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Connect negative terminal 3of the donor
battery to negative terminal 4of your
vehicle' sbattery using the jum plead, con-
necting the jum pleadtot he donor battery
first.
X Star tthe engine.
X Electrical consumers can be switched on
again. Do not switch the lights on, however,
as thi swillo verloa dthe battery.
X Remov ethe jum pleadf rome arth
point 4and negative terminal 3first,
the nfromp ositivet erminals 1and 2,
each tim edisconnecting fro mthe battery
on your ow nvehicl efirst.
X Have the battery checked at aqualified
specialis tworkshop ,e.g.aM ercedes-Benz
Service Centre. Towin
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If yo utow the vehicle, yo umustu se arigid
towing ba rif:
R the engine is not running
R there is abrake syste mmalfunction
R the voltag esuppl yort he vehicle' selec-
trica lsystemisd amaged
Th ee lectric powe rsteering and the brake
force booster do not work when the engine
is not running .Greate rbraking force will
the nberequired and the brake peda ltravel
will be longer. If necessary ,depress the
brake peda lwithm aximum force.
Do not tow the vehicl eifthe key cannot be
turned in the ignition lock. If thi sisthe case,
the steering is locked and the vehicl ecan-
not be steered.
If yo utow or tow-start anothe rvehicle, its
weight must not exceed the maximum per-
missibl egross vehicl eweigh tofy ourv ehi-
cle. G
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Th eS BC®
brake syste mrequires electrical
power. Th eSBC®
brake syste menters
emergency mod eifthere ar efaults in the
powe rsuppl yort he vehicle' selectrica lsys-
tem. Greater braking force will the nbe
required and the brake peda ltravel and
braking distance will be longer. If neces-
sary ,depress the brake peda lwithm axi-
mu mf orce.
Th ev ehicl eisb raked if SBC ®
HOL Disa cti-
vated .The refore, deactivate SBC ®
HOL Dif
the vehicl eistobet owed.
If yo utow or tow-start anothe rvehicle, its
weight must not exceed the maximum per-
missibl egross vehicl eweigh tofy ourv ehi-
cle.
It is better to have the vehicl etransported
tha ntoh aveitt owed.
When towing ,obser ve the lega lrequirements
in al lcountries concerned.
! When towing ,pulla wa yslowl yand with-
ou tjerking. If the tractiv epower is too high,
the vehicles could be damaged. Do not use
the towing ey efor recovery. Practical advice
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!
Youm aytow the vehicl efor am aximum
of 50 km. Atowing spee dof50k m/h must
not be exceeded.
With towing distances ove r50km, the
entire vehicl eneeds to be lifted up and
transported.
! Onlysecur ethe tow cable or towing bar
to the towing eyes .You mayotherwise
damage the vehicle.
R Vehicle swithana utomatic transmission
must not be tow-started.
R If the engine does not start, try jum pstart-
ing (Y page 279).
R If it is not possibl etojump-star tthe vehicle,
have it towed to the neares tqualified spe-
cialist workshop ,e.g.aM ercedes-Benz
Service Centre.
R If the vehicl ehassuffered transmission
damage ,onlyt ow it with the propeller shaft
disconnected.
R Th es elect or lever must be in position Non
vehicles with automatic transmission.
R If yo uaretowing the vehicl eoverac onsid-
erabl edistance, thi smayonl ybed onew ith
the rea raxler aised. R
Th eign ition must be switched off if yo uare
towing the vehicl ewitht he front/rear axle
raised .Interventio nbyESP®
could other-
wise damage the brake system.
R Before towing the vehicle, make sure that
the battery is connected and charged. Oth-
erwise:
-Yo uc ann ot switch on the ignition
- Yo uc ann ot mov ethe selector lever to N
- Yo uh avenos upport when braking
i Switch off the automatic locking feature
befor ethe vehicl eistowed (Y page 120).
Yo uc ould otherwis ebelocked ou twhen
pushing or towing the vehicle. Fittin
gthe towin geye
Opening the front cover Th
em ounting sfor the removabl etowing eyes
ar el ocat ed in the bumpers. They ar eloc ated
at the front and rea runder the covers on the
right-hand side of the vehicl ewhenv iewed in
the directio noftravel. 1
Cover
X Press the uppe rsectio nofc over1back
in the directio nofthe arrow whil eatthe
same tim epulling the bottom forwards.
X Take cover 1off the opening. Practical advice
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