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To help prevent unnecessary damage, vehicles with all-wheel drive (4MOTION) must be trans‐
ported on a flatbed truck.
To load the vehicle on the flatbed, use the towing eye found in the vehicle tool kit ⇒Vehicle tool
kit , ⇒Installing the rear towing eye .
When not to tow your vehicle
If there is little or no oil in the transmission because of damage to your vehicle, it must be moved with
the drive wheels off the ground. The vehicle can only be towed if its ignition is switched on and its
electrical system is operating.
In the following situations, the vehicle cannot be towed at all and must be transported on a flatbed
truck or trailer:
If the front and rear wheels cannot turn.
If the vehicle battery is dead (because the electronic parking brake and the electronic steering col‐
umn lock cannot be released, if engaged).
If you have to tow an automatic transmission vehicle more than 30miles (50km).
If the steering or the wheel clearance might be impaired, for example, after an accident.
WARNING
It is not safe for children or other persons to ride in a vehicle that is being towed.
Never let children or anyone else stay in the vehicle while it is being towed.
NOTE
The drive axle rotates while the vehicle is being towed with its rear wheels off the ground. This
can damage the automatic transmission.
Never tow automatic transmission vehicle with the rear wheels off the ground.
Tips on towing
Read and follow the introductory information and safety information first⇒ Introduction to the
subject
Towing eye, tow rope or tow bar
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