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Towing the vehicle
Towing eye bolt CLK 500
Towing eye bolt in front bumper
The cover for the towing eye bolt in the
front bumper is identical to the cover on
the CLK 350.
To remove and to reinstall cover, see “Tow-
ing eye bolt CLK 350” (
୴ page 434).
Towing eye bolt in rear bumper
1 Cover on right side of rear bumper
2 Recess in the cover
To remove cover 1:
̈ Insert flat, blunt object as a lever in
recess 2 on the edge of cover 1.
̈ Loosen cover 1 from the bumper us-
ing lever, to reveal the threaded hole
for towing eye bolt.
The towing eye bolt is supplied with the
tool kit (located in the compartment
underneath the trunk floor).
̈ Screw towing eye bolt in to its stop and
tighten with lug wrench.
To reinstall cover 1:
̈ Hook right-hand side of the cover 1
into opening.
̈ Slide cover 1 as far as it will go in the
direction of the arrow 3.
̈ Gently press left-hand side of cover 1
in direction of the arrow 4.
The hooks on the left-hand side
engage.
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When closing the cover 1, make sure
the cover’s check strap does not get
caught.