Towing The Vehicle With The Rear Axle Raised; Towing A Vehicle With Both Axles On The Ground; Transporting The Vehicle - Mercedes-Benz C-Class Operator's Manual

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.
! 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 loa-
ded up and transported.
! The ignition must be switched off if you
are towing the vehicle with the rear axle
raised. Intervention by ESP
wise damage the brake system.
Switch on the hazard warning lamps
X
( page 127).
Y
Bring the front wheels into the straight-
X
ahead position.
If necessary, turn the SmartKey in the igni-
X
tion 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
®
could other-
page 351).
Towing and tow-starting
Towing a vehicle with both axles on
the ground
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.
X
Turn the SmartKey to position 2 in the igni-
X
tion lock.
Depress and hold the brake pedal.
X
Shift the automatic transmission to posi-
X
tion N.
Leave the SmartKey in position 2 in the
X
ignition lock.
Release the brake pedal.
X
Release the electric parking brake.
X
Switch on the hazard warning lamps
X
( page 127).
Y
In order to signal a change of direction when
towing the vehicle with the hazard warning
lamps switched on, use the combination
switch as usual. In this case, only the indica-
tor lamps for the direction of travel flash.
After resetting the combination switch, the
hazard warning lamp starts flashing again.

Transporting the vehicle

! You may only secure the vehicle by the
wheels, 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.
Turn the SmartKey to position 2 in the igni-
X
tion lock.
Shift the automatic transmission to posi-
X
tion N.
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