jump cable MERCEDES-BENZ C-Class COUPE 2017 CL205 Owner's Manual

XPull the tire sealant bottle out of the tire infla-
tion compressor.
The filler hose remains attached to the tire
sealant bottle.
XDrive to the nearest qualified specialist work-
shop and have the tire changed there.
XHave the tire sealant bottle and the filler hosereplaced as soon as possible at aqualified
specialist workshop.
XHave the tire sealant bottle replaced every
four years at aqualified specialist workshop.
Battery (vehicle)
12 Vb attery –important safety notes
Special tools and expert knowledge are required
when working on the battery, e.g. removal and
installation .You should therefore have all work
involvin gthe battery carried out at aqualified
specialist workshop.
GWARNING
Work carried out incorrectly on the battery
can lead, for example, to ashort circuit and
thus damage the vehicle electronics. This can
lead to function restriction sapplying to
safety-relevant systems, e.g the lighting sys-
tem, the ABS (anti-loc kbraking system) or the
ESP
®(Electronic Stability Program). The oper-
ating safety of your vehicle may be restricted.
You could lose control of the vehicle, for
example:
Rwhen braking
Rin the event of abrupt steerin gmaneuvers
and/or when the vehicle's speed is not
adapted to the road conditions
There is arisk of an accident.
In the event of ashort circuit or asimilar inci-
dent, contact aqualified specialist workshop
immediately. Do not drive any further .You
should have all work involvin gthe battery car-
ried out at aqualified specialist workshop.
For further information about ABS and ESP
®,
see (Ypage 62) and (Ypage 67).
All vehicles except vehicles with alithium-
ion battery:
GWARNING
Electrostatic build-up can lead to the creation of sparks, which could ignite the highly explo-
sive gases of abattery. There is arisk of an
explosion.
Before handling the battery, touch the vehicle
body to remove any existin gelectrostatic
build-up.
The highly flammable gas mixture forms when
charging the battery as well as when jump-start-
ing.
Always make sure that neither you nor the bat-
tery is electrostatically charged. Abuild-up of
electrostatic charge can be caused, for exam-
ple:
Rby wearing clothin gmade from synthetic
fibers
Rdue to friction between clothin gand seats
Rif you push or pull the battery across the car-
pet or other synthetic materials
Rif you wipe the battery with acloth
GWARNING
During the charging process, abattery produ-
ces hydrogen gas. If ashort circuit occurs or
sparks are created, the hydrogen gas can
ignite. There is arisk of an explosion.
RMake sure that the positive terminal of a
connected battery does not come into con-
tact with vehicle parts.
RNever place metal object sortools on abat-
tery.
RIt is importan tthat you observe the descri-
bed order of the battery terminals when
connectin gand disconnectin gabattery.
RWhen jump-starting, make sure that the
battery poles with identical polarity are
connected.
RIt is particularly importan ttoobserve the
described order when connectin gand dis-
connectin gthe jumper cables.
RNever connect or disconnect the battery
terminals while the engine is running.
GWARNING
Battery acid is caustic. There is arisk of injury.
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Jump-starting
For the jump-starting procedure, use only the jump-starting connection point in the engine com-
partment,consisting of apositive terminal and aground point.
All vehiclese xcept vehiclesw ithalithium-ion battery:
GWARNING
Battery acid is caustic. There is arisk of injury.
Avoid contact with skin, eyes or clothing. Do not inhale any battery gases. Do not lean over the
battery. Keep children away from batteries. Wash away battery acid immediately with plenty of
clean water and seek medical attention.
GWARNING
During charging and jump-starting, explosive gases can escape from the battery. There is arisk
of an explosion.
Particularly avoid fire, open flames, creating sparks and smoking. Ensure there is sufficient ven-
tilation while charging and jump-starting. Do not lean over abattery.
GWARNING
During the charging process, abattery produces hydrogen gas. If ashort circuit occurs or sparks
are created, the hydrogen gas can ignite. There is arisk of an explosion.
RMake sure that the positive terminal of aconnected battery does not come into contact with
vehicle parts.
RNever place metal objects or tools on abattery.
RIt is important that you observe the described order of the battery terminals when connecting
and disconnecting abattery.
RWhen jump-starting, make sure that the battery poles with identical polarity are connected.
RIt is particularly important to observe the described order when connecting and disconnecting
the jumper cables.
RNever connect or disconnectt he battery terminals while the engine is running.
GWARNING
Ad ischarged battery can freeze at temperatures below freezing point. When jump-starting the
vehicle or charging the battery, gases can escape from the battery. There is arisk of an explosion.
Allow the frozen battery to thaw out before charging it or jump-starting.
If, at low temperatures, the indicator lamps/warning lamps in the instrument cluster do not light up,
it is highly likely that the discharged battery has frozen.Int his case, you may neither charge the
battery nor jump-start the vehicle. The service life of athawed-out battery may be shorter. The
starting characteristicsc an be impaired, particularly at low temperatures. Have the thawed-out
battery checked at aqualified specialist workshop.
