Mercedes-Benz SL 2008 Owner's Manual page 285

Practical advice
Towing and tow-starting
Opening the rear cover
Cover
1
Use a suitable object such as a screwdriver
X
and insert it in the notch on the left or right
to lever off cover 1.
Fold cover 1 down.
X
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.
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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 rear axle
raised or if the parking brake is being tested
on a dynamometer. Intervention by ESP
could otherwise damage the brake system.
Turn the key to position 2 in the ignition
X
lock.
Move the selector lever to N.
X
Removing the towing eye
Take the wheel wrench from the vehicle
X
tool kit ( page 200).
Y
Insert the wheel wrench handle into the
X
towing eye and turn it anti-clockwise.
Unscrew the towing eye.
X
Replace the cover and press it until it
X
engages.
Return the towing eye and the wheel
X
wrench to the vehicle tool kit.
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Transporting the vehicle
The towing eyes can be used to pull the vehi-
cle onto a trailer or transporter for transport-
ing purposes.
!
Only lash the vehicle down by the wheels
or wheel rims, not by parts of the vehicle
such as axle or steering components. The
vehicle could otherwise be damaged.
Turn the key to position 2 in the ignition
X
lock.
Move the selector lever to N.
X