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VEHICLE CARE
Vehicle Recovery
To aid vehicle recovery, such as winch-
ing onto a flatbed car transporter,
screw the recovery eye supplied in the
vehicle tool kit into the threaded
mounting point located behind the left-
hand side of the front bumper centre
grille.
WARNING: Use only towing equip-
ment designed specifically for this
purpose.
CAUTION: Only in an emergency
should the car be towed using the
recovery eye and then only for the
shortest distance necessary.
CAUTION: The vehicle may be
damaged if winched using the
towing eye if the vehicle ground
clearance is too low.
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Using the Recovery Eye
– Remove the protective bung and
screw the recovery eye fully coun-
ter-clockwise into the mounting
N
point.
NOTE: Ensure the recovery eye is
screwed firmly into the mounting
point as possible before winching
the vehicle.
– Put the vehicle into ignition mode
II (active) and release the electric
parking brake, see pages 153 and
165.
– For manual transmission vehicles,
put the gear lever into neutral.
– For automatic transmission vehicles,
select N - Neutral, see page 158
– Ensure that the keyfob is left in the
cabin when the vehicle is being
N
towed.
NOTE: Towing dollies must be
placed under the rear wheels
before winching the vehicle if
neutral cannot be selected or the
parking brake released.
CAUTION: Attempting to winch
the vehicle with the vehicle still
in gear or the parking brake still
applied will cause damage to the
transmission or braking systems.
CAUTION: Attaching winching/
towing equipment to the vehicle
body or suspension will result in
damage to the vehicle.
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