automatic transmission MERCEDES-BENZ E-CLASS ESTATE 2015 Repair Manual

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MERCEDES-BENZ E-CLASS ESTATE 2015 Repair Manual N,y
ou must provide power to the vehicle's
electrical system in the same way as when
jump-startin g(Ypage 405).
Have the vehicle transported on atransporter
or trailer. Tow-starting (emergency eng

N,y
ou must provide power to the vehicle's
electrical system in the same way as when
jump-startin g(Ypage 405).
Have the vehicle transported on atransporter
or trailer. Tow-starting (emergency engine
starting)
! Vehicles with automatic transmission
must not be tow-started. The transmission
may otherwise be damaged.
i You can find information on "Jump-start-
ing" under (Y page 405).
Before tow-starting, the following conditions
must be fulfilled:
R the battery is connected
R the engin ehas cooled down
R the exhaust system has cooled down
When tow-starting, it is important that you
observ ethe safet ynotes (Y page 407) and the
legal requirementsine ach respective coun-
try.
X Switch on the hazard warnin glamps
(Y page 145).
X Fit the towin geye (Y page 409).
X Secure the rigid towin gbar or the towing
rope.
X Depress the brake pedal and keep it
depressed.
X Turn the key to position 2in the ignition
lock.
X Depress the clutc hpedal fully, engage sec-
ond gear and continue to keep the clutch
pedal fully depressed.
X Release the brake pedal.
X Tow-start the vehicle.
X Release the clutc hpedal slowly, do not
depress the accelerator pedal while doing
so.
X When the engin ehas been started, imme-
diately depress the clutc hpedal fully and
shift to neutral. X
Pull over at asuitable place and sto pthe
vehicle safely, paying attention to road and
traffic conditions.
X Depress the parkin gbrake.
X Remove the rigid towin gbar or towin grope.
X Remove the towin geye (Y page 409).
X Switch off the hazard warnin glamps. Electrical fuses
Important safet
ynotes G
WARNING
If you manipulate, bridge or replace afaulty
fuse with afuse of ahigher amperage, the
electric cables could be overloaded. This may result in afire. There is arisk of an accident
and injury.
Always replace faulty fuses with specified new fuses of the correct amperage.
! Only use fuses that have been approved
for Mercedes-Benz vehicles and which
have the correct fuse ratin gfor the system
concerned. Otherwise, components or sys-
tem scould be damaged.
The fuses in your vehicle serv etodisconnect
faulty circuits. If afuse blows, all the compo-
nents on the circuit and their function swill
fail.
Blown fuses must be replaced with fuses of
the same rating, which you can recognise by
the colour and fuse rating. The fuse ratings
are listed in the fuse allocation chart.
If the newly inserted fuse also blows, have the
cause traced and rectified at aqualified spe-
cialist workshop, e.g. aMercedes-Benz Ser-
vice Centre. Befor
ereplacing afuse
Pay attention to the important safet ynotes
(Y page 411). Electrical fuses
411Breakdown assistance Z

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MERCEDES-BENZ E-CLASS ESTATE 2015 Repair Manual Changing
awheel Flat tyre
You can fin dinformatio nonwhat to do in the
event of aflat tyr einthe"Breakdown assis-
tance" sectio n(Ypage 397). Information on
driving wit hMOExtended tyres in th

Changing
awheel Flat tyre
You can fin dinformatio nonwhat to do in the
event of aflat tyr einthe"Breakdown assis-
tance" sectio n(Ypage 397). Information on
driving wit hMOExtended tyres in th eevent of
af lat tyr ecan be foun dunde r"Breakdown
assistance" (Y page 398).
Vehicles with an emergency spare wheel: in th eevent of aflat tyre, th eemergency
spar ewheel is fitte daccording to th edescrip-
tio nu nde r"Fittin gaw heel" (Y page 426). Interchanging th
ewheels G
WARNING
Interchangin gthe fron tand rear wheel smay
severely impai rthe driving characteristic sif
th ew heel sort yres have different dimensions.
The wheel brakes or suspension components may also be damaged. Ther eisariskofa cci-
dent.
Interchange fron tand rear wheel sonlyift he
wheel sand tyres are of th esame dimensions.
! On vehicle
sfitte dw ithat yrep ressure
monitor, electronic component sare loca-
te dint hewheel.
Tyre-fittin gtools should no tbeapplied in
th ea rea of th evalve, as this could damage
th ee lectronic components.
Only have tyres changed at aqualified spe-
cialist workshop.
Interchangin gthe fron tand rear wheels of
differin gdimension scan render th egeneral
operatin gpermit invalid.
Observ ethe instruction sand safety note sin
th e" Fittin gaw heel" sectio n(Ypage 426).
The wear pattern sonthefron tand rear tyres
differ dependin gontheoperatin gconditions.
Interchange th ewheels before aclear wear
pattern has formed on th etyres. Fron ttyres
typically wear mor eontheshoulder sand the
rear tyres in th ecentre. On vehicle
stha th ave th esame siz efront and
rear wheels ,you can interchange th ewheels
every 5,000 to 10,00 0kmdependin gonthe
degree of tyr ewear. Ensure that th edirection
of rotatio nismaintained.
Clean th econtac tsurfaces of th ewheel and
th eb rak edisc thoroughly every tim eawheel
is interchanged. Chec kthe tyrep ressure and,
if necessary, restar tthe tyrep ressure loss
warning system (Y page 422) or thetyrep res-
sure monito r(Ypage 424). Direction of rotation
Tyres wit haspecifie ddirection of rotation
have additional benefits, e.g .ifthere is arisk
of aquaplaning .Thes eadvantages can only be
gained if th etyres are fitte dcorres ponding to
th ed irection of rotation.
An arrow on th esidewal lofthetyreindicates
its correct direction of rotation. Storing wheels
Store wheels that are no tbein gused in acool,
dry and preferabl ydark place. Protect the
tyres against oil, grease, petrol and diesel. Fitting
awheel
Preparin gthe vehicle X
Stop th evehicle on solid ,non-sl ippery and
leve lground.
X Apply th eparking brake.
X Mov ethe fron twheels to th estraight-
ahead position.
X Vehicles with manua ltra nsmission:
depress th eclutch pedal fully and engage
first or revers egear.
X Vehicles with automatic transmission:
shif tthe transmission to position P.
X Vehicle swithA IRMATIC: mak esure that
"normal" leve lisselecte d(Ypage 231).
X Switch off th eengine. 426
Changing
awheelWheels and tyres