136 Self-help, vehicle careTowing the vehicleTo open the cap of the front right towingeye: d iseng age bottom of the cap and pulldownwards to rem ove.The towing eye is in the pouch or thestow age com partment for v ehicle tools –see pa ge 139. S pare wheel – see page 138.For reasons of design, the wheel wellinsert 3 must not be remove. Theinstallation position is ind icated by anarrow pointing to the direction of travel.Screw in the towing eye anti-c lock wise asfa r as it will go until it stops in a horizontalposition.Attac h a tow rope 3 – or better still a towrod 3 – to the eye.The towing eye must only be used fortow ing and not recovering a vehicle.Switch on ignition to release steeringcolum n lock and to permit opera tion ofbrake lights, horn and windscreen wiper.Manual transmission in neutral,Easy tronic 3 in N.Drive off slowly and avoid jerkymov ements. Imperm issible high tractiv eforces could da mage the vehicles.9 Warnin gFor brak ing and steering, significantlyhig her forces are required: brakeassista nce and steering assistance areeffectiv e only w ith the engine running.