fuse MERCEDES-BENZ E-CLASS SALOON 2011 User Guide

B
Shee tfor faulty wheel
C Tyre inflation compressor
D Wheel wrench
E Fuse allocation chart "Minispare" emergency spare wheel/
collapsible emergency spare wheel
Removing the "Minispare" emergency
spare wheel/collapsible emergency
spare wheel Opening the stowage well
Saloon:
the emergency spare wheel can be
found in the stowage well under the boot
floor.
X Lift the boot floor upwards (Y page 305).Well insert (example)
X
Release tabs :on the right of well
insert ;.
X Reach into recess =of well insert ;,
swing the insert up and remove it.
Estate: the spare wheel or the collapsible
emergency spare wheel is in the stowage well
under the luggage compartment floor.
X Without a folding bench seat: lift up the
EASY-PACK folding load compartment floor
(Y page 305).
X With a folding bench seat: remove the
seat cushions of the folding bench seat
(Y page 111). Estate without a folding bench seat (example)
X
Without a folding bench seat: remove
stowage space :.
X With afolding bench seat: lift up the lug-
gage compartmen tfloor.
Removing an emergency spare wheel:
Estate without a folding bench seat, or
Saloon Saloon (example)
X
Remove vehicle tool kit tray :.
X Turn stowage well ;anti-clockwise and
remove it.
X Remove "Minispare" emergency spare
wheel =or the collapsible emergency
spare wheel 27
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X
Depress the clutch pedal and keep it
depressed.
X Engage neutral.
X Release the brake pedal.
X Tow-star tthe vehicle.
X Engage second gear.
X Release the clutch pedal slowly;d o not
depress the accelerator pedal while doing
so.
The engine is started.
X Depress the clutch pedal and shift to neu-
tral.
X Stop at a suitable place.
X Depress the parking brake.
X Remove the rigid towing bar or towing rope.
X Remove the towing eye (Y page 357).
X Switch off the hazard warning lamps. Electrical fuses
Important safety notes
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WARNING
Only use fuses that have been approved for
Mercedes-Benz vehicles and which have the
correct fuse rating for the systems con-
cerned. Do not attempt to repair or bridge
faulty fuses. Using fuses which have not been
approved or attempting to repair or bridge
faulty fuses could cause the fuse to be over-
loaded and result in a fire. Have the cause
traced and rectified at a qualified specialist
workshop.
The fuses in your vehicle serve to close down
faulty circuits. If afuse blows, all the compo-
nents on the circuit and their functions stop
operating.
Blown fuses must be replace dwith 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 a qualified spe- cialist workshop, e.g. a Mercedes-Benz
Service Centre.
!
Only use fuses that have been approved
for Mercedes-Ben zvehicles and which
have the correct fuse rating for the system
concerned. Otherwise, components or sys-
tems could be damaged. Before changing a fuse
X Park the vehicle and apply the parking
brake.
X Switch off all electrical consumers.
X Remove the key from the ignition lock.
The fuses are located in various fuse boxes:
R fuse box in the engine compartment on the
left-hand side of the vehicle, when viewed
in the direction of travel
R fuse box in the boot/luggage compartment
on the right-hand side of the vehicle, when
viewed in the direction of travel
The fuse allocation chart is located in the
vehicle tool kit (Y page 337) in the stowage
compartment under the boot/luggage com-
partment floor. Fuse box in the engine compartment
X Make sure that the windscreen wipers are
turned off. G
WARNING
Make sure that the windscreen wipers are
turned off and the key is pulled out of the igni-
tion lock before you open the cover of the fuse
box. Otherwise, the windscreen wipers and
the wiper rods above the cover could be set
in motion .This could lead to you or others
being injured by the wiper rods.
X Open the bonnet (Y page 321). Electrical fuses
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X
Remove any existing moisture from the
fuse box using a dry cloth.
X Take lines ;from the guides.
X Move aside lines ;.Route the lines behind
connection =to do this.
X To open: open clamps :.
X Remove the fuse box cover forwards.
! Make sure that no moisture can enter the
fuse box when the cover is open.
X To close: check whether the rubber seal is
lying correctly in the cover.
X Insert the cover at the rear of the fuse box
into the retainer.
X Fold down the cover and close clamps :.
X Secure lines ;in the guides.
! The cover must be fitted properly, other-
wise moisture or dirt could impair the func-
tion of the fuses.
X Close the bonnet (Y page 322).Fuse box in the boot
X Open the boot lid . X
To open: release cover :at the top right
and left-hand sides with a flat object.
X Open cover :downwards in the direction
of the arrow. Fuse box in the luggage compartment
X Open the tailgate. X
To open: pull handle :.
X Open the cover downwards.
X Fold trim ;forwards. 360
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