Vehicle care245Caution
Deactivate the driver assistance
systems like active emergency
braking 3 172, otherwise the
vehicle may automatically brake during towing.
Switch the selector lever to neutral.
Release the parking brake.
Caution
Drive slowly. Do not drive jerkily.
Excessive tractive force can
damage the vehicle.
When the engine is not running,
considerably more force is needed to
brake and steer.
To prevent the entry of exhaust gases from the towing vehicle, switch on the
air recirculation and close the
windows.
Vehicles with automatic transmission: The vehicle must be towed facing
forwards, not faster than 50 mph nor further than 60 miles. In all other
cases and when the transmission is
defective, the front axle must be
raised off the ground.
Seek the assistance of a workshop. After towing, unscrew the towing eye.
Insert cap with the flange into the
recess and fix cap by pushing.
Towing a hybrid vehicle9 Warning
Always tow the vehicle on a
platform. Avoid towing the vehicle
with two or four wheels on the
ground.
If necessary, the vehicle can be
moved a few metres at a speed
below 6 mph.
Before moving the car: Switch on ignition, depress the brake pedal,shift to N and switch off ignition.
Ensure the vehicle is only towed
by well trained technicians.
Towing another vehicle
Remove the cap.
The towing eye is stowed with the
vehicle tools 3 229.
Service and maintenance251Service intervals
Engine code
EB2ADT
EB2ADTS
EB2FAEP6FADTXDEB2DTS
EP6FDTMD
EP6FDTMCountry group 112,000 miles / 1
year12,000 miles / 1
year19,000 miles / 1 yearCountry group 29,000 miles / 1 year12,000 miles / 1
year12,000 miles / 1 yearCountry group 39,000 miles / 1 year12,000 miles / 1
year12,000 miles / 1 year6,000 miles / 1 year
1)Country group 49,000 miles / 1
year12,000 miles / 1 year12,000 miles / 1
yearCountry group 56,000 miles / 1
year6,000 miles / 1 year1) Unless otherwise indicated in the service display.
252Service and maintenance
Engine code
DV5RC
DV5RD
DV5RCD
DV5RCE
DW10FCDV6D
Country group 119,000 miles / 1 year 1)19,000 miles / 1 year 1)Country group 219,000 miles / 1 year 1)19,000 miles / 1 year 1)Country group 39,000 miles / 1 year12,000 miles / 1 yearCountry group 49,000 miles / 1 year12,000 miles / 1 year9,000 miles / 1 yearCountry group 56,000 miles / 1 year6,000 miles / 1 year6,000 miles / 1 year1)
Unless otherwise indicated in the service display.Country Group 1:
Andorra, Austria, Belgium, Cyprus, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Iceland, Republic of Ireland, Italy, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Malta, Monaco, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, San Marino, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland,
United Kingdom.Country Group 2:
Bosnia-Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Estonia, North Macedonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland,
Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia.Country Group 3:
Albania, Montenegro, Serbia.Country Group 4:
Israel, South Africa, Turkey, Lesotho, Swaziland.
