Mercedes-Benz CLA-Class 2015 - Manual (Page 315)

X Remove the towing eye from the stowage
space.
The towing eye is located with the vehicle
tool kit under the luggage compartment
floor (
Y
page 300).
Vehicles with the TIREFIT kit: the towing
eye is beneath the tire inflation compres-
sor.
X Press the mark on cover : inwards in the
direction of the arrow.
X
Take cover : off the opening.
X
Screw in the towing eye clockwise to the
stop.
Removing the towing eye
X
Unscrew and remove the towing eye.
X Attach cover : to the bumper and press
until it engages.
X
Place the towing eye in the stowage well
(
Y
page 300) beneath the cargo compart-
ment floor in the cargo compartment.
X Vehicles with the TIREFIT kit: put back the
tire inflation compressor.
Towing the vehicle with the front axle
raised
When towing your vehicle with the rear axle
raised, it is important that you observe the
safety instructions (
Y
page 311).
Only vehicles without 4MATIC can be
towed with the front axle raised.
! Vehicles with 4MATIC must not be towed
with either the front or the rear axle raised,
as doing so will damage the transmission.
Vehicles with 4MATIC may either be towed
away with both axles on the ground or be loa-
ded up and transported.
! The ignition must be switched off if the
vehicle is being towed with the front axle
raised. Otherwise, ESP ® may intervene and
damage the brake system.
X
On vehicles with KEYLESS-GO or the
KEYLESS-GO start function: you must
use the SmartKey instead of the Start/Stop
button (
Y
page 143).
X Make sure that the vehicle is stationary.
X
Turn the SmartKey to position 2 in the igni-
tion lock.
X
When the vehicle is stationary, depress the
brake pedal and keep it depressed.
X Shift the automatic transmission to posi-
tion P.
X
Release the brake pedal.
X Release the electric parking brake.
X Switch off the automatic locking
(
Y
page 212).
X
Switch on the hazard warning lamps
(
Y
page 113).
X Turn the SmartKey in the ignition lock to
position 0 and leave the SmartKey in the
ignition lock.
Towing a vehicle with both axles on
the ground
It is important that you observe the safety
instructions when towing away your vehicle
(
Y
page 311).
X
On vehicles with KEYLESS-GO or the
KEYLESS-GO start function: you must
use the SmartKey instead of the Start/Stop
button (
Y
page 143).
The automatic transmission automatically
shifts to position P when you open the driver's
or front-passenger door or when you remove
the SmartKey from the ignition lock. In order
to ensure that the automatic transmission
stays in position N when towing the vehicle,
you must observe the following points:
X
Make sure that the vehicle is stationary.
X Turn the SmartKey to position 2 in the igni-
tion lock.
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