User Manual - Page 54

For LEON SPORTSTOURER 2019.

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Emergencies
Note
The vehicle can only be towed if the elec-
tronic parking brake and the electr
onic
lock of the steering column are deactiva-
ted. If the vehicle has no power supply or
there is an electric system fault, the engine
must be tow-started
››
page 47 to deacti-
vate the electronic parking brake and the
electronic lock of the steering column.
Front towline anchorage
Fig. 47
On the right side of the front bumper:
r
emo
v
e the co
v
er.
Fig. 48 Right side of the front bumper: towline
anchorage in position.
The housing of the removable towline an-
chor
age is on the right side of the fr
ont bump-
er underneath a co
v
er
Fig. 47.
The towing eye should always be kept in the
vehicle.
Bear in mind the instructions for towing
››
page 50.
Fitting the towline anchorage
Remove the towing eye from the vehicle
tool kit in the luggage compartment
››
page 38.
Remove the cover by pressing down on its
left-hand side and leave it hanging from the
vehicle
››
Fig. 47.
Screw the towing eye in the housing by
turning it as far as it will go anticlock-
wise
››
Fig. 48
››
. Use a suitable object
that can completely and securely tighten the
t
o
wing eye in its housing.
Aft
er t
o
wing, unscrew the towing eye
clockwise with a suitable object.
Replace the cover and tighten on its right
side until the tab snaps into the bumper.
Clean the towing eye if necessary and then
store it in the luggage compartment along
with the other vehicle tools.
CAUTION
The towing eye must always be completely
and firmly tightened. Otherwise, it could be
rel
eased while towing and tow-starting.
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