Mercedes-Benz 2013 CLA Class - Manual (Page 312)

Fitting/removing the towing eye
Fitting the towing eye
X Remove the towing eye from the stowage
space.
The towing eye is located with the vehicle
tool kit under the boot floor (
Y page 273).
Vehicles with a TIREFIT kit: the towing eye
is located under the tyre inflation compres-
sor.
X Press the mark on cover : inwards in the
direction of the arrow.
X Remove cover : from the opening.
X Screw the towing eye in clockwise to the
stop and tighten it.
Vehicles with a trailer tow hitch do not have
a bracket for the screw-in towing eye at the
back. If you intend to use the vehicle for tow-
ing, fold out the ball coupling (
Y page 203)
and secure the towbar to it.
Removing the towing eye
X Loosen the towing eye and unscrew it.
X Position the top of cover : in the bumper
and press it in at the bottom until it
engages.
X Place the towing eye in the stowage well
under the boot floor (
Y page 273).
X Vehicles with a TIREFIT kit: replace the tyre
inflation compressor.
Towing the vehicle with the front axle
raised
! The ignition must be switched off if you
are towing the vehicle with the front axle
raised. Intervention by ESP
® could other-
wise damage the brake system.
X Turn the key to position 2 in the ignition
lock.
X When the vehicle is stationary, depress the
brake pedal and keep it depressed.
X Vehicles with manual transmission:
depress the clutch pedal fully and shift to
neutral.
or
X Vehicles with automatic transmission:
shift the automatic transmission to posi-
tion
P.
X Release the brake pedal.
X Release the electric parking brake.
X Deactivate automatic locking
(
Y page 223).
X Switch on the hazard warning lamps
(
Y page 110).
X Turn the key in the ignition lock to position
0 and leave the key in the ignition lock.
When towing your vehicle with the front axle
raised, it is important that you observe the
safety instructions (
Y page 308).
Towing the vehicle with both axles on
the ground
i In order to signal a change of direction
when towing with the hazard warning lamps
switched on, use the combination switch as
usual. In this case, only the turn signals for
the desired direction flash. When you reset
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Towing and tow-starting
Breakdown assistance