Self-help
Rear towline anchorage
Fig. 53
On the right side of the rear bumper:
remove the cover.
Fig. 54
On the right side of the rear bumper:
towline anchorage in position.
The housing of the screw towing eye is on the
right side of the rear bumper behind a lid
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Fig. 53.
Vehicles equipped as standard with a towing
bracket do not have any housing for the
screw towing eye behind the lid. In this case,
the tow hitch needs to be extracted or instal-
led and used for towing
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page 292,
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.
Bear in mind the instructions for towing
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page 56.
Assemble the rear towing eye (cars with-
out a factory-equipped towing bracket)
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Remove the towing eye from the vehicle
tool kit in the luggage compartment
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page 44.
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Press the bottom side of the lid
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Fig. 53 to
unclip it.
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Remove the lid and let it hang from the ve-
hicle.
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Screw the towline anchorage into the hous-
ing by turning it as far as it will go anticlock-
wise
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Fig. 54
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. Use a suitable object
that can completely and securely tighten the
towing eye in its housing.
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After towing, unscrew the towing eye
clockwise with a suitable object.
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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 com-
pletely and firmly tightened. Otherwise, it
could be released while towing and tow-
starting.
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If the vehicle is factory-equipped with a
towing bracket, it is only allowed to tow
with a tow bar if this has been specially de-
signed to be installed with a tow hitch. If an
unsuitable tow bar is used, both the tow
hitch and the vehicle may be damaged. In-
stead, a tow rope should be used.
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