Mercedes-Benz SLK-Class 2012 Owners Manual - Manual (Page 291)

Transporting the vehicle
The towing eye can be used to pull the vehicle
onto a trailer or transporter for transporting
purposes.
X
Vehicles with manual transmission:
shift to neutral.
X
Vehicles with automatic transmission:
turn the SmartKey to position 2 in the
ignition lock.
X Move the selector lever to N.
As soon as the vehicle is loaded:
X Prevent the vehicle from rolling away by
applying the parking brake.
X
Vehicles with manual transmission:
shift to first gear or reverse gear.
X Vehicles with automatic transmission:
move the selector lever to P.
X Turn the SmartKey to position 0 in the
ignition lock and remove the SmartKey
from the ignition lock.
X Secure 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.
Otherwise, the vehicle could be damaged.
Tow-starting (emergency starting)
When tow-starting your vehicle, it is
important that you follow the safety
instructions (
Y
page 287).
! Vehicles with automatic transmission
must not be started by tow-starting. This
could otherwise damage the transmission.
For further information on "Jump-starting"
see (
Y
page 285).
Before tow-starting the following conditions
must be fulfilled:
R the battery is connected.
R the engine has cooled down.
R the catalytic converter has cooled down.
X Switch on the hazard warning lamps
(
Y
page 108).
X
Install the towing eye (
Y
page 287).
X
Secure the rigid towing bar or the towing
rope.
X Depress and hold the brake pedal.
X Turn the SmartKey to position 2 in the
ignition lock.
X Depress the clutch pedal and keep it
depressed.
X Shift to neutral.
X
Release the brake pedal.
X
Tow-start the vehicle.
X Shift to second gear.
X Release the clutch pedal slowly; do not
depress the accelerator pedal while doing
so.
The engine is started.
X Depress the clutch pedal and shift to
neutral.
X
Stop at a suitable place.
X
Depress the parking brake.
X Remove the rigid towing bar or towing rope.
X Remove the towing eye (
Y
page 288).
X Switch off the hazard warning lamps.
Fuses
Important safety notes
G WARNING
Only use fuses that have been approved for
Mercedes-Benz vehicles and that have the
correct fuse rating for the systems
concerned. Do not attempt to repair or bridge
faulty fuses. Using fuses that have not been
approved or attempting to repair or bridge
faulty fuses could cause the fuse to be
overloaded and result in a fire. Have the cause
traced and rectified at a qualified specialist
workshop.
The fuses in your vehicle serve to close down
faulty circuits. If a fuse blows, all the
Fuses
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