service MERCEDES-BENZ E CLASS 2021 Owner's Manual

Multi-s
tage trans ferdepe ndsonthefo llo wing
fa ct or s:
R Reason forth einitiat ionofthecall
R The available mobilephon etransm ission
te ch nol ogy .
R The activatedMer cedes meconnectser v‐
ices.
R The service select edinthevo ice con trol sys‐
te m.
Dat atransf erifMer cede sme connectser v‐
ice sar eno tactiv ated
If no Mer cedes meconnect services areactiv a‐
te d, thefo llo wing datais transf erred:
R Vehicle identif ication number
R Time ofthecall
R Reason forth einitiat ionofthecall
R Countr yindicat oroftheve hicle
R Setlanguag efo rth emultimedia system
R Telephon enumb erofthecomm unication
platf orm ins talled intheve hicle If
acall ismade fora ser vice appointment via
th eser vice reminder ,th efo llo wing datais also
transmit ted:
R Cur rent mil eage and main tenance data
If acall ismade afte rau tomatic accide ntor
br eakdo wndetection using themultimedia sys‐
te m, thefo llo wing datais also transm itted:
R Cur rent mil eage and main tenance data
R Cur rent vehicle location
If Ac cid ent and Brea kdo wnManag eme ntis
cal led via thevo ice con trol system, thefo llo wing
dat acan also becalled upfrom theve hicle by
th eMer cedes- BenzCustomer Cent er:
R Current vehicle location
Data transf erifMer cedes meconne ctser v‐
ices areactiv ated
Onl yif th ere spectiv eser vice isactiv ated will
additional incident-specificdat abe transmitt ed
in thesecon dstag eto enable anoptimal
ser vice.
An ove rview of thedat atransmit tedcan be
fo und inthere spectiv ete rm sof use for Mer
cedes meconn ectservices. These canbe
obt ained intheMer cedes meportal:htt ps:/ /
me. secur e.mercedes -benz.com
Data processing
The datatransm itted within thescope ofthecall
is dele tedfrom thepr ocessin gsy stem afte rth e
cal lis finis hed ,in so faras this dat ais no tbeing
used forot her activ ated Mer cedes meconn ect
ser vices.
The incident- specificdat ais processed and
st or ed intheMer cedes- BenzCustomer Cent er
and, ifre qu ired toprocess theinciden t,forw ar‐
ded totheser vice partner aut hor ized bythe
Mer cedes-Ben zCus tomer Cent er.Plea setake
no te ofthedat apr otect ion information onthe
Mer cedes meInterne tpag ehttps: //
www .mercedes.me orinthere cor ded mess age
imme diat ely afte rcall ing theMer cedes- Benz
Cus tomer Cent er.
% The recor ded mess ageis no tav ailable in
eve rycou ntry. MBUX
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Ov
ervie wof theMer cedes me&App smenu When
youlog inwit hauser accoun tto the
Mer cedes mePortal, then ser vices andoffers
fr om Mer cedes-Benz willbe available toyou.
Fo rmor einf ormation consult anauthor ized
Mer cedes-B enzCent eror visit theMer cedes me
por tal:htt ps:/ /me .secure.m ercedes -benz.com
% Mak esur eyo ualw ayske ep theMer cedes
me apps updat ed. Yo
ucan callupthemenu usingMercedes me&
Apps inthemultimedia system.
In theMercedes me&Apps menu, thefo llo wing
op tion scan beavailable:
R Con nectingth eve hicle withth eMercedes
me user account
R Dele tingacon nect ionbetween aMercedes
me user account andtheve hicle R
Call inguptheMer cedes meservices
R Calling upapps suchas, In-Car Office orthe
we bbr ows erdepending onavailabilit y We
bbr ow ser overview The
webbr ows erisstar tedusing theMercedes
me &Apps menu. 260
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App
sfo rSmar tphone Integr ation
R Mer cedes-Benz Link(impleme ntation ofthe
function using theMer cedes- BenzLinkcon‐
tr ol bo x)
R Apple CarPla y®
R Android Auto
Yo ucan star tSm artphon eIn te gr atio nusin gth e
Mercedes me&Apps menu.