All vehicles:
!Avoid repeated and lengthy starting attempts. Otherwise, the catalytic converter could be
damaged by the non-combusted fuel.
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Do not start the vehicleusing arapid charging device. If your vehicle's battery is discharged, the
engine can be jump-started froma nothervehicleorf romas econd battery using jumpe rcables.
Observe the following points:
RThe battery is not accessible in al lvehicles. If the othe rvehicle's battery is not accessible ,jump-
start the vehicl eusing asecond battery or ajump-starting device.
RYo um ayonl yjump-star tthe vehicl ewhent he engine and exhaust system ar ecold.
RAllv eh icle sexcept vehicle swithal ithium-io nbattery: do not start the engine if the battery
is frozen. Let the battery thawf irst.
ROnlyjump-star tfromb atteries with a12Vvoltagerating.
ROnlyu sejumpe rcable swhich have asufficient cross-sectio nand insulate dtermina lclamps.
RIf the battery is full ydischarged, leav ethe battery thati sbeing used to jump-star tconnected for
af ew minute sbefor ea ttempting to start. Thi scharge sthe battery slightly.
RMake sure thatt he two vehicles do not touch.
Make sure that:
Rthe jumpe rcable sarenot damaged.
Rwhen the jumpe rcable sareconnected to the battery ,uninsulated sections of the termina lclamp
do not come into contact with othe rmetalsections.
Rthe jumpe rcable scanno tcome into contact with parts which can mov ewhent he engine is
running ,suc hast he V-bel tpulle yort he fan.
XSecure the vehicl ebyapplyingthe electri cparkin gb rake.
XShift the transmission to position P.
XMake sure thatt he ignition is switched off .All indicator lamps in the instrument cluster must be
off .W henu sing the SmartKey, tur nthe SmartKeytop osition0in the ignition lock and remove it
(
Ypage 131).
XSwitch off al lelectrical consumers ,e.g.r ea rw indo wd efroster ,lighting, etc.
XOpen the hood.
Positio nnumber Bidentifie sthe charge dbattery of the othe rvehicl eorane quivalen tjump-starting
device.
XSlide cover Aof positive terminal :in the direction of the arrow.
XConnect positive terminal :on your vehicl etopositive terminal ;of donor battery Busing the
jumpe rcable .Alway sbegin with positive terminal :on your ow nvehicl efirst.
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XStart the engine of the donorvehicl eand run it at idling speed.
XConnect negative terminal =of dono rbattery Bto ground point ?of your vehicl eusing the
jumper cable ,connecting the jumper cable to dono rbattery Bfirst.
XStart the engine.
XBefore disconnecting the jumper cables, le tthe engine run for several minutes.
XFirst, remove the jumper cable sfrom ground point ?and negative terminal =,then from pos-
itive clamp :and positive terminal ;.Begineacht ime at the contacts on your ownv ehiclefirst.
XClose cover Aof positive terminal :afte rremoving jumper cables.
XHave the battery checke dataqualified specialist workshop.
Jump-starting is not considered to be anorma loperating condition.
iJumpe rcable sand further information regarding jump-starting can be obtaine datany qualified
specialist workshop.
Towin gand tow-starting
Important safety notes
GWARNING
Functions relevant to safety are restricted or
no longer available if:
Rthe engine is not running.
Rthe brake system or the power steering is
malfunctioning.
Rthere is amalfunction in the voltag esupply
or the vehicle's electrical system.
If your vehicl eisbeing towed, much more
force may be necessary to stee rorbrake.
There is ariskofana ccident.
In such cases, us eatow bar. Before towing,
make sure that the steering move sfreely.
GWARNING
You can no longer stee rthe vehicl eifthe
steering wheel lock hasb eene ngaged .There
is ar iskofana ccident.
Alway sswitch off the ignition when towing the
vehicl ewithat ow cable or atow bar.
GWARNING
Whe ntowing or tow-starting another vehicle
and its weight is greate rthan the permissible
gross weigh tofyourv ehicle, the:
Rthe towing eyec ould detach itself
Rthe vehicle/trailer combination could roll-
over.
There is ariskofana ccident.
Whe ntowing or tow-starting another vehicle,
its weight shoul dnot be greate rthan the per-
missible gross weight of your vehicle.
Details on the permissible gross vehicl eweight
of your vehicl ecan be found on the vehicl eide n-
tification plate (
Ypage 343).
!Whe nCOLLISIONP REVENTION ASSIST
PLUS, DISTRONIC PLU Sorthe HOLD function
is activated, the vehicl ebrakes automatically
in certain situations.
To avoid damag etothe vehicle, deactivate
thes esystems in the following or similar sit-
uations:
Rwhen towing the vehicle
Rin the car wash
!Make sure that the electri cparking brake is
released .Ifthe electri cparking brake is faulty,
visit aquali fied specialist workshop.
!Secure the tow rop eortow ba rtothe towing
eyeo nly.Otherwise, the vehicl ecould
become damaged.
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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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