Removing The Towing Eye - Mercedes-Benz 2015 M-Class Operator's Manual

Remove the towing eye from the vehicle
X
tool kit ( page 382).
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 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 : 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
wise damage the brake system.
Only possible for vehicles without
4MATIC.
Switch on the hazard warning lamps
X
( page 124).
Y
Bring the front wheels into the straight-
X
ahead position.
Turn the SmartKey to position 0 in the igni-
X
tion lock and remove the SmartKey from
the ignition lock.
When leaving the vehicle, take the Smart-
X
Key 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
®
could other-
page 393).
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 393).
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 trans-
mission 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 posi-
tion 0.
Turn the SmartKey to position 2 in the igni-
X
tion 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 posi-
X
tion 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
i In order to signal a change of direction
when towing the vehicle with the hazard
warning lamps switched on, use the com-
bination switch as usual. In this case, only
the indicator lamps for the direction of
travel flash. After resetting the combina-
tion 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
395
Z