Self-help
●
Sc
r
ew the towing eye in the housing by
turning it to the maximum anticlock-
wise ›››
. Use a suitable object that can
c
omp
letely and securely tighten the towing
eye in its housing.
●
After towing, unscrew the towing eye clock-
wise with a suitable object.
●
Insert the side tab of the lid into the open-
ing of the bumper and press until the tab is
properly clipped into the bumper.
●
Clean the towing eye if necessary and then
store it in the luggage compartment along
with the other vehicle tools.
CAUTION
The towing eye must always be completely
and firmly
tightened. Otherwise, it could be
released while towing and tow-starting.
Fitting the rear towing eye
Fig. 98 Rear bumper on right: remove the lid.
Fig. 99 Rear bumper on right: towline anchor-
ag
e s
crewed in.
The housing of the screw towing eye is on the
right
s
ide of the rear bumper behind a lid
››› Fig. 98. Vehicles equipped as standard
with a towing bracket do not have any hous-
ing for the screw towing eye behind the lid. In
this case, the tow hitch needs to be extracted
or installed and used for towing
››› page 255, ›››
.
B
e
ar in mind the instructions for towing
››› page 87.
Assemble the rear towing eye (cars without a
factory-equipped towing bracket)
●
Remove the towing eye from the vehicle
tool kit in the luggage compartment
››› page 83.
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Press the upper side of the lid ››› Fig. 98 to
unclip it.
●
Remove the lid and let it hang from the ve-
hicle.
●
Screw the towing eye in the housing by
turning it to the maximum anticlockwise
››› Fig. 99 ›››
. Use a suitable object that can
c
omp
letely and securely tighten the towing
eye in its housing.
●
After towing, unscrew the towing eye clock-
wise with a suitable object.
●
Insert the upper flange of the lid into the
opening of the bumper and press the lower
side of the lid until the upper flange is inser-
ted into the bumper.
●
Clean the towing eye if necessary and then
store it in the luggage compartment along
with the other vehicle tools.
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