Towing a vehicle with both axles on the ground, Transporting the vehicle, Breakdown assistance – Mercedes-Benz GL-Class 2012 Owners Manual User Manual
Page 334: Towing and tow-starting
G
WARNING
The exhaust tail pipe may be hot. You could
burn yourself if you touch the tail pipe. Be
particularly careful when removing the rear
cover.
The mountings for the removable towing eyes
are located in the bumpers. They are at the
front and at the rear, under the covers.
X
Press the mark on cover : inwards in the
direction of the arrow.
X
Take cover : 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 : 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 (
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
(
X
Depress and hold the brake pedal.
X
Shift the automatic transmission to
position
N.
X
Release the brake pedal.
X
Release the parking brake.
X
Leave the SmartKey in position
2 in the
ignition lock.
Transporting the vehicle
The towing eyes or trailer tow hitch can be
used to pull the vehicle onto a trailer or
transporter if you wish to transport it.
X
Turn the SmartKey to position
2 in the
ignition lock.
X
Shift the automatic transmission to
position
N.
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