Yo ucan endSm artphon eIn te gr ation bydiscon ‐
nec tingth econ nect ingcable between the
mobil ephone andmultime diasystem.
% Mer cedes- Benzrecomme ndsdisconnecti ng
th econ nect ingcable onlywhen theve hicle
is statio nary.
Ov ervie wof transf erre dve hicl edata
When using Smar tphone Integr ation, certain
ve hicle datais transf erredto themobile phone.
This enables youto getth ebes tout ofselect ed
mobile phoneservices. Vehicle datais no t
dir ectl yaccessible.
The follo wing system information istra nsmit ted:
R Softwarere lease ofthemultimedia system R
System ID(anon ymized)
The transf erofthis dat ais used toalter how
con tent isdispl ayed tocor respond tothedr iving
situation .
The follo wing positiondatais transmit ted:
R Coor dinat es
R Speed
R Com pass direct ion
R Accel erati on dire ction
Thi sda ta isused bythemobile phoneto
im prove theaccur acyofthena vig ation (e.g.for
continu ation inatunnel ). Mer
cedes -Ben zeme rgency callsystem Inf
orma tion ontheMer cedes- Benzemer‐
ge ncy callsystem Yo
ur vehicle iseq uipped withth eMer cedes- Benz
emer gency callsy stem ("eCall ").This featur ecan
help save lives intheeve ntofan acci dent. eCall
in no wayre places assistance prov ided from
dialing 911. Mer
cedes-Ben zeCall onlyfunct ionsinareas
wher emobile phonecoverage isavailable from
th ewir eless service prov ider s.Insuf ficie ntnet‐
wo rkcoverage from thewir eless service prov id‐
er sma yre sult inan emer gency callno tbe ing
tr ans mitt ed.
eC allis ast andar dfeatur ein your Mer cedes-
Ben zve hicle. Inorder tofunction asintended ,
th esy stem relies onthetra nsmiss ionofdat a
de tailed intheTr ans mittedDat asect ionthat fol‐
lo ws (/ pag e26 4).
To disable eCall,acus tomer mustvisit an
au thor ized Mercedes-B enzService depar tment
to deactiv ateth eve hicle's communication mod‐
ule.
Deactiv ationofthis mod uleprev ents the
act ivat ion ofanyand allMer cedes mecon‐
nect services. Afterthe deactivatio nof
eC all,aut omati ceme rgency calland manua l
emer gency callwill notbe availab le.
The igniti onmus tbe swi tched onbef orean auto‐
matic emerg encycallcan bemade .
% eCallis activ ated atthefa ct or y. 262
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%
eCall canbedeactiv ated byan aut hor ized
Mer cedes-Ben zdealer .Please note that in
th eeve ntow ner shipof theve hicle istrans‐
fe rred toano ther ow ner inits deacti vated
st at e, eCall willremain deactivated unles s
th ene wow ner visits an author ized
Mer cedes-B enzdealer shiptoreact ivat eth e
sy stem. Ov
ervie wof theMer cedes- Benzemergency
call system eCall
canhelp toreduce thetime between an
acciden tand thear riva lof emer gency service s
at thesit eof theacciden t.Ithelps locatean
acciden tsit ein places that aredif ficul tto
acc ess. However,eve nif ave hicle iseq uipped
wit heCal l,th is does notmean thesy stem isON.
As suc h,eCall doesnotre place dialing 911in the
eve ntofan acci dent.
An eme rgency callcan bemade automatical ly
( / pag e263) ormanuall y(/ page26 4) Onl y
mak eemer gency callsifyo uor other sar ein
need ofrescue. Onl
ymak eemerg encycallsifyo uor other sar e
in need ofrescue. Donotmak ean emerg ency
call intheeve ntofabr ea kdo wnorasimil arsit‐
ua tio n.
Mes sageson the displa y
SOS NOT READY :th eignition isno ton oreCall
no tav ailable.
Dur ing anact ive emer gency call,0053 appe ars
in thedispla y.
