Vehicle Towing Instructions - Mercedes-Benz GLE Owner's Manual

Distribution of the load on the bicycle rack
1 Vertical distance between centre of gravity
and ball head
2 Horizontal distance between centre of grav‐
ity and ball head
3 The centre of gravity is on the vehicle's
centre axis
Observe the following information when
loading the bicycle rack:
Number Total Max. dis‐
of bicy‐ weight tance
cles of bicy‐
cle rack
and load
3 Up to 420 mm
75 kg
4 Up to 420 mm
100 kg
When transporting four bicycles or with a total
weight between 75 kg and 100 kg, always use
bicycle racks with additional support on the
trailer hitch guide pin.

Vehicle towing instructions

The vehicle is not suitable for the use of tow-bar
systems, which are used for flat towing or dinghy
towing, for example. Attaching and using tow-bar
systems can lead to damage on the vehicle.
When towing a vehicle with tow-bar systems,
safe, dynamic driving behaviour of the towing
vehicle and the vehicle being towed is not guar‐
anteed. The vehicle-trailer combination can
Max. dis‐
swerve from side to side. Comply with the per‐
1 1 tance 2 2
mitted towing methods (
instructions for towing with both axles on the
ground (
→
300 mm
400 mm
Driving and parking 297
page 500) and the
→
page 501).