Installing/Removing The Towing Eye; Towing The Vehicle With The Rear Axle Raised; Towing A Vehicle With Both Axles On The Ground; Towing And Tow-Starting - Mercedes-Benz S-Class Operator's Manual

The battery must be connected and charged.
Otherwise, you:
cannot turn the SmartKey to position 2 in
R
the ignition lock
cannot release the electric parking brake
R
cannot shift the automatic transmission to
R
position N
i
Disarm the automatic locking feature
before the vehicle is towed (
could otherwise be locked out when
pushing or towing the vehicle.

Installing/removing the towing eye

Installing the towing eye
The brackets for the screw-in towing eyes are
located in the bumpers. They are at the rear
and at the front, under covers :.
Remove the towing eye from the vehicle
X
tool kit/stowage tray (
Remove cover : from the opening.
X
Screw in and tighten the towing eye
X
clockwise to the stop.
page 92). You
Y
page 364).
Y

Towing and tow-starting

Removing the towing eye
Unscrew and remove the towing eye.
X
Attach cover : to the bumper and press
X
until it engages.
Place the towing eye in the vehicle tool kit/
X
stowage tray.
Towing the vehicle with the rear axle
raised
Only vehicles without 4MATIC can be
towed 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.
! Vehicles with 4MATIC must not be towed
with either the front or the rear axle raised,
as doing so will damage the transmission.
Vehicles with 4MATIC may either be towed
away with both axles on the ground or be
loaded up and transported.
Switch on the hazard warning lamps
X
( page 140).
Y
If necessary, turn the SmartKey in the
X
ignition lock to position 0 and remove the
SmartKey from the ignition lock.
Take the SmartKey with you when you leave
X
the vehicle.
When towing your vehicle with the rear axle
raised, it is important that you observe the
safety instructions (
Y
Towing a vehicle with both axles on
the ground
It is important that you observe the safety
instructions when towing away your vehicle
( page 376).
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.
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could
page 376).
Z
377