Removing The Towing Eye; With The Rear Axle Raised; With Both Axles On The Ground; Transporting The Vehicle - Mercedes-Benz CLS Operator's Manual

Towing and tow-starting
330
Take cover ; off the opening.
X
Screw in and tighten the towing eye
X
clockwise to the stop.

Removing the towing eye

Unscrew and remove the towing eye.
X
Position the top of cover : in the bumper
X
and press it in at the bottom until it
engages.
Attach cover ; to the bumper and press
X
until it engages.
Place the towing eye in the vehicle tool kit.
X
Towing the vehicle with the rear axle
raised
! The ignition must be switched off if you
are towing the vehicle with the rear axle
raised. Intervention by ESP
otherwise damage the brake system.
Only possible for vehicles without
4MATIC.
Switch on the hazard warning lamps
X
( page 120).
Y
Turn the SmartKey to position 0 in the
X
ignition lock and remove the SmartKey
from the ignition lock.
When leaving the vehicle, take the
X
SmartKey or the KEYLESS-GO key with you.
When towing your vehicle with the rear axle
raised, it is important that you observe the
safety instructions (
Towing a vehicle with both axles on
the ground
It is important that you observe the safety
instructions when towing away your vehicle
( page 328).
Y
®
could
page 328).
Y
The automatic transmission automatically
shifts to position P when you open the driver's
or front-passenger door or when you remove
the SmartKey from the ignition lock. In order
to ensure that the automatic transmission
stays in position N when towing the vehicle,
you must observe the following points:
Make sure that the vehicle is stationary and
X
the SmartKey in the ignition lock is in
position 0.
Turn the SmartKey to position 2 in the
X
ignition lock.
On vehicles with KEYLESS-GO, use the
SmartKey instead of the Start/Stop button
( page 147).
Y
Depress and hold the brake pedal.
X
Shift the automatic transmission to
X
position N.
Release the brake pedal.
X
Release the parking brake.
X
Switch on the hazard warning lamps
X
( page 120).
Y
Leave the SmartKey in position 2 in the
X
ignition lock.
i
When towing with the hazard warning
lamps switched on, use the combination
switch as usual to signal a change of
direction. In this case, only the indicator
lamps for the direction of travel flash. After
resetting the combination switch, the
hazard warning lamp starts flashing again.

Transporting the vehicle

! Only lash the vehicle down by the wheels
or wheel rims, not by parts of the vehicle
such as axle or steering components.
Otherwise, the vehicle could be damaged.
The towing eye can be used to pull the vehicle
onto a trailer or transporter for transporting
purposes.