Mercedes-Benz R-Class 2007 Owners Manual - Manual (Page 519)

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Practical hints
Towing the vehicle
Installing towing eye bolt
Depending on whether you are towing a
vehicle or you are being towed, the towing
eye bolt can be screwed into threaded
holes which are located behind covers on
the right-hand side of each bumper.
Example illustration R 500
1 Towing eye cover
Example illustration R 500
1 Towing eye cover
! Towing of the vehicle should only be done
using the towing eye. Never attach tow cable,
tow rope or tow rod to vehicle chassis, frame or
suspension parts.
i When towing the vehicle with all wheels on
the ground, note the following:
With the automatic central locking activated and
the ignition in position 2 (
୴ page 39), the vehicle
doors lock if the left front wheel is turning at a
speed of approx. 9 mph (15 km/h) or above.
To prevent the vehicle doors from locking,
deactivate the automatic central locking
(
୴ page 130).
i To signal turns while being towed with
hazard warning flasher in use, set the starter
switch to position 2 and activate combination
switch for left or right turn signal in usual manner
– only the selected turn signal will operate.
Upon canceling the turn signal, the hazard warn-
ing flasher will operate again.
i If the battery is disconnected or discharged,
the automatic transmission will remain locked in
position P and the SmartKey will not turn in the
starter switch. For more information, see “Bat-
tery” (
୴ page 506) and “Jump starting”
( ୴ page 514).
Warning!
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In order to avoid possible serious burns or
injury, use extreme caution when removing
the cover, because the rear exhaust pipe is
extremely hot.