Mercedes-Benz 300 TE Owner's Manual page 91

Tow ing of V ehicle
The rear to w in g eye is lo ca te d on the
p a sse n g e r sid e b e lo w th e b u m p e r
and th e fro n t to w in g eye on th e p a s­
se n g e r sid e b e h in d a flap in th e
b u m p e r panel.
Flap re m o v a l: In se rt fin g e r in th e flap
o p e n in g and pull out.
To install th e flap, e n ga ge th e fla p at
th e to p and p re ss in th e b o tto m
securely.
We re co m m e n d th a t th e veh icle be
tra n s p o rte d using fla t bed e q uipm en t.
T his m e th o d is p re fe rab le to o th e r
ty p e s o f to w in g .
The v e h icle m ay be to w e d w ith all
w h e e ls on th e g ro u n d and the s e le c ­
to r le ver in p o s itio n " N " fo r dis ta n ce s
up to 120 km (75 m iles) and at a
sp e e d n o t to e xce e d 50 k m /h
(30 m ph).
To p o s itiv e ly avoid a p o s s ib ility o f
dam age to th e tra n sm is sio n , h o w ­
ever, w e re co m m e n d to d is c o n n e c t
th e drive sh a ft at th e rear axle drive
flan ge on any to w in g be yon d a s h o rt
to w to a nearby garage.
Do n o t to w w ith s lin g -ty p e e q uipm en t.
T ow ing w ith s lin g -ty p e e q u ip m e n t
ove r b u m p y ro a d s w ill dam age radia­
to r and s u p p o rts .
Use w h e e l lift o r fla t bed e q uipm en t.
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