Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG Owner's Manual page 223

Towing and tow-starting
220
Pull out cover : forwards.
X
Take cover : off the opening.
X
Removing the towing eye
Take the wheel wrench
X
change tool kit (
Insert the wheel wrench handle into the
X
towing eye and turn it anti-clockwise.
Unscrew the towing eye.
X
Attach cover : to the bumper and press
X
until it engages.
Return the towing eye and the wheel
X
wrench to the tyre-change tool kit.
Towing the vehicle with the rear axle
raised
When towing your vehicle with the rear axle
raised, it is important that you observe the
safety instructions (
Only tow the vehicle with the rear axle raised
in exceptional cases.
! The engine must be switched off (key in
ignition lock in position 0 or position 1) if
the vehicle is being towed with the front
axle raised or if the parking brake is being
tested on a dynamometer. Otherwise,
intervention by ESP
brake system.
15 Not included in the scope of delivery.
15
from the tyre-
page 203).
Y
page 218).
Y
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could damage the
Switch on the hazard warning lamps
X
( page 84).
Y
Make sure that the key is in position 2 in
X
the ignition and that the engine is running
throughout the towing procedure.
Move the transmission to N with the E-
X
SELECT lever. Check the transmission posi-
tion in the instrument cluster.
Towing the vehicle with both axles on
the ground
It is important that you observe the safety
instructions when towing away your vehicle
( page 218).
Y
Switch on the hazard warning lamps
X
( page 84).
Y
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When towing with the hazard warning
lamps switched on, use the combination
switch as usual to signal a change of direc-
tion. In this case, only the turn signals for
the desired direction flash. When the com-
bination switch is reset, the hazard warning
lamps start flashing again.
Insert the key into the ignition lock
X
( page 103).
Y
Start the engine and leave the key in the
X
ignition.
Move the transmission to N with the E-
X
SELECT lever.
Check the transmission position in the
X
instrument cluster display (
Leave the engine running during the entire
X
towing procedure.
Transporting the vehicle
The towing eye can be used to pull the vehicle
onto a trailer or transporter for transporting
purposes.
! Only lash the vehicle down by the wheels
or wheel rims, not by parts of the vehicle
page 108).
Y