X
Release the brake pedal.
X
Release the parking brake.
X
Switch on the hazard warning lights.
Vehicles with manual transmission:
X
Leave the key in position 2 in the ignition
lock.
X
Release the brake pedal.
X
Release the parking brake.
X
Switch on the hazard warning lights.
Towing the vehicle with the rear axle
raised
X
Switch on the hazard warning lights.
X
Deactivate automatic door locking.
X
Turn the front wheels to the straight-
ahead position.
X
Vehicles with automatic transmission: turn
the key to position 2 in the ignition lock.
X
Vehicles with automatic transmission: shift
the transmission to position P.
X
Vehicles with manual transmission:
depress the clutch pedal fully and select
neutral.
X
Turn the key to position 0 in the ignition
lock and remove it.
Transporting the vehicle
!
Only lash
the vehicle down by the wheels
or wheel rims, not by parts of the vehicle
such as axle or steering components. The
vehicle could otherwise be damaged.
X
Vehicles with automatic transmission: turn
the key to position 2 in the ignition lock.
Move the transmission to position N.
X
Vehicles with manual transmission:
depress the clutch pedal fully and select
neutral.
As soon as the vehicle is loaded:
X
Apply the parking brake.
X
Vehicles
with automatic transmission: shift
the transmission to position P.
X
Vehicles with manual transmission: engage
first gear.
X
Remove the key.
X
Lash down the vehicle.
Emergency engine starting by tow
starting
The following
conditions must be met before
tow starting:
R
The battery is connected.
R
The engine has cooled down.
R
The exhaust system has cooled down.
X
Switch on the hazard warning lights.
X
Fit the towing eye.
X
Attach the tow bar or tow rope.
X
Depress the brake pedal and keep it
depressed.
X
Turn the key to position 2 in the ignition
lock.
X
Vehicles with automatic transmission:
activate the manual gearshift setting.
X
Vehicles with manual transmission:
depress the
clutch pedal fully, engage sec-
ond gear and keep the clutch pedal fully
depressed.
X
Release the brake pedal.
X
Tow start the vehicle.
X
Vehicles with automatic transmission:
push the selector lever forwards towards
q until the engine starts. Do not depress
the accelerator pedal while doing so.
X
Vehicles with manual transmission: with-
out depressing the accelerator pedal,
release the clutch pedal slowly.
X
Vehicles with manual transmission: when
the engine
is started, immediately depress
the clutch pedal fully and select neutral.
X
Keep the engine running by accelerating.
X
Pull over at a suitable place and stop the
vehicle safely, paying attention to road
and traffic conditions.
X
Apply the parking brake.
X
Remove the tow bar or tow rope.
X
Remove the towing eye.
Removing the towing eye
X
Loosen the towing eye and unscrew it.
X
Attach the cover to the recess at the top
and engage it at the bottom.
X
Stow the towing eye in the vehicle tool
tray.
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