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Removing the towing eye
Loosen the towing eye and unscrew it.
X
Attach cover : to the bumper and press until
X
it engages.
Put the towing eye back into the vehicle tool
X
kit.
Towing the vehicle away with the rear
axle raised
When towing your vehicle with the rear axle
raised, it is important that you observe the
safety instructions (
Y
!
Vehicles with automatic transmission must
not be towed with the rear axle raised. The
car/trailer combination may otherwise
swerve or even overturn.
!
The ignition must be switched off if you are
towing the vehicle with the rear axle raised.
Intervention by ESP
age the brake system.
Switch on the hazard warning lamps
X
(
page 120).
Y
Move the front wheels to the straight-ahead
X
position.
If necessary, turn the key in the ignition lock
X
to position 0 and remove the key from the
ignition lock.
When leaving the vehicle, take the key with
X
you.
Towing the vehicle with both axles on
the ground
Vehicles with automatic transmission: the
automatic transmission automatically shifts to
position P when you open the driver's or front-
passenger door or when you remove the key
from the ignition lock. In order to ensure that the
automatic transmission stays in position N
when towing away the vehicle, you must do the
following:
Make sure that the vehicle is stationary.
X
Turn the key to position 2 in the ignition lock.
X
page 347).
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could otherwise dam-
Towing away and tow-starting
Depress the brake pedal and keep it
X
depressed.
Shift the automatic transmission to position
X
N.
Vehicles with manual transmission:
Turn the key to position 2 in the ignition lock.
X
Depress the brake pedal and keep it
X
depressed.
Depress the clutch pedal fully and shift to
X
neutral.
Vehicles with manual or automatic trans-
mission:
Leave the key in position 2 in the ignition lock.
X
Release the brake pedal.
X
Release the electric parking brake.
X
Switch on the hazard warning lamps
X
(
page 120).
Y
In order to signal a change of direction when
towing the vehicle with the hazard warning
lamps switched on, use the combination switch
as usual. In this case, only the turn signals for
the desired direction flash. When you reset the
combination switch, the hazard warning lamps
start flashing again.
Transporting the vehicle
Vehicles with automatic transmission
!
When the vehicle is loaded for transport, the
front and rear axles must be stationary and on
the same transportation vehicle. Positioning
over the connection point of the transport
vehicle is not permitted. The drive train may
otherwise be damaged.
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