Emergencies
deactivated. If the vehicle has no power
supply or there is an electric syst
em fault,
the engine must be tow-started
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to deactivate the electronic parking brake
and the electronic lock of the steering col-
umn.
Front towline anchorage
Fig. 46
On the right side of the front bumper:
r
emo
v
e the cover.
Fig. 47 Right side of the front bumper: towline
anchorage in position.
The housing of the screw towing eye is on the
right side of the fr
ont bumper behind a lid
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Fig. 46.
The towing eye should always be kept in the
vehicle.
Bear in mind the instructions for towing
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page 52.
Fitting the towline anchorage
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Remove the towing eye from the vehicle
tool kit in the luggage compartment
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page 40.
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Remove the cover by pressing down on its
base and leave it hanging from the vehicle
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Fig. 46.
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Screw the towing eye in the housing by
turning it as far as it will go anticlock-
wise
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Fig. 47
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. Use a suitable object
that can completely and securely tighten the
t
o
wing eye in its housing.
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Aft
er towing, unscrew the towing eye
clockwise with a suitable object.
●
Replace the cover and tighten on its right
side until the tab snaps into the bumper.
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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 completely
and firmly tightened. Otherwise, it coul
d be
released while towing and tow-starting.
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