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JCat
Explorer III
Jul 01, 2014

Can an ML350 be towed 4 down ?

I did a few searches in this forum to see if there were any posts on towing an ML350 4 down and could not find one.

Anyone out there doing it and if yes what equipment are you using ?
  • I would not take anyone on this forum's advice on this question (no reflection on members of this forum). The only place to go is in the manual in the car. If you still have questions, go directly to Mercedes and get the information "straight from the horse's mouth".

    Ed Headington
  • Ivylog wrote:
    NO.


    Do you have a mercedes and have you read the manual? Just wondering why you are saying no. I have read the manual for the GL which is the all wheel drive big brother of the ML and it says it can be towed 4 down.

    I was hoping to be able to tow this so if you know for a fact that it can't be towed I'd really like to hear why and where you got this information.
  • Alphamonk wrote:
    I was told - no way - due to being all wheel drive.


    The manual on for my GL450 says it can be towed 4 down.
  • ML350 as in Mercedes? The first place to start is the Mercedes manual or give the dealer a call. My wife's fun car (as in too many kids, the minivan sucks I need something cool to drive car) is a 1998 SL500 which is a great car but wow is owning a German car an education.

    You'd better hope you don't need a bracket, a harness or anything else from Mercedes to pull off the intended operation or you'd better plan on re-financing the DP. Because parts at the Benz dealer pretty much start in the thousands and go up from there.

    In all seriousness check out the manual. I know mine is very specific about just how it can and can't be towed.