Yo ucan find mor einf orma tionon there gional
av ailabilit yof eCall at:ht tp s:// www .merced es-
ben z-mobi le.com /extra /eca ll/
% Ifth er eis amalfunct ionintheMer cedes-
Benz emergency callsy stem (e.g. afa ult with
th espeak er,micr ophone, airbag,SOSbut‐
to n), acor responding messageappea rsin
th emultifunc tiondispla yof theins trument
clus ter. Tr
igg ering anaut omat icMer cedes‑B enz
emer gency call Re
quirement s:
R The ignit ionisswitc hedon. R
The star terbatt eryis suf ficie ntly charge d.
The Mercedes‑ Benzemer gency callsy stem trig‐
ge rs an emer gency callau tomatical lyin thefo l‐
lo wing cases :
R Afteractiv ation ofthere stra int systems such
as airbags orEmer gency Tensi oni ng Device s
af te ran accide nt
R Afteran automatical lyinitia tedemer gency
st op byActiveEmerg encyStop Assis t
The emer gency callha sbe en ma de:
R Avo ice con nection ismade tothe
Mer cedes‑Ben zemer gency callcent er.
R Ames sage withacc iden tdat ais transm itted
to theMer cedes‑ Benzemergency callcent er.
The Mercedes‑B enzeme rgency callcent er
can trans mit theve hicle position datato one
of theemer gency callcent ers.
The SOS button intheove rhead control panel
fl ashes untilth eemer gency callis finis hed .
It is no tpo ssi ble to immed iatelyend anaut o‐
matic emergency call. MBUX
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R
The TuneIn Radio service isactiv ated inthe
Mer cedes mePortal.
R The datavo lume isavailable.
De pen dingon thecount ry,dat avo lume may
need tobe pur chased.
R Afast Int erne tconnection fordat atransmis‐
sion free ofinterfere nce.
% Datavo lume canbepur chased directl y
fr om amob ilephone netw orkpr ov ider via
th eMer cedes mePortal.
% The function sand services arecoun try-
dependen t.Fo rmor einf ormation, consultan
au thor ized Mercedes-B enzCent er.
Multimedia system:
4 © 5
Radio #
Select TuneIn Radio.
The TuneIn menu appe ars. The last statio n
se tst ar ts pla ying .
% The connectionqu alit ydepen dson thelocal
mobile phonerecep tion. Se
tting upsatellite radio Re
quirement s:
R Satellit era dio equipment isavailable.
R Regis tration withasat ellit era dio prov ider
has been completed.
R Ifre gis tration isno tincluded whenpurchas‐
ing thesy stem, your credit cardde tails will
be requ ired toact ivat eyo ur acc oun t.
Mult imed iasystem:
4 © 5
Þ Radio 5
SiriusXM
5 Z Option s #
Select ServiceInformation.
The service information screen appear s
sho wing thera dio IDand thecur rent sub‐
scr iptio nstatus . #
Establish ate lephon econ nection . #
Followtheser vice staf f's instruct ions.
The activatio npr oce ssma yta ke up toten
minut es.
% Youcan also have thesat ellit eser vice acti‐
va tedonline. Todo so, please visithttps:/ / www
.siriusxm. com(USA)orhtt ps:/ /
www .siriusxm. ca(Canada). Music
andspor taler ts Multimedia
system:
4 © 5
Radio 5
SiriusXM 5
Z
5 Alert s
Se tting music andspor taler ts
This function enables youto progr am analer tfo r
yo ur favo rite artis ts,tr ac ks orspor tingevents.
Mu sic aler ts can besave dwhils ta trac kis being
pla yedand spor taler tscan besave ddur ing a
liv ega me. Youcan also spec ifyspor taler tsvia
th emenu option .The system then con tinuousl y
sear ches thro ugh allthech ann els. #
Seta music orspor tsaler t,to be informed of
matc hesintheLiv epr og ram.
Ac tiv atin gthe musi cin fo rm ation functi on #
ActivateMu sic Ale rts 0073.
Se ttin gamusi cale rt #
Select Add Alert. 27
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ASS
YSTPL US service interva ldisp lay Fu
nction oftheASS YSTPL US service interva l
displ ay The
ASSYSTPL US service interva ldispla yon the
Ins trument Displaypr ov ides informatio non the
re maini ngtime ordis tance before thene xt
ser vice duedate.
