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Emergencies
Towing vehicles with an automatic gearbox
Note the following for a towed vehicle:
●
Make sure the gear selector lever is in the N
position.
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Do not drive faster than 50 km/h (30 mph).
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Do not tow further than 50 km (30 miles).
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If a breakdown truck is used, the vehicle
must be towed with the front wheels raised.
Note the following instructions for towing
four all-wheel drive vehicles.
Instructions for towing all-wheel drive
vehicles
All-wheel drive vehicles can be towed using a
toolbar or tow rope. If the vehicle is towed
with the front or rear axle raised, the engine
must be turned off to avoid transmission
damage.
For vehicles with a double clutched DSG
®
(di-
rect shift gearbox) the instructions for towing
vehicles with an automatic gearbox apply
››› page 257
.
Sit
uation
s in which the vehicle should not be
towed
In the following cases, the vehicle should not
be towed but transported on a trailer or spe-
cial vehicle:
●
If the vehicle gearbox does not contain lu-
bricant due to a fault.
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If the vehicle battery is flat and, as a result,
the electronic steering lock and electronic
parking brake cannot be disengaged if ap-
plied.
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If the vehicle to be towed has an automatic
gearbox and the distance to be covered is
greater than 50 km (30 miles).
Note
●
The vehicle can only be towed if the elec-
tronic parking brake and steering lock are de-
activated. If the vehicle has no power supply
or there is an electric system fault, the en-
gine must be started using jump leads to de-
activate the electronic parking brake and
electronic steering lock.
●
Vehicles with the Keyless Access locking
and ignition system should only be towed
with the ignition connected since, otherwise,
the electronic steering lock will not unlock.
Fitting the front towline anchorage
Fig. 194 On the right-hand side of the front
bumper: Screw in the towline anchorage.
The location for the removable towline an-
chorage is on the right-hand side of the front
bumper ››› Fig. 194
.
The t
o
wline anchorage should always be kept
in the vehicle.
Note the instructions for towing ››› page 256.
To fit the towline anchorage
●
Take the towline anchorage from the vehi-
cle tool kit ››› page 244.
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Press on the upper cover and carefully re-
move it forwards. Allow the cover to hang.
●
Screw in the towline anchorage into its po-
sition anticlockwise as far as it will go
››› Fig. 194 ›››
. Use a suitable tool to firmly
tighten the towline anchorage in its location.
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