296 Towing the vehicle
Te ch n i c a l
data Instruments 
and controlsOperation DrivingInstrument 
cluster displayPractical hintsCar care Index
1Cover on right side of front bumper
To remove cover:
Press mark on cover in direction of arrow and lift cover 
off to reveal threaded hole for towing eye bolt. The 
towing eye bolt is supplied with the vehicle tools. Screw 
towing eye bolt in to its stop and tighten with lug 
wrench.
To reinstall cover:
Engage cover (1) at bottom and press in top securely. 
The rear towing eye is located at the right, below the 
bumper.Transmission selector lever, manually unlocking
In the case of power failure the transmission selector 
lever can be manually unlocked, e.g. to tow the vehicle.
To do so, insert a pin (1), e.g. ball point pen, into the 
covered opening below the position “D” of the shift 
pattern. While pushing the pin down, move selector 
lever from position “P”.
After removal of the pin from the opening, the cover will 
not close fully. Only after moving the selector lever to 
positions “D+” and “D–” does the cover return to its 
closed position.