battery MERCEDES-BENZ C-Class COUPE 2017 CL205 Service Manual

!Do not use the towing eye for recovery. This
could damage the vehicle. If in doubt, have
the vehicle recovered using acrane.
!When towing, pull aways lowly and
smoothly. If the tractive power is too high, the
vehicles could be damaged.
!Shift the automatic transmission to Nand
do not open the driver's or front passenger's
door during towing. The automatic transmis-
sion may otherwise shift to position P,which
could damage the transmission.
!Do not tow with sling-type equipment. This
could damage the vehicle.
!The vehicle can be towed amaximum of
30 miles (50km). The towing speed of 30 mph (50 km/h) must not be exceeded.
If the vehicle has to be towed more than
30 miles (50km), the entire vehicle must be
raised and transported.
It is better to have the vehicle transported than
to have it towed away.
If the vehicle has suffered transmission damage,
have it transported on atransporter or trailer.
The automatic transmission must be in position N when the vehicle is being towed. If the auto-
matic transmission cannot be shifted to position
N,h ave the vehicle transported on atransporter
or trailer.
The battery must be connected and charged.
Otherwise, you:
Rcannot turn the SmartKey to position 2in the
ignition lock
Rcannot release the electric parking brake
Rcannot shift the automatic transmission to
position N
Disarm the automatic locking feature before the vehicle is towed (
Ypage 81). You could other-
wise be locked out when pushing or towing the
vehicle.
Installing/removing the towing eye
Installingt he towing eye
The brackets for the screw-in towing eye are
located in the bumpers. They are at the rear and
at the front,u nder covers:.
XRemove the towing eye from the vehicle tool
kit (Ypage 300).
XPress the mark on cover :inwards and
remove.
XScrew in the towing eye clockwise as far as it will go and tighten it.
Removing the towing eye
XUnscrew and remove the towing eye.
XAttach cover :to the bumper and press until
it engages.
XPut the towing eye back into the vehicle tool
kit.
Towing the vehiclew ith the rear axle
raised
Only vehicles without 4MATIC can be towed
with the rear axle raised.
!Vehicles with 4MATIC must not be towed
with either the front or the rear axle raised, as doing so will damage the transmission.
Vehicles with 4MATIC may either be towed away
with both axles on the ground or be loadedu p
and transported.
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Noteson4 MATIC vehicles
!
Vehicle swith4 MATIC must not be towed
with eithe rthe front or the rea raxler aised, as
doing so will damage the transmission.
Vehicle swith4 MATIC maye ithe rbet owed away
with both axles on the ground or be loaded up
and transported.
If the vehicle' stransmission, front, or rea raxlei s
damaged, have the vehicl etransporte dona
truck or trailer.
In the even tofdamagetot he electrical sys-
tem: if the battery is defective, the automatic
transmission will be locked in position P.Tos hift
the automatic transmission to position N,you
must provide powe rtothe vehicle' selectrical
syste mint he same wa yaswhenj ump-starting
(
Ypage 308).
Have the vehicl etransporte donatransporte ror
trailer.
Tow-startin g(em ergency engine
starting)
!
Vehicle switha utomatic transmission must
not be tow-started .You could otherwis edam -
ag et he automatic transmission.
iYouc an find information on "Jump-starting"
under (Ypage 308).
Fuses
Important safety notes
GWARNING
If yo umanipulate or bridg eafaulty fuse or if
yo ur eplace it with afusew ithah igheramper -
age, the electric cable scould be overloaded.
This could resul tinafire. There is ariskofa n
accident and injury.
Alway sreplace faulty fusesw itht he specified
new fusesh avingthe correc tamperage.
Blown fusesm ustber eplaced with fusesoft he
same rating ,which yo ucan recognize by the
color and value. Th efuser ating sarelistedint he
fuse allocatio nchart.
Th efus ea lloc atio nchart is on the fuse bo xinthe
trunk (
Ypage 315). If
an ewly inserte dfusea lsob lows ,havet he
cause traced and rectifie dataqualified special-
is tw orkshop ,e.g.ana uthorized Mercedes-Benz
Center.
!Onl yusefusest hath aveb eena pproved for
Mercedes-Benz vehicles and which have the
correc tfus er ating for the systemc oncerned.
Otherwise, components or systems could be
damaged.
!Make sure tha tnomoisture can ente rthe
fuse bo xwhent he cover is open.
!When closing the cover, make sure tha titis
lying correctly on the fuse box. Moistur eseep-
ing in or dirt could otherwis eimpair theope
r-
ation of the fuses.
Th ef uses in your vehicl eserve to close down
faulty circuits .Ifafuse blows, al lthe compo-
nents on the circuit and their functions stop
operating.
Before changin gafuse
Observe the important safety notes
(Ypage 313)
XSwitch off the engine.
XSwitch off al lelectrica lconsumers.
XSecure the vehicl eagain st rolling away
(Ypage 152).
XRemov ethe SmartKeyf romthe ignition lock.
or, in vehicles with KEYLESS-GOs tart-function
or KEYLESS ‑GO
XOpen the driver's door.
Theo n-board electronics now have status 0.
This is the same as the SmartKeyh avingbeen
removed.
Th ed river’s door can be closeda gain.
All indicator lamps in the instrumen tcluster
must be off.
Th ef uses arel oc ated in variou sfuseb oxes:
RFuse bo xonthe driver's side of the dashboard
RFuse bo xinthe front-passenge rfootwell
RFuse bo xinthe engine compartment on the
driver's side
RFuse bo xunder the trunk floo ronthe right-
hand side of the vehicle, when viewed in the
directio noftravel
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