The towing eye is beneath the cargo com-
partment floor with the vehicle tool kit
( page 306).
Y
Vehicles with the TIREFIT kit: the towing
eye is beneath the tire inflation compres-
sor.
Press the mark on cover : inwards in the
X
direction of the arrow.
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
To fasten the front cover: position the top
X
of cover : in the bumper and press it in at
the bottom until it engages.
To fasten the rear cover: position the left-
X
hand side of cover : in the bumper and
press it in on the right-hand side until it
engages.
Place the towing eye in the stowage well
X
beneath the cargo compartment floor
( page 306) in the cargo compartment.
Y
Vehicles with the TIREFIT kit: put back the
X
tire inflation compressor.
Towing a vehicle with both axles on
the ground
i
In order to signal a change of direction
when towing 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 reset-
ting the combination switch, the hazard
warning lamp starts flashing again.
Towing and tow-starting
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.
X
Turn the SmartKey to position 2 in the igni-
X
tion lock.
Depress and hold the brake pedal.
X
Shift the automatic transmission to posi-
X
tion N.
Leave the SmartKey in position 2 in the
X
ignition lock.
Release the brake pedal.
X
Release the electric parking brake.
X
Switch on the hazard warning lamps
X
( page 113).
Y
It is important that you observe the safety
instructions when towing away your vehicle
( page 317).
Y
Towing the vehicle with the front axle
raised
Only vehicles without 4MATIC can be
towed with the front axle raised.
! Vehicles with 4MATIC must not be towed
with either the front or the rear axle raised,
as doing so will damage the transmission.
Vehicles with 4MATIC may either be towed
away with both axles on the ground or be loa-
ded up and transported.
! The ignition must be switched off if the
vehicle is being towed with the front axle
raised. Otherwise, ESP
damage the brake system.
Turn the SmartKey to position 2 in the igni-
X
tion lock.
When the vehicle is stationary, depress the
X
brake pedal and keep it depressed.
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