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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 steering col-

umn lock engages and cannot be released).

If you have to tow an automatic transmission vehicle more than

30 miles (50 km).

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 remain in the vehicle while

it is being towed.

NOTICE

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.

Tow manual transmission vehicles with the rear wheels off the

ground only if it is certain that no transmission fluid can leak

out.

Tips on towing

ꢀ Please first read and note the introductory information and

heed the WARNINGS

Towing eye; tow rope or tow bar

A towing eye is included in your vehicle's tool kit. This can be inserted

in a threaded hole in the front bumper and used when your vehicle is

being towed by another vehicle. On most vehicles, there is another

threaded hole in the rear bumper, so you can use the towing eye to

tow other vehicles as well. Towing a vehicle with a tow bar is safer

and easier on both vehicles than using a tow rope. A tow rope should

be used only if a tow bar is not available.

The tow rope should be flexible enough to help protect both vehicles

from damage. Use a synthetic fiber rope or similar rope.

Attach the tow rope or tow bar only to the towing eye included in the

vehicle tool kit for this purpose, or to a trailer hitch.

Towing manual transmission vehicles

Check whether your vehicle can be towed at all; see below ⇒ꢀ When

not to tow your vehicle

If yes, not the following for the towed vehicle:

Shift the gearshift lever to Neutral ⇒ꢀ Shifting.

Do not tow faster than 30 mph (50 km/h).

Do not tow more than 30 miles (50 km).

Towing automatic transmission vehicles

Check whether your vehicle can be towed at all; see below ⇒ꢀ When

not to tow your vehicle

If yes, not the following for the towed vehicle:

Put the transmission in Neutral (N).

Do not tow faster than 30 mph (50 km/h).

Do not tow more than 30 miles (50 km).

When a commercial tow truck is being used, the vehicle must only

be towed with the front wheels lifted off the ground.

Follow the special instructions for towing vehicles with all-wheel

drive (4MOTION).

Towing vehicles with all-wheel drive (4MOTION)

Vehicles with all-wheel drive (4MOTION) should be towed with a tow

bar or a tow rope. If the vehicle is towed with the front or rear axles

lifted off the ground, the engine must be switched off. Otherwise the

powertrain may be damaged.

For vehicles with the DSG^®Direct Shift Gearbox, also follow the di-

rections on how to tow a vehicle with automatic transmission ⇒ꢀ Tow-

ing automatic transmission vehicles.

When not to tow your vehicle

In the following situations, the vehicle cannot be towed and must be

transported on a flatbed truck or trailer:

If transmission fluid has leaked out of the transmission.

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.

If the front and rear wheels cannot turn.

When the vehicle battery is dead, because the steering may remain

disabled and it may not be possible to release the electronic steering

column lock. If the electronic parking brake was engaged when the

battery died, it cannot be released.

If you have to tow an automatic transmission vehicle more than

30 miles (50 km).

Towing other vehicles

Obey all legal requirements

Read and heed all towing information in the owner's manual for the

other vehicle.

A vehicle can be towed only if the electronic parking brake and

the electronic steering column lock are released. In case of a power

loss or malfunctions of the electrical system, the engine may have to

be jump-started ⇒ꢀJump-starting in order to release the electronic

parking brake and the electronic steering column lock.

Installing the front towing eye

Fig. 212 In the right front bumper: Removing the cover cap.

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