Vehicle care 169TowingTowing the vehicleCautionIncorrectly towing of a disabledvehicle may cause damage to thevehicle. The disabled vehicleshould just be towed on a flatbedcar carrier.Let the vehicle just be towed bywell trained technicians.In emergencies if no car carrier isavailable, the vehicle must not betowed faster than 45 mph nor furtherthan 45 miles.Insert a screwdriver in the slot at theshort edge of the cap. Release thecap by carefully moving thescrewdriver sidewards. To preventdamage it is recommended to place acloth between the screwdriver andthe frame.The towing eye is stowed in a storagecompartment under the floor cover ofthe load compartment. 3 53.Carefully disengage the cap with ascrewdriver.Screw in the towing eye as far as it willgo until it stops in a horizontalposition.Attach a tow rope – or better still a towrod – to the towing eye.The towing eye must only be used fortowing and not for recovering thevehicle.Switch on ignition to release steeringwheel lock and to permit operation ofbrake lights, horn and windscreenwiper.Set the shift lever of the electric driveunit in N.
