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STARTING AND DRIVING
* Option/accessory.
454
WARNING
The brake servo and power steering do not
work when the engine is switched off - the
brake pedal needs to be depressed
about 5 times more heavily and the steering is
considerably heavier than normal.
Jump starting
Do not tow the car to jump start the engine. Use
a donor battery if the starter battery is discharged
so much that the engine cannot be started; see
section "Jump starting with another battery".
IMPORTANT
The catalytic converter may be damaged dur-
ing attempts to tow-start the engine.
Related information
•
Warning triangle (p. 523)
•
Towing eye (p. 452)
•
Recovering the car (p. 454)
•
Using jump starting with another battery
(p. 406)
•
Ignition positions (p. 403)
Recovering the car
For recovery, the car is taken away with the help
of another vehicle.
Call a recovery service for recovery assistance.
The towing eye can be used to pull the car up
onto a recovery vehicle with a flatbed platform.
Applies to cars with level control*: If the car is
equipped with air suspension, this must be disa-
bled before the car is raised. Deactivating the
function via the centre display.
1.
Press
Settings in the top view.
2.
Press
My Car Parking Brake and
Suspension
.
3.
Select
Disable Leveling Control.
The car's position and ground clearance deter-
mine whether it is possible to pull it up onto a
flatbed platform. If the slope of the recovery vehi-
cle's ramp is too steep, or if the ground clearance
under the car is inadequate, then the car may be
damaged if you try to pull it up. The car should
then be lifted using the recovery vehicle's lifting
device.
WARNING
No one/nothing is allowed to remain behind
the recovery vehicle while the car pulled up
onto the flatbed platform.
IMPORTANT
The towing eye is only designed for towing on
roads - not for pulling the car unstuck or out
of a ditch. Call a recovery service for recovery
assistance.
IMPORTANT
Note that the car must always be transported
with the wheels rolling forward.
Related information
•
Towing (p. 453)
•
Towing eye (p. 452)
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