Mercedes-Benz S-Class Saloon W223 2021 Owner's Manual page 392

390 Breakdown assistance
Towing eye storage location
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Towing eye is located under the boot floor.
Depending on the vehicle equipment, the towing
eye may be located at another position in the
boot.
Installing the towing eye
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Press the mark on cover
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remove.
Screw in the towing eye clockwise as far as it
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will go and tighten.
Vehicles with a trailer hitch: vehicles with a trailer
hitch do not have a rear bracket for the towing
eye. Fasten the tow bar to the trailer hitch.
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Make sure that cover
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bumper when you remove the towing eye.
* NOTE Damage to the vehicle due to incor-
rect use of the towing eye or trailer hitch
When a towing eye or trailer hitch is used to
recover a vehicle, the vehicle may be damaged
in the process.
Only use the towing eye or trailer hitch to
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tow away or tow start the vehicle.
Do not use the towing eye or trailer hitch
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to tow the vehicle during recovery.
Tow-starting the vehicle (emergency engine start)
* NOTE Damage to the automatic transmis-
inwards and
sion due to tow-starting
Tow-starting the vehicle can damage the auto-
matic transmission.
Do not tow-start the vehicle.
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Do not tow-start the vehicle.
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