Yo ucan hide this ser vice displa yusing thebac k
butt ononthelef t-hand sideofthesteer ing
wheel.
Depen dingonhowtheve hicle isused, the
ASS YSTPL US service interva ldispla yma y
shor tenth eser vice interva l,e.g. inthefo llo wing
cases :
R Mainl yshor t-dis tance drivi ng
R Whe nth eengine isoftenleft idling forlong
per iods
R Intheeve ntoffreq uent col dstar tphase s
Mer cedes-Ben zre comme ndsavoiding such
oper ating condit ions.
Yo ucan obtain informat ionconcernin gth eser v‐
icing ofyour vehicle from aqu alif ied spec ialist wo
rkshop, e.g.anaut hor ized Mercedes-Benz
Cent er. Displa
yingtheser vice dueda te On-boar
dcom puter:
4 Service 5
ASS YST PLUS
The next ser vice duedateis displa yed. #
Toexitth edisp lay: press thebac kbutt on
on thelef t-hand sideofthesteer ing wheel.
Bear inmind thefo llo wing relat ed topic:
R Oper ating theon- board computer
(/ page228). Inf
ormat iononregular maintenance work *
NO
TEPrema turewe arthro ugh failur eto
obser veser vice duedates Maint
enance workwhic his no tcar ried out at
th eright time orincom pletely ca nlead to
inc reased wearand damag eto theve hicle. #
Adher eto thepr escr ibed service inter‐
va ls. #
Alw aysha ve thepr escr ibed maint e‐
nanc ewo rkcar ried out ataqu alif ied
spec ialistwo rkshop. Special
service requ irement s The
prescr ibed service interva lis based onnor ‐
mal opera tionoftheve hicle. Maintenance work
will needto be per form ed mor eof tenif th eve hi‐
cle isoper ated under arduous conditions or
incr eased loads.
The ASSYSTPL US service interva ldispla yis onl y
an aid. Thedriver oftheve hicle bearsre sponsi‐
bility asrega rdsto whe ther maint enanc ewo rk
nee dstobe per form ed mor eof tenth an spec i‐
fi ed based ontheactual operating conditions
and/or loads.
Ex am ples ofarduous operating conditions :
R regular citydriving withfreq uent intermedi‐
at estops
R mainly short-distance drivi ng 27
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R
freq uent operation inmount ainouste rrain or
on poor road sur faces
R whe nth eengine isoftenleft idling forlong
per iods
R oper ation inpar ticula rly dus tycond ition s
and /orif air -rec ircula tion mod eis freq uen tly
used
In these orsimilar operating conditions ,ha ve the
int erior airfilt er ,engin eair clean er,engin eoil
and oilfilt er etc. chang edmor efreq uent ly.The
tir es mus tbe checkedmor efreq uentl yif th e
ve hicle isoper ated under increased loads. Fur‐
th er information canbeobt ained ataqu alif ied
spec ialistwo rkshop. Batt
erydisconne ctionperiods The
ASSYSTPL US service interva ldisp lay
can onlycalculat eth eser vice dueda te when
th ebat tery isconnect ed. #
Notedown theser vice duedatedispla yedon
th eins trument displaybef orediscon necting
th ebatt ery(/ page27 4). Eng
inecom partment Ope
ningand clos ing the hood &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent dueto driv‐
ing withth ehood unlocked
The hood mayopen andblockyo ur vie w. #
Neverre lease thehood when driving. #
Beforeev erytrip, ensur eth at thehood
is loc ked. &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent andinjury
when openingand closingthehood
The hood maysuddenl ydr op intoth eend
position .
Ther eis arisk ofinjur yfo ran yone inthe
hood's rang eof mo vement. #
Open orclose thehood onlywhen ther e
is nobody inthehood's rang eof mo ve‐
ment. &
WARNIN GDang erofburnswhen open‐
ing thehood
If yo uopen thehood when theengine has
ove rheat edordur ing afire intheengine
com partmen t,yo uco uld come intoco ntact
wit hho tga ses orother escaping operating
fl uids. #
Beforeopen ingthehood, allowthe
engine tocool down. #
Intheeve ntofafire intheengine com‐
par tmen t,ke ep thehood closed and
call thefire ser vice. &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju rydue tomo ving
par ts
Com ponents intheengine compartmen tma y
con tinue running orstar tup sudden ly,ev en if
th eignition isswitc hedoff.
