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Practical hints
Towing the vehicle
Installing towing eye bolt
Front of vehicle
1 Cover on right side of front bumper
To remove cover:
̈ Press mark on cover in direction of ar-
row.
̈ Lift cover off to reveal the threaded
hole for towing eye bolt.
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When towing the vehicle with all wheels
on the ground, please note the follow-
ing:
With the automatic central locking acti-
vated and the SmartKey in starter
switch position 2, or KEYLESS-GO*
start/stop button in position 2, the ve-
hicle doors lock if the left front wheel
as well as the right rear wheel are turn-
ing at vehicle speeds of approximately
9 mph (15 km/h) or more.
Switch off the tow-away alarm (if
equipped) (
୴ page 95).
To prevent the vehicle door locks from
locking, deactivate the automatic cen-
tral locking (
୴ page 122).
Towing of the vehicle should only be
done using the properly installed tow-
ing eye bolt. Never attach tow cable,
tow rope or tow rod to the vehicle chas-
sis, frame or suspension parts.
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The selector lever will remain locked in
position P and the SmartKey will not
turn in the starter switch if the battery
is disconnected or discharged. For
more information see “Battery”
(
୴ page 431) or “Jump starting”
(
୴ page 435).
Manual unlocking of the transmission
selector lever (
୴ page 404).
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