freightliner Sprinter Operator's Manual

Towing
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Practical hints
i If your vehicle is equipped with a trailer-tow
hitch, use this as a towing fixture.
Installing the front towing eye
E Press the bottom of cover 1 in the di-
rection of the arrow and remove it.
You will see the fixture for the towing
eye.
E Take the towing eye and the wheel
wrench from the vehicle tool kit
(
e page 204).
E Screw in the towing eye clockwise to
the stop.
E Insert the wheel wrench handle into the
towing eye and tighten.
Removing the front towing eye
E Remove the wheel wrench from the ve-
hicle tool kit (
e page 204).
E Insert the wheel wrench handle into the
towing eye and turn the wrench coun-
terclockwise.
E Unscrew the towing eye.
E Insert the bottom of cover 1 using the
lug and press it in at the top until it en-
gages.
E Return the towing eye and the wheel
wrench to the vehicle tool kit.
Take great care when attempting to tow
the vehicle free if its drive wheels have be-
come embedded in loose earth or mud,
particularly if the vehicle is loaded.
Tow the vehicle smoothly and straight-
ahead. The chassis could otherwise be
damaged.
Do not attempt to tow out the vehicle if a
trailer is coupled up.
Where possible, tow the vehicle out back-
wards along the track previously made by
the vehicle previously.
With transmission damage
E Always remove the propeller shafts to
the driven axles.
! Always use new bolts when fitting the pro-
peller shafts.
With axle damage
E Turn the key to position 1 in the igni-
tion lock.
E Raise the damaged axle.
! The ignition must be switched off (key in
position 0 or 1 in the ignition lock) if the vehicle
is to be towed with the front or rear axle raised.
Active brake intervention by ESP
®
or ASR could
otherwise lock the wheels and damage the brake
system on the front or rear axle.
In the event of a malfunction in the
electrical system
If the battery is malfunctioning, the auto-
matic transmission will be locked in
position P. To shift the automatic trans-
mission to position N, you must provide
power to the vehicle's electrical system in
the same way as jump-starting
(
e page 269).
Have the vehicle transported on a trans-
porter or trailer.
Towing out a vehicle that is stuck
Towing the vehicle in the event of
particular malfunctions
G Warning
A propeller shaft could fall off as it is being re-
moved and injure you. Secure the propeller
shaft before removal to prevent it from falling
down, e.g., with the aid of another person or
by tying the propeller shaft up.

freightliner Sprinter Specifications

General

Brand	freightliner
Model	Sprinter
Category	Automobile
Language	English