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Towing the vehicle, Stranded vehicle – Mercedes-Benz M-Class 2007 Owners Manual User Manual

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Practical hints

Towing the vehicle

Installing towing eye bolt

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Take the towing eye bolt and wheel bolt
wrench from the vehicle tool kit
(

page 469).

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Screw towing eye bolt in clockwise to
its stop and tighten with wheel wrench.

Removing towing eye bolt

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Loosen towing eye bolt counterclock-
wise with wheel wrench.

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Unscrew towing eye bolt.

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Store the towing eye bolt and wheel
bolt wrench back into the vehicle tool
kit (

page 469).

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.