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Driving
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S
wit
ch off the engine.
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Open the rear lid.
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Pull the
›››
Fig. 279 button briefly. The tow
hook unlocks electrically and automatically
turns outwards. The button's control lamp
flashes.
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Finish remove the tow hook by hand until
you feel and hear that it has engaged and
the control lamp on the button stays on.
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Close the rear lid.
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Before hitching the trailer, remove the dust
guard from the ball.
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The indicator only lights when the boot
hatch is open and when a trailer is not hitch-
ed.
Retracting the tow hook
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Stop the vehicle and apply the electronic
parking brake.
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Switch off the engine.
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Unhook the trailer and interrupt the electri-
cal connection between it and the vehicle. If
you are using an adapter, remove it from the
trailer's power socket.
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Open the rear lid.
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Pull the
›››
Fig. 279 button briefly. The tow
hook unlocks electrically.
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Turn the tow hook under the bumper with
your hand until you feel and hear that it en-
gages and the control lamp on the button re-
mains on continuously.
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Close the rear lid.
The control lamp
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If the warning light on the button
›››
Fig. 279
flashes, this means that the tow hook has
not been attached properly or is damaged
›››
.
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If the warning lamp
›
›
›
Fig. 279 remains
on with the rear lid open, the tow hook is cor-
rectly in place both when extracted and
when covered.
The control light of the lamp switches off ap-
proximately 1 minute after closing the read lid.
WARNING
Undue use of the towing bracket may
cause injury and accidents.
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Only use the tow hook if it is properly en-
gaged.
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Always ensure that no person, animal or
object is t
o be found in the path of the tow
hook.
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Never use a tool or instrument while the
tow hook is moving.
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Never press the
›››
Fig. 279 button when
there is a trailer hooked to the vehicle or
when a carrier system or other accessories
are mounted on the tow hook.
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If the to
w hook is not attached properly,
do not use it. Instead, go to a specialised
workshop and have the towing bracket
checked.
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If you detect any fault in the electrical
system or in the towing bracket, contact a
specialised workshop and ask them to
check it.
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If the ball has a diameter of less than 49
mm at any one point, do not use the towing
bracket under any circumstances.
CAUTION
If you clean the vehicle with high-pressure
or steam de
vices, do not point the jet di-
rectly towards the retractable tow hook or
the trailer power socket, as this may dam-
age the joints or remove the grease neces-
sary for lubrication.
Note
At extremely low temperatures, the tow
hook may be impossible t
o operate. In this
case, place the vehicle in a warmer loca-
tion (for example, a garage).
Fitting a bicycle carrier on the re-
tr
act
able towbar
The maximum allowed weight of the carrier
syst
em, including the l
oad, is 75 kg. The
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