Electric fan MERCEDES-BENZ E-Class SEDAN 2017 W213 Owner's Manual

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&WARNING Risk of accident and injury
when opening and closing thee ngine
hood
When opening or closing thee ngine hood, it
ma ysuddenl ydropi ntot he end position.
Ther eisar isk of inju ryfora nyo ne in the
engine hood's rang eofm ovement.
#Onlyopen or close thee ngine hood
when ther ea reno persons in the
engine hood's rang eofm ovement.
&
WARNING Danger of burn swhen open‐
ing thee ngine hood
If yo uo pen thee ngine hood when thee ngine
has overheated or during afireint he engine
compartment, youc ouldcome int ocontact
wit hh otgases or other escaping operating
fl uids.
#Befor eopening thee ngine hood, allow
th ee ngine tocool down.
#Inthee vent of afireint he engine com‐
partment, keep thee ngine hood closed
and call thef ires ervice.
&
WARNING Risk of injury duetomoving
parts
Cer tain component sinthe engine compart‐
ment ma ycontinue tomo veor suddenly
mo veagain evenafter thei gnition has been
switched off, e.g. thec ooler fan.
Make sureoft hefollowing befor eperform ing
ta sk sint he engine compartment:
#Switc hthe ignition off.
#Ne vertouc hthe danger zone sur round‐
ing movin gcomponent pa rts, e.g. the
ro tatio na reaoft hefan.
#Re mo vejewe lrya nd watches.
#Keep items of clo thing and hair away
from moving parts.
& WARNING Risk of injury fromtouching
co mp onent parts under voltage
The ignition sy stem and thef uel injection
sy stem workunder high voltage. If yout ouch
component parts whic hareunder voltage,
yo uc ouldreceive an electric shoc k.
#Nevertouc hcomponent pa rtso fthe
ignition sy stem or thef uel injection sys‐
te mw hen thei gnition is switched on.
&
WARNING Risk of burn sfromh otcom‐
ponent parts in thee ngine compartment
Cer tain component parts in thee ngine com‐
partmen tcan be very hot, e.g. thee ngine,
th ec ooler and parts of thee xhaust system.
#Le tthe engine cool down and only
to uc ht he component parts described
as follo ws .
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Electrical fuses
Notesone lectrical fuses
&
WARNING Risk of accident and injury
due to ov erloaded lines
If yo um anipulat eorb ridg eaf aulty fuse or if
yo ur eplace it wit hafuse wit hahigher
amperage, thee lectric line could be overloa‐
ded.
This could result in afire.
#Alwa ys replace faulty fuse swiths peci‐
fi ed ne wfuses conta iningthe cor rect
amperage.
* NO
TEDama gecaused byincor rect fuses
Incor rect fuses ma ycause damag etoelectri‐
cal components or sy stems.
#Onl yuse Mercedes-Benz appr oved
fuse switht he cor rect fus erating.
Blow nfuses must bereplaced wit hfuses of the
same rating ,which youc an recognize bythe colo
rand fus erating. Th efuser atings ar eliste d
in thef use assignmen tdiagram.
Fu se assignment diag ram: onthef use bo xin
th et runk (
→pag e310).
* NO
TEDama geor malfunctions caused
by moisture
Moistur emaycause dama getothee lectrical
sy stem or cause it tomalfunction.
#When thef use bo xisopen, mak esure
th at no moistur ecan enter thef use
box.
#When closing thef use box, mak esure
th at thes eal of thel id is positioned cor‐
re ctly on thef use box.
Ifan ewlyinser tedf use also blo ws,have the
cause trace dand rectifie dataq ualified special‐
is tw orks hop.
Ensur ethe following befor ereplacing afuse:
RThe vehicle is secured agains trolling away.
RAll electrica lconsumer sareswitched off.
RThe ignition is switched off. The electrica
lfus es ar eloc ated in various fuse
bo xes:
RFu se bo xinthe engine compartment on the
driver's side (→pag e308)
RFuse bo xont he driver's side of thec ockpit
(→pag e310)
RFuse bo xinthe front-passenge rfootwell
(→pag e310)
RFuse bo xinthe trunk on ther ight-hand side
of thev ehicle, when vie wedint he direction
of tra vel(
→pag e310)
Fu se bo xinthe engine compartment
Prerequisites
Obser vethen otes on electrical fuses
(
→pag e308).
Ha ve thef ollowing readil yavailable:
RAd ryclo th
RAs crew driver
308
Breakdown assis tance

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Displaymessages
Possible causes/consequences and MSolutions
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*Thefanm otorisf aulty.
#Avoiding high loads on thee ngine, driv eontothe neares tqualified specialis tworks hop. In doing so, ensur ethat
th ec oolant temp eratur edispla yremain sbelo w2 48 °F (120 °C).
#
See Operator's Manual *T
he batter yisnotbeing charge d.
* NO
TEPossible engine damag eifyou continue driving#Do no tcontin ue dr ivingunder an ycircum stances.
#Consult aqualified specialis tworks hop.
#Stop thev ehicle immediately ,paying attention toroad and traf ficc onditions ,and switc hoffthee ngine.
#Consult aqualified specialis tworks hop.
#
Start Engine See Opera-
tor's Manual *T
he engine is of fand theb atter ychar geleve list oo lo w.
#Switc hoffelectrica lconsumer sthat ar enotrequ ired.
#Leavethee ngine running foraf ewminutes, or driv efor alonger dis tance.
The batter yisbeing charge d.
Displa ymessages and warning/indicator lamps 37
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