Vehicle care 189TowingTowing the vehicleDisengage cap by using ascrewdriver and remove.The towing eye is stowed with thevehicle tools 3 173.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.Transmission in neutral.CautionNever tow your vehicle equippedwith All Wheel Drive (AWD) withthe front or rear tyres on the road.If you tow the vehicle equippedwith AWD while the front or reartyres are rolling on the road thedrive system in the vehicle couldbe severely damaged. Whentowing vehicles equipped withAWD all 4 tyres may not be incontact with the road.CautionDrive slowly. Do not drive jerkily.Excessive tractive force candamage the vehicle.When the engine is not running,considerably more force is needed tobrake and steer.To prevent the entry of exhaust gasesfrom the towing vehicle, switch on theair recirculation system 3 113 andclose the windows.
