Installing/removing the towing eye
Installing the towing eye
•► Remove the towing eye from the vehicle tool kit
WARNING
The exhaust tail pipe may be hot. You could
burn yourself if you touch the tail pipe. Be
particularly careful when removing the rear
cover.
The mountings for the removable towing eyes are located in the bumpers. They are at the front and at the rear, under the covers.

Example: Sedan
•► Press the mark on cover 1 inwards in the direction of the arrow.
•► Take cover 1 off the opening.
•► Screw the towing eye in clockwise to the stop and tighten it.
Removing the towing eye
•► Loosen the towing eye and unscrew it.
•► Attach cover 1 to the bumper and press until it engages.
•► Place the towing eye in the vehicle tool kit.
See also:
Locking and unlocking centrally
The SmartKey centrally locks/unlocks:
• the doors
• the trunk lid
• the fuel filler flap
1 Locks the vehicle
2 Unlocks the trunk lid
3 Unlocks the vehicle
When unlocking, the turn signals ...
Downshifting
Pull the left-hand steering wheel paddle
shifter.
The automatic transmission shifts down to
the next gear.
If you brake the vehicle or stop without
shifting down, the automatic transmission ...
Important safety notes
Cruise control maintains a constant road
speed for you. It brakes automatically in order
to avoid exceeding the set speed. On long and
steep downhill gradients, especially if the
vehicle is la ...
