"Pete Reinhart" wrote in message
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Michael,
You will get the same response at the mercedes dealer. twenty years ago
they
would sell a german produced tow hitch kit for any model and now they
don't
want to talk about it.

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From what I've read, while Mercedes does give a tow rating for many of their
cars sold in German, they limit the speed while towing to either 55 mph or
62 mph (100 km/h). This is really not suitable for highway use in the
Western United States.

I have plenty of choices of when I buy a car. I don't need to buy one that
the manufacturer says is not suitable for my intended use.