Vehicle Towing Instructions - Mercedes-Benz S-Class Saloon W223 2021 Owner's Manual

Loading the bicycle rack
3 bicycles
Total weight of Up to 75 kg
bicycle rack and
load
Max. distance 420 mm
1
Max. distance 300 mm
2
When transporting four bicycles or 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 that are used for flat towing or dinghy
towing, for example. Attaching and using tow bar
systems can lead to damage on the vehicle. When
you are towing a vehicle with tow bar systems,
safe driving characteristics cannot be guaranteed
for the towing vehicle or the towed vehicle. The
vehicle-trailer combination may swerve from side
4 bicycles
to side. Comply with the permitted towing meth-
ods ( page 385) and the instructions for towing
/
Up to 100 kg
with both axles on the ground (
420 mm
400 mm
page 386).
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