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Tow-starting (emergency starting)
Vehicles with automatic transmission must not be started by tow-starting. This could otherwise damage the transmission. ...

Preparing the vehicle
WARNING   The wheel and tire size of the emergency spare wheel/spare wheel may differ to that of the damaged wheel. When using an emergency spare wheel/spare wheel the handling characte ...

Assembling the ball coupling
Mercedes-Benz recommends that you have the ball coupling assembled at a qualified specialist workshop. Only a qualified specialist workshop has the necessary specialist knowledge and tool ...