Mercedes-Benz CLA-Class 2014 Owners Manual - Manual (Page 311)

Removing the towing eye
X
Unscrew and remove the towing eye.
X
Position the top of cover : in the bumper
and press it in at the bottom until it
engages.
X
Place the towing eye in the stowage well
under the trunk floor (
Y
page 261).
X Vehicles with the TIREFIT kit: put back the
tire inflation compressor.
Towing the vehicle with the front axle
raised
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 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 209).
X
Switch on the hazard warning lamps
(
Y
page 111).
X
Turn the SmartKey to position 0 in the igni-
tion lock and leave the SmartKey in the
ignition lock.
Observe the important safety notes when
towing your vehicle with the front axle raised
(
Y
page 307).
Towing a vehicle with both axles on
the ground
i In order to signal a change of direction
when towing with the hazard warning lamps
switched on, use the combination switch as
usual. In this case, only the indicator lamps
for the direction of travel flash. After reset-
ting the combination switch, the hazard
warning lamp starts flashing again.
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.
X Depress and hold the brake pedal.
X Shift the automatic transmission to posi-
tion N.
X
Leave the SmartKey in position 2 in the
ignition lock.
X
Release the brake pedal.
X Release the electric parking brake.
X Switch on the hazard warning lamps
(
Y
page 111).
It is important that you observe the safety
instructions when towing away your vehicle
(
Y
page 307).
Transporting the vehicle
! You may only secure the vehicle by the
wheels, not by parts of the vehicle such as
axle or steering components. Otherwise,
the vehicle could be damaged.
Towing and tow-starting
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