Volkswagen Golf Owners Manual: Fitting the front towing eye

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

Fig. 246 In the right-hand side of the front bumper: removing the cover

Fig. 247 Front bumper, 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 front bumper .

The towing eye must always be kept in the vehicle.

Comply with the notes on towing .

Fitting the towing eye at front

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

Press at the side 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 side tab of the cover into the opening in the bumper.

Push down on the opposite side of the cover until the catch 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.

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