fuse box location MERCEDES-BENZ M-Class 2012 W166 Owner's Manual

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the
colorand value. Th efuse rating sare listed
in thefuse allocation chart .
If ane wly inserted fuse alsoblows ,have the
caus etrace dand rectified ataqualif ied
spec ialist workshop,e.g. an auth orized
Mer cedes- BenzCent er.
! Only usefuses thathave been approved
for Mercedes- Benzvehicles andwhich
have thecorr ectfuse ratingfor the system
con cern ed.For thefuse boxes inthe engin e
compart mentandunder therear bench
seat, onlyusefuses withthesuffix "S".
Other wise, compon entsor systems could
be damaged. Befor
echanging afuse
X Park thevehicle andapply theelectr ic
parkin gbrake.
X Switc hoff allelectr icalconsumers.
X Remove theSmart Keyfrom theignition
lock.
The fuses arelocated invarious fuseboxes:
R fuse boxonthe fron t-passenger sideofthe
dashboard
R fuse boxinthe engin ecompart mentonthe
right- hand sideofthe vehicle, whenviewed
in the direct ionoftravel
R fuse boxunder therear bench seat
The fuse allocation chartislocated inthe fuse
box under therear bench seat(Ypage 347). Dashboar
dfuse box
! Donot use apoint edobjec tsuch asa
sc rewd river to open theco ver inthe
dash board.You could damag eth e
dash boardor theco ver . X
To open :pull cover :outwards inthe
dire ction ofthearr ow and remove it.
X To close: clipin co ver :atthef ront ofthe
das hboa rd.
X Fold cover :inwa rdsuntil itengag es. Fuse
boxinthe enginecompart ment
X Open thehood (Ypag e312). X
Remo veany existing moisturefrom the
fuse boxusing adry cloth.
X To open :open clamp s;.
X Fold cover :upw ards inthe direction of
the arrow andremove it.
! Make surethatnomoistu recan enter the
fuse boxwhen thecover isopen.
X To clo se: check whethe rthe seal islying
correct lyin cover :.
X Insert cover:into theretainers atthe side
of the fuse box.
X Fold down cover :and close clamps ;. 346
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The cover mustbepositioned properly.
Moisture ordirt could otherwise impairthe
operation ofthe fuses.
X Close thehood (Ypage 313). Fuse
boxunder therear bench seat
X Fold theright-hand rearbench seatforward
(Y page 287). X
To open: liftand fold back carpet :inthe
direction ofthe arrow. X
Relea seclamps ;bypressing theminthe
direction ofthe arrow.
X Fold cover =upinthe direction ofthe
arrow andremove it. i
The
fuse allocation chartislocated under
cover =.
! Make surethatnomoisture canenter the
fuse boxwhen thecover isopen. X
To close :insert cover=atthe side ofthe
fuse boxinto theretainers.
X Fold down cover =until clamps ;engage
audi bly.
X Fold theright-hand rearbench seatback.
(Y page 287). Fuses
347Breakdown assistance Z