Mak esur eof thefo llo wing beforeper form ing
ta sk sin theengine compartmen t: #
Swi tchth eignition off. Maint
enanc eand care27
5

#
Park theve hicle onaleve lsur face. #
Pulloil dips tic k1 outand wipe off. #
Slowly slide oildips tic k1 intoth eguide
tube tothestop, and pullitout again afte r
appr oximat elyth re esecon ds.
R Oilleve lis cor rect:oil leve lis be tween 2
and 3.
R Oilleve lto olow: oil leve lis at 3 or
belo w. R
Oilleve lto ohigh: oilleve lis abo ve2 . #
Ifth eoil leve lis toolow, add 1.1 US qt
(1 liter) ofengine oil. #
Ifth eoil leve lis toohigh, drain offexc ess
engine oil.Consult aqu alif ied spec ialist
wo rkshop.
Chec kingtheengine oilleve lusing theon-
boar dcom puter
Re quirement s:
R The engin ehas been warmed up.
R The vehicle ispar kedon aleve lsur face.
R The engineisrunning atidle spe ed.
The engineoille ve lis de term ined during drivin g.
De term inin gth eengine oilleve lcan take up to
30 minut eswit hanor mal driving style and even
long erwit han activ edr iving style. On-
boar dcom puter:
4 Service5
Engine OilLevel
Yo uwill see oneof thefo llo wing mess ages on
th emultifunc tiondispla y:
R Measuring Engine OilLevel.. .:measur ement
of theoil leve lis no tye tpo ssi ble. #
Repeat there qu estaf te ra maximu mof
30 minut es'driving.
R Engine OilLevel OKand thebar displa yfo r
indic atingth eoil leve lon themultifunc tion
displa yis green and isbe tween "min" and
"max": theoil leve lis cor rect.
R Engine OilLeve lAdd 1,1qts. andthebar dis‐
pla yfo rindica tingtheoil leve lon themulti‐
func tion displa yis orang eand isbelo w"min": #
Add1.1 US qt(1l)of engine oil.
R Red uce Engine OilLevel andthebar displa y
fo rindica tingtheoil leve lon themultifunc ‐
tion displa yis orang eand isabo ve"max ": 27
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R
Tree resin, oils, fuels andgreases: remo veby
ru bbing gentl ywi th aclo thsoak edinpe tro‐
leum ether orlight erfluid.
R Coolan tand brak efluid: remo vewit hadam p
clo thand clean water.
R Tarst ains :use tarre mo ver.
R Wax:usesilicone remo ver.
R Donotatt achsticke rs,fi lms orsimilar mate‐
ri als.
R Remo vedirtimmediat ely,wher epossible.
Mat tefinish
R Onlyuse carepr oducts approvedfo r
Mer cedes-Ben z.
R Donotpolish theve hicle andalloywheels.
R Onlyuse carwashes that cor respond tothe
lat estengin eering standar ds.
R Donotuse carwash progr ams withafinal
ho twa xtrea tment.
R Donotus epa int cleane rs,buf fing orpolish‐
ing prod ucts ,gl oss preser vers,e.g. wax.
R Alw aysha ve paintw orkre pair scar ried out at
a qu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. No
teson cleaning decorativefo ils Obser
vetheno teson matt efinis hcar ein the
ch ap ter"No teson paintw ork/matt efinis hpa int‐
wo rkcar e"(/ page 283). Theyal so app lyto
matt edecor ativefo ils.
Obser vetheno teson cleaning decorativefo ils to
av oid vehicle damag e.
Cleaning
R Forclea ning, useplenty ofwa terand amild
clea ning agent without additivesorabr asive
subs tances, e.g.a car shampooappr ovedfo r
Mer cedes-Ben z.
R Remo vedirtimmediat ely, wher eposs ible,
whils tavo iding rubbing toohar d.Ther eis
ot her wise arisk ofdamagi ngthedecor ative
fo ilirre par ably.
