Towing the vehicle, Stranded vehicle – Mercedes-Benz M-Class 2008 Owners Manual User Manual
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Practical hints
Towing the vehicle
Removing towing eye bolt
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Loosen towing eye bolt
2 counter-
clockwise with wheel wrench.
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Unscrew towing eye bolt
2.
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Store the towing eye bolt and wheel
wrench back into the vehicle tool kit
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Installing cover
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Engage cover
1 at top and press at
bottom.
Stranded vehicle
Freeing a stranded vehicle, on which the
wheels are dug into sand or mud, should
be done with the greatest of care, especial-
ly if the vehicle is heavily loaded.
Avoid pulling the vehicle abruptly or diago-
nally, since it could result in damage to the
chassis alignment.
Never try to free a vehicle that is still cou-
pled to a trailer.
If possible, a vehicle equipped with trailer
hitch receiver should be pulled backward
in its own previously made tracks.