Mercedes-Benz A Series Owner's Manual page 272

Fitting the towing eye
Vehicles with a trailer tow hitch: if you
intend to use the vehicle for towing, fit the ball
coupling ( page 186) and connect the tow-
Y
bar to this.
Opening the front cover
The mountings for the removable towing eyes
are in the bumpers. They are located at the
front and rear behind covers on the right-hand
side of the vehicle when viewed in the direc-
tion of travel.
Cover
1
Press cover 1 back in the direction of the
X
arrow.
Take cover 1 off the opening.
X
Opening the rear cover
Cover
1
Press cover 1 back in the direction of the
X
arrow.
Take cover 1 off the opening.
X
Securing the towing eye
Take the towing eye and the wheel wrench
X
from the vehicle tool kit ( page 200).
Y
Screw in the towing eye clockwise to the
X
stop.
Insert the wheel wrench handle into the
X
towing eye and tighten it.
Practical advice
Towing and tow-starting
Towing the vehicle
!
You may tow the vehicle for a maximum
of 50 km. A towing speed of 50 km/h must
not be exceeded.
With towing distances over 50 km, the
entire vehicle needs to be lifted up and
transported.
!
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. Intervention by
ESP ® could otherwise damage the brake
system.
Vehicles with manual transmission
Turn the key to position 2 (
X
Y
the ignition lock.
Fully depress the clutch pedal.
X
Shift to neutral.
X
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