R Ifth er eis dir ton thefinis hor ifth edecor a‐
tiv efo ilis dull: usethePa int Cleaner recom‐
mend edand approv ed forMer cedes-Benz.
R Insect remains: soakwithinsect remo verand
ri nse offth etreat edareas afte rw ards.
R Birddr oppin gs:soak withwa terand rinse off
af te rw ards. R
Topreve ntwa terst ains ,dr ya fo il-wr apped
ve hicle withasof t,absorbent clothafte r
eve rycar wash.
Av oiding dama getothedecor ative fo il
R The service life and color ofdecor ativefo ils
ar eim pair edby:
- Sunl ight
- Temp eratur e,e.g. hotair blower
- Weather condition s
- Stone chipping sand dirt
- Chemic alclean ingagent s
- Oilypr oduct s
R Donotuse polish onmatt edecor ativefo il.
Po lishin gwill have theef fect of shi ning the
fo il-wr apped surface.
R Donottr ea tmatt eor stru ctur eddeco rativ e
fo ils wit hwa x.Pe rm anen tst ains mayocc ur.
Sc ratche s,cor rosiv edeposits, areas affect ed by
cor rosion anddamag ecaused byinc orrect car e
canno tal wa ys be com pletely repair ed.Insuc h
cases, visitaqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. 28
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If
th eindicat or/warning lampsintheins trument
clus terdo notlig ht up atlow temp eratur es,itis
ve ry likelyth at thedisc hargedbatt eryhas fro‐
zen .In this case youma yne ither jump-start the
ve hicle norcharge thebatt ery.
The service life of abatt eryth at has been
th awe dma ybe dramaticall yshor tened .The
st ar tin gch aract eristic sma ybe impair ed,espe ‐
ciall yat low temp eratur es.
It is recomme ndedthat youha ve ath aw ed bat‐
te ry checkedat aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop.
Plug-in hybrid: besur eto obser vetheno tesin
th eSupplement .Yo uco uld other wise failto rec‐
ogni zedangers.
Al lve hicl es
* NO
TEDama gecau sed bynum erou sor
ex tende datt em ptsto star tth eengine Nu
me rous orextende datt em ptsto star tth e
engine maydamag eth ecat alytic converter
due tonon-co mbusted fuel. #
Avoid numer ousand extende datt em pts
to star tth eengine. Obser
vethefo llo wing pointsdur ing star tin g
assis tance and when chargin gth ebatt ery:
R Onlyuse undamag edjum per cables/c harg‐
ing cables withasuf ficie ntcross -secti onand
insu late dte rm inal clam ps.
R Non-insulat edpar tsof thete rm inal clam ps
mus tno tcom eint ocon tactwi th other metal
par tswhile thejum per cable/c harging cable
is con nect edtothebatt ery/jum p-start con‐
nectio npoi nt.
R The jumper cable/c harging cable mustno t
com eint ocon tactwi th anypar tswhic hma y
mo vewhen theengine isrunning .
R Alw aysmak esur eth at nei ther youno rth e
batt eryis elect rostatic allych arge d.
R Keep away from fire and open flames .
R Donotlean overth ebatt ery.
Obser vetheadditional follo wing pointswhen
ch argin gth ebatt ery:
R Onlyuse batterych arge rs tested and
appr oved forMer cedes-Benz.
R Read thebatt erych arge r's oper ating instruc‐
tions beforech argin gth ebatt ery. Obser
vetheadditional follo wing pointsdur ing
st ar tin gassis tance:
R Startin gassis tance mayonly beprov ided
using vehicles, batteries orother jumpstar t
de vic es wit hano min alvoltag eof 12 V.
R The vehicles mustno tto uc h.
R Vehicl eswith aga soline engine: Jump
st ar tth eve hicle onlywhen theengine and
ex haus tsy stem arecold. St
arting assistance andchargin gth e12 V
batt ery Re
quirement s:
R The vehicle issecur edwithth eelectr icpar k‐
ing brak e.
R Vehicl eswith automatic transmiss ion:
The transmis sionisin posi tion 005D.
R The igniti onand allele ctrical consumer sar e
swi tched off.
R The hood isopen. Br
eakdo wnassi stanc e299