Mercedes-Benz 2013 GLS Class - Manual (Page 369)

The mountings for the removable towing eyes
are located in the bumpers. They are at the
front and at the rear, under the covers.
X Remove the towing eye from the vehicle
tool kit (
Y page 353).
X Pull cover : out of the bumper in the
direction of the arrow by inserting your fin-
gers into the recess.
X Press the mark on cover ; inwards in the
direction of the arrow.
X Remove cover ; from the opening.
X Screw the towing eye in clockwise to the
stop and tighten it.
Removing the towing eye
X Loosen the towing eye and unscrew it.
X Position the top of cover : in the bumper
and press it in at the bottom until it
engages.
X Attach cover ; to the bumper and press
until it engages.
X Place the towing eye in the vehicle tool kit.
Towing the vehicle with the rear axle
raised
! The ignition must be switched off if you
are towing the vehicle with the rear axle
raised. Intervention by ESP
® could other-
wise damage the brake system.
Only possible on vehicles without
4MATIC.
X Switch on the hazard warning lamps
(
Y page 124).
X Turn the key in the ignition lock to position
0 and remove the key from the ignition
lock.
X When leaving the vehicle, take the key or
the KEYLESS-GO key with you.
When towing your vehicle with the rear axle
raised, it is important that you observe the
safety instructions (
Y page 365).
Towing the vehicle with both axles on
the ground
It is important that you observe the safety
instructions when towing away your vehicle
(
Y page 365).
The automatic transmission automatically
shifts to position
P when you open the driver's
or front-passenger door or when you remove
the key 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 and
that the key is in position
0 in the ignition
lock.
X Turn the key to position 2 in the ignition
lock.
On vehicles with KEYLESS-GO, use the key
instead of the Start/Stop button
(
Y page 157).
X Depress and hold the brake pedal.
X Shift the automatic transmission to posi-
tion
N.
X Release the brake pedal.
X Release the parking brake.
X Switch on the hazard warning lamps
(
Y page 124).
X Leave the key in position 2 in the ignition
lock.
i When towing with the hazard warning
lamps switched on, use the combination
switch as usual to signal a change of direc-
tion. In this case, only the turn signals for
the desired direction flash. When you reset
the combination switch, the hazard warn-
ing lamps start flashing again.
Transporting the vehicle
! Only lash the vehicle down by the wheels
or wheel rims, not by parts of the vehicle
such as axle or steering components. Oth-
erwise, the vehicle could be damaged.
Towing and tow-starting
367
Breakdown assistance
Z