Stranded vehicle – Mercedes-Benz R-Class 2007 Owners Manual User Manual
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Practical hints
Towing the vehicle
Removing cover
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Press mark on cover
1 as indicated by
the arrow.
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Lift off cover
1 to reveal the threaded
hole for towing eye bolt.
Installing towing eye bolt
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Take the towing eye bolt and wheel
wrench from the vehicle toolkit
(
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Screw towing eye bolt in 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
wrench back into the vehicle toolkit
(
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Engage cover
1 at top and press at
bottom.
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, espe-
cially 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.