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STARTING AND DRIVING
* Option/accessory.
312
Automatic gearbox Geartronic
IMPORTANT
Note that the car must always be towed with
the wheels rolling forward.
•Do not tow cars with automatic transmis-
sion at speeds higher than 80 km/h
(50 mph) or for distances in excess of 80
km.
Prior to towing:
–Move the gear selector to position N and
release the parking brake.
Jump starting
Do not tow the car to bump start the engine. Use
a donor battery if the starter battery is discharged
and the engine does not start, see Jump starting
(p. 271).
IMPORTANT
The catalytic converter may be damaged dur-
ing attempts to tow-start the engine.
Related information
•Hazard warning flashers (p. 99)
•Towing eye (p. 312)
Towing eye
Use the towing eye for towing a vehicle. The
towing eye is screwed into a threaded socket
behind a cover on the right-hand side of the
bumper, front or rear.
Attaching the towing eye
1. Take out the towing eye that is stored in the
foam block under the cargo area floor.
2. The cover for the towing eye's attachment
point is available in two variants which must
be opened in the following way:
•Open the rear bumper's recess using a
coin or similar inserted in the recess,
carefully turning it outwards. Then turn out
the cover completely and remove it.
•The front bumper's recess has a marking
along one side or in a corner: Press the
marking with a finger and fold out the
opposite side/corner at the same time -
the cover turns around its axis and can
then be removed.
3. Screw the towing eye right in up to its flange.
Turn in the towing eye firmly e.g. using the
wheel wrench*.
IMPORTANT
The towing eye is only designed for towing on
roads - not for pulling the car unstuck or out
of a ditch. Call a recovery service for recovery
assistance.
Removal
1. Unscrew and remove the towing eye after
use. Place the towing eye back in its position
in the foam block.
2. Refit the cover on the bumper.
