Mercedes-Benz CLA 2020 Operator's Manual page 416

414 Breakdown assistance
Permitted towing methods
Vehicle equipment/towing
method
Vehicles with automatic transmis‐
sion
4MATIC vehicles
To tow with a raised axle: towing should be
performed by a towing company.
Towing the vehicle with both axles on the
ground
Observe the notes on the permitted towing
#
methods ( page 413).
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Make sure that the battery is connected and
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charged.
Both axles on the ground
Yes, maximum 31 miles (50 km) at
31 mph (50 km/h)
Yes, maximum 31 miles (50 km) at
31 mph (50 km/h)
Observe the following points when the battery is
discharged:
The engine cannot be started
R
The electric parking brake cannot be
R
released or applied
Vehicles with automatic transmission:
R
The automatic transmission cannot be shif‐
ted to position i or j.
% Vehicles with automatic transmission: If
the automatic transmission cannot be shif‐
Front axle raised
Yes, maximum 31 miles (50 km) at
31 mph (50 km/h)
No
ted to position i, or the multifunction dis‐
play in the instrument cluster does not show
anything, have the vehicle transported away
( page 416). A towing vehicle with lifting
/
equipment is required for vehicle transporta‐
tion.
Rear axle raised
Yes, maximum 31 miles (50 km) at
31 mph (50 km/h)
No