The bracketsfor the screw-in towing eye are
located in the bumpers. They are at the front
and at the rear, behind the covers.
X
Remove the towing eye from the vehicle tool
kit (Y page 253).
X
Press the mark on cover : inwards in the
direction of the arrow.
X
Take cover : off the opening.
X
Screw in the towing eye clockwise as far as
it will go and tighten it.
Removing the towing eye
X
Unscrew and remove the towing eye.
X
Attach cover : to the bumper and press
until it engages.
X
Place the towing eye in the vehicle tool kit.
Towing avehicle with both axles on
the ground
G
WARNING
You can no longer steer the vehicle if the
steeringwheel lock has been engaged.
There is arisk of an accident.
Always switch off the ignition when towing
the vehicle with atow cable or atow bar.
The automatic transmission shifts to position
j automatically 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 trans-
mission stays in position i when towing
away the vehicle, you must observe the follow-
ing points:
X
Switch on the hazard warning lamps
(Y page 99).
X
Turn the SmartKey to position 2 in the igni-
tion lock.
On vehicles with KEYLESS-GO, use the
SmartKey instead of the Start/Stop button
(Y page 118).
X
Depress and hold the brake pedal.
X
Shift the transmission to position i.
X
Release the brake pedal.
X
Release the electric parking brake.
X
Leave the SmartKey in position 2 in the
ignition lock.
In order to signal achange of direction when
towing the vehicle with the hazard warning
lamps switched on, use the combination
switch as usual. In this case, only the indicator
lamps for the direction of travel flash. When
you reset the combination switch, the hazard
warning flashers start flashing again.
It is important that you observe the safety
instructions when towing away your vehicle
(Y page 264).
Permitted towing methods
Mercedes-Benz recommends transportingyour
vehicle in the case of abreakdown, rather than
towing it away.
When towing away,use atowing rope or a
towing bar with both axles on the ground. Do
not use any tow bar systems.
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
®
could other-
wise damage the brake system.
!
Vehicles with automatic transmission must
not be towed with the rear axle raised. The
vehicle/trailer combination may otherwise
swerve or even roll over.
Towing and tow-starting
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Breakdown assistance
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