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Perm itted towing me thods
Ve hicle equipment/to wing
me thod
Bo th axles on thegr oundFront axle raisedRe ar axle raised
Ve hicles with manual transmission Yes, maximum 31miles (50 km) at
31 mp h (50 km/h) Ye
s, maximum 31miles (50 km) at
31 mp h (50 km/h) Ye
s, maximum 31miles (50 km) at
31 mp h (50 km/h)
Ve hicles with automatic transmis‐
sion Ye
s, maximum 31miles (50 km) at
31 mp h (50 km/h) No
Yes, if thesteering wheel is fixe d in
th e center position with a steering
wheel loc k.
4MATIC vehicles Yes, maximum 31miles (50 km) at
31 mp h (50 km/h) No
No
Towing wit h araised axle: towing should be
per form ed byato wing compan y.
Towing theve hicle with bo thaxles on the
gr ound
00BBObser vethe no tes on the permitted towing
me thods (→page 343) (→page 344).
00BBMake sure that the battery is connected and
ch arge d.
When the battery is dischar ged:
Rthe engine cannot bestar ted.
Rth e electric parking brake cannot bereleased
or applied.
Rve hicles with automatic transmission: the
automatic transmission cannot be shif tedto
position 005Cor005D.
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0071WARNING Risk of accident due tolimi‐
te d saf ety-re lated functions during the
to wing process
Saf ety-re lated functions are limited or no lon‐
ge rav ailable in thefo llowing situations:
Rth e ignition is switched off.
Rthe brake sy stem or po werst eering sys‐
te m is malfunctioning.
Rth e energy supply or the on-board electri‐
cal sy stem is malfunctioning.
When your vehicle is then towe daw ay, signif‐
icantly more ef fort may be requ ired tosteer
and brake than is no rmally requ ired.
00BBUse a tow bar.
00BBMake sure that thesteering wheel can
mo vefreely, before towing theve hicle
aw ay.
0075 NO
TEDama gedue toexcessive tracti ve
po we r
Ifyo u pull away sharpl y,the tractive po wer
may be too high and theve hicles could be
damaged.
00BBPull away slowly and smoo thly.
Loading the vehicle for transport
00BBObser vethe no tes on towing away
(→page 344).
00BBConnect theto w bar totheto wing eyeto
load theve hicle.
00BBVe hicles with automatic transmission:
Shift the automatic transmission toposition
005C.
00CE Ve
hicles with automatic transmission:
The au tomatic transmission may be loc ked
in position 005Dintheeve nt of damage tothe
electrical sy stem. Toshift to005C, pr ovide the
on-board electrical sy stem with po wer
(
→page 340).
00BBLoad theve hicle onto the transpor ter.
00BBVe hicles with automatic transmission:
Shift the automatic transmission toposition
005D.
00BBUse the electric parking brake tosecure the
ve hicle and pr event it from rolling away.
00BBOnly secure theve hicle bythe wheels.
Ve hicles with ADS PLUS (Adaptive Damping
Sy stem PLUS)
0071
WARNING Risk of an accident when
transporting vehicles with Adaptive
Damping Sy stem PLUS
The reduced damping forc es on theve hicle
being transpor ted can cause theve hicle/
trailer combination tostart toswing.
As a result, when transporting vehicles with
th eAd aptive Damping Sy stem PLUS, the
ve hicle/trailer combination may start toskid.
Consequentl y,yo u could lose cont rol of your
ve hicle.
00BBWhen transporting, ensure that:
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ingstatus (→page 355). Observ eth e no tes
on tire temp erature (→page 354).
00CE The values displa yed in the multifunction dis‐
play may deviate from those of the tire pres‐
sure gauge as they referto sea le vel.At high
altitudes, the tire pressure values indicated
by pressure gauges are higher than those
shown bythe on-board computer. In this
case, do not reduce the tire pressure.
Make sure toobser vethefo llowing fur ther rela‐
te d subjec t:
RNotes on tire pressure (→page 354)
Rest arting the tire pressure moni toring sys‐
te m
Requ irement:
RTherecommended tire pressure is cor rectly
set forth ere spective operating condition on
each of thefo ur wheels (
→page 354).
Re start the tire pressure monitoring sy stem in
th efo llowing situations:
RThe tire pressure has changed.
RThe wheels or tires ha vebeen changed or
newly ins talled.
On-board computer:
0086 6 H U Y L F H00CF 7 L U H V
00BBSwipe down wards on theTo uch Control on
th e left-hand side of thesteering wheel.
The 8 V H &