Technical data

Vehicle care 177
Please observe the following
procedures when towing a vehicle:
■ No passenger should remain in the
vehicle being towed.
■ Release the parking brake of the
towed vehicle and place the
transmission gear in neutral.
■ Switch on the emergency warning
lights.
■ Keep the speed limits.
If it is not possible to have your vehicle
towed a recovery vehicle, proceed as
follows:
Disengage cap by pressing the arrow
position (A - Base model / B - Special
package model) and remove the cap.
The towing eye is stowed with the
vehicle tools 3 165.
Screw in the towing eye as far as it will
go until it stops in a horizontal
position.
Attach a tow rope – or better still a tow
rod – to the towing eye.
The towing eye must only be used for
towing and not for recovering the
vehicle.
Switch on ignition to release steering
wheel lock and to permit operation of
brake lights, horn and windscreen
wiper.
Transmission in neutral.