Volkswagen Golf Owners Manual: Fitting the rear towing eye

Volkswagen Golf Owners Manual / If and when / Practical tips / Tow-starting and towing / Fitting the rear towing eye

Fig. 248 Rear bumper on the right-hand side: removing the cover

Fig. 249 Rear bumper on the right-hand side: screwing in the towing eye

First read and observe the introductory information and safety warnings

The towing eye is screwed into a threaded hole behind a cover on the right of the rear bumper . In vehicles with a factory-fitted towing bracket there is no mounting for the removable towing eye behind the cover. To tow, fit and use the ball coupling , .

Comply with the notes on towing .

Fitting the towing eye at the rear (vehicles without factory-fitted towing bracket )

Remove the towing eye from the vehicle toolkit in the luggage compartment .

Press at the bottom of the cover (arrow) to release the cover.

Remove the cover and leave it hanging from the vehicle.

Turn the towing eye clockwise into the threaded hole and tighten as far as it will go . Use a suitable object to screw the towing eye fully and securely into the mounting.

After you have finished towing, remove the towing eye by unscrewing it anticlockwise.

Insert the lower retaining lug into the opening in the bumper and push on the upper area of the cover until the lug clicks into place in the bumper.

NOTICE

The towing eye must always be screwed firmly into the mounting. Otherwise, the towing eye can be ripped out of the mounting when the vehicle is being tow-started or towed.

Vehicles with a factory-fitted towing bracket must use only tow bars that are specially designed for fitting to a ball coupling. If you use an unsuitable tow bar, the ball coupling and the vehicle could be damaged. Use a tow rope instead.

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