Mercedes-Benz M-Class 2012 Owners Manual - Manual (Page 346)

X Remove the towing eye required for frontal
or rear coupling from the vehicle tool kit
(
Y
page 328).
The mountings for the removable towing eyes
are located in the bumpers. They are at the
front and at the rear, under the covers.
i Observe the identification labels on the
towing eyes and the information panels on
using the towing eyes with the vehicle. The
towing eyes must be installed in the correct
positions. Install the longer towing eye at
the front of the vehicle and the shorter
towing eye at the back.
X To open the cover at the front: press
cover : inwards in the direction of the
arrow at the marking.
X To open the cover at the rear: insert a
flat, blunt object into the cutout and lever
off cover ; from the bumper.
X
Take cover : or ; off the opening.
X
Screw the towing eye in clockwise to the
stop and tighten it.
Removing the towing eye
X
Loosen the towing eye and unscrew it.
X
Attach cover : or ; to the bumper and
press until it engages.
X Place the towing eye in the vehicle tool kit.
Towing a vehicle with both axles on
the ground
When having your vehicle towed, observe the
important safety notes (
Y
page 343).
G WARNING
The power assistance for the steering and the
brake force booster do not work when the
engine is not running. You will then need
much more effort to brake and steer the
vehicle. Adapt your style of driving
accordingly.
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 and
the SmartKey in the ignition lock is in
position 0.
X Turn the SmartKey to position 2 in the
ignition lock.
On vehicles with KEYLESS-GO, use the key
instead of the Start/Stop button
(
Y
page 139).
X Depress and hold the brake pedal.
X
Shift the automatic transmission to
position N.
X Release the brake pedal.
X Release the electric parking brake.
X
Switch on the hazard warning lamps
(
Y
page 111).
X Leave the SmartKey in position 2 in the
ignition lock.
i When towing with the hazard warning
lamps switched on, use the combination
switch as usual to signal a change of
direction. In this case, only the turn signals
for the desired direction flash. When the
combination switch is reset, the hazard
warning lamps start flashing again.
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