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Engine compartment
Hood
Important safety notes
G WARNING
If th eh ood is unlatched, it may open up when
th ev ehicle is in motion and bloc ky our view.
Ther eisar isk of an accident.
Never unlatch th eh ood while driving .B efore
ever yt ri p, ensure that th eh ood is locked.
G WARNING
When opening and closin gt he hood ,itm ay
suddenly fall int ot he closed position .T her ei s
ar isk of injury to person sw ithin range of
movemen toft he hood.
Open and close th eh ood only when no on ei s
within its range of movement.
G WARNING
Opening th eh ood when th ee ngine is over-
heated or when there is af ir eint he engine
compartmen tc oul de xpose you to hot gases
or other servic ep roducts. Ther eisar isk of
injury.
Let an overheate de ngine coo ld own before
opening th eh ood .Ift he re is af ir eint he
engine compartment, keep th eh ood closed
and contac tt he fir ed epartment.
G WARNING
The engine compartmen tc ontain sm oving
components. Certain components, suc ha s
th er adiator fan ,m ay continue to run or start
again suddenly when th ei gnition is off .T here
is ar isk of injury.
If you nee dtodoa ny work inside th ee ngine
compartment: R
switch off th ei gnitionR
never reac hi nt ot he area wher et he re is a
risk of danger from moving components,
suc hast he fan rotatio na rea R
remove jewelry and watches R
keep items of clothing and hair, for exam-
ple, away from moving parts
G WARNING
The ignition system and th ef uel injection sys-
te mw ork unde rh igh voltage. If you touch
component sw hic ha re unde rv oltage, you
coul dg et an electric shock. Ther eisar isk of
injury.
Never touch component soft he ignition sys-
te morf uel injection system when th ei gnition
is switched on.
Opening th eh ood
G WARNING
Certain component sint he engine compart-
ment, suc hast he engine ,r adiator and parts
of th ee xhaust system, can become ver yh ot.
Workin gint he engine compartmen tp ose sa
risk of injury.
Wher ep ossible, let th ee ngine coo ld own and
touch only th ec omponent sd escribe dint he
following.
G WARNING
When th eh ood is open and th ew indshield
wiper sa re set in motion ,y ou can be injured by
th ew iper linkage. Ther eisar isk of injury.
Always switch off th ew indshield wiper sa nd
th ei gnition before opening th eh ood.
! Mak es ure that th ew indshield wiper sa re
no tf olded away from th ew indshield. You
coul do th erwise damag et he windshield wip-
ers or th eh ood.Engine compartment 257
Maintenance and care Z
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Checking and addin go ther service
products
Checking coolan tl evel
G WARNING
The coolin gs ystem is pressurized, particularly
when th em otor is warm .Ify ou open th ec ap,
you coul dbes ca lded if hot coolant sprays out.
Ther eisar is kofi njury.
Let th ee ng in ec oo ld own before you open the
cap. Wear gloves and eye protection .S lowly
open th ec ap to relieve pressure.
! The coolant may only be checked and cor-
recte dw hen th ee ng in eisc oo l( coolan tt em -
peratur eb elow 10 4‡( 40 †) .C heckin gt he
coolan tw hen th ec oo lan tt em peratur ei s
abov e1 04 ‡( 40 †) ma yr esult in damage to
th ee ng in eortot he engin ec oo lin gs ystem.
X
Par kt he vehicl eonal evel surface.
Only chec kt he coolan tl evel when th ev ehicl e
is on al evel surfac ea nd th ee ng in eh as cooled
down .X
Turn th eS ma rtKey to position H in th ei gni-
tion loc k( Y
page 122).X
Chec kt he coolan tt em perature display in th e
instrumen tc luster.
The coolan tt em perature mus tbeb elo w
10 4‡ (40 †).X
Turn th eS ma rtKey to position Z
( Y
page 122) in th ei gnition loc k.X
Slowly tur nc ap C counter-clockwise and to
reliev ee xces sp ressure.X
Turn cap C further counter-clockwise and
remove it .
If th ec oo lan tisatt he level of marke rb ar