Mercedes-Benz GLC : Tow starting or towing away / Installing the towing eye

Press the mark on cover
inwards and
remove.
Screw in the towing eye
clockwise as far as it
will go and tighten.
Vehicles with a trailer hitch: vehicles with a
trailer hitch do not have a rear bracket for the towing eye. Fasten the tow bar
to the trailer
hitch.
Make sure that cover
engages in the
bumper when you remove the towing eye.
NOTE Damage to the vehicle due to
incorrect use of the towing eye
When a towing eye is used to recover a vehicle,
the vehicle may be damaged in the process.
Only use the towing eye
to tow away or
tow start the vehicle.
Vehicles with automatic transmission
NOTE Damage to the automatic transmission
due to tow starting
The automatic transmission may be damaged
in the process of tow starting vehicles with
automatic transmission...
Other information:
WARNING Risk of accident from overloaded
tires
Overloaded tires may overheat and burst as a
consequence. Overloaded tires can also
impair the steering and handling characteristics
and lead to brake failure.
Observe the load rating
of the tires.
The load rating must be
at least half the
permissible axle load of the vehicle...
Restraint system functionality
When the ignition is switched on, a self-test is
performed, during which the
restraint system warning lamp lights up. It goes out no later
than a few seconds after the vehicle is started.
The components of the restraint system are then
functional...