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cle
.The engineoutpu tis also mod ified tokeep
the vehi cleonthe desiredcou rse within physi-
cal limits. ESP®
ass ists thedriver whe npu lling
aw ay on wetor slippe ryroa ds. ESP ®
can also
stab ilize the vehi cleduring braking.
ETS/ 4ETS (Electro nicTractio nSys tem) i
Obs
erve the"Important safety notes" sec-
tion (Ypage 60).
ETS tracti oncontrol ispa rtof ESP ®
.On vehi -
cle swi th 4MATIC ,4ETS ispa rtof ESP ®
.
Tra ction control brakes thedrive whe elsindi -
vid ually if they spin.Thi sena bles youto pull
aw ay and acce lerate onslippe rysurface s,for
exa mpl eif the roadsu rface isslippe ryon one
sid e.In addition, more drive torqu eis transf er-
red tothe whe elor whe elswi th tracti on.
Tra ction control remainsacti ve,evenif yo u
dea ctiva teESP ®
.
Off-ro ad4ETS (Electro nicTractio nSys -
tem) A
4ETS system specificallysu ited tooff-ro ad
terra inisacti vate dau toma tically once theoff-
roa dpro gramisacti vate d(Y page 170 ).
Impo rtant safetynotes i
Obs
erve the"Important safety notes" sec-
tion (Ypage 60). G
WARNI
NG
If ESP ®
is mal functi oning,ESP ®
is una ble to
stab ilize the vehi cle.Addi tiona lly, furth er
dri ving safety systems aredeactiva ted.This
incre asesthe riskof skid ding and anacci -
dent.
Drive oncare fully.Have ESP®
checke dat a
qu alifi ed spe cialist wo rksho p.
Vehi cles without 4MATIC:whe ntowi ngyour
vehi clewith the front axlerai sed ,it is imp or-
tant thatyouobs erve thenotes onESP ®
(Y page 300 ).
If the 00BB ESP®
OFF warning lamp lights up
continu ously ,ESP ®
is dea ctiva ted.
If the 00E5 ESP®
wa rning lamp and the00BB
wa rning lamp are lit continu ously ,ESP ®
is not
ava ilab ledu eto amal functi on. Obs
erve theinforma tion onwarning lamps
(Y page 236) anddispl aymess ages whi ch
may besho wninthe instru ment cluster
(Y page 205).
Only usewhe elswi th the recom mendedtire
size s.Only thenwillESP ®
functi onpro perly.
Charac teristicsof ESP® Gen
eral informatio n
If the 00E5 ESP®
wa rning lamp goesou t
bef ore beginning thejour ney,ESP ®
is au to-
mati callyacti ve.
If ESP ®
interv enes,the 00E5 ESP®
wa rning
la mp flashe sin the instru ment cluster.
If ESP ®
interv enes:
X Do not deactiva teESP ®
und erany circu m-
stance s.
X Only depress theacce lerato rped alas far as
neces sarywhe npu lling away.
X Ada ptyour driving styleto suitthe prevailing
roa dand weathe rcondi tions.
EC Ostart/s topfunc tion
The ECO start/stop functionswi tches the
engi neoff automa tically whe nthe vehi cle
stop smovi ng.The enginestar tsautoma tically
whe nthe driver wants topullaw ay again.
ESP ®
rema insinits pre viouslysel ected status.
Exa mple :if ESP ®
wa sdea ctiva tedbefore the
engi newasswi tched off,ESP ®
rema insdea cti-
vate dwhe nthe engi neisswi tched onagain.
De acti vatin g/acti vatin gES P®
(e xc ept
Merc edes‑AMG vehicle s) Impo
rtant safetynotes
i Obs
erve the"Important safety notes" sec-
tion (Ypage 60).
You canselect betw eenthefollow ing state sof
ESP ®
:
R ESP ®
is acti vate d.
R ESP ®
is dea ctiva ted. G
WARNI
NG
If yo udea ctiva teESP ®
,ESP ®
no long ersta-
bi lizes thevehi cle.The reisan incre asedris k
of skid ding and anacci dent. 64
Dri
vin gsafe tysys temsSafe ty
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Only
deactivate ESP®
in the situations
described inthe followi ng.
The spinning ofthe wheels resultsinacutting
action forbetter traction onloose surfaces.
It may bebest todeactivate ESP®
in the fol-
lowing situations:
R when usingsnowchains
R in deep snow
R on sand orgravel
i Act
ivate ESP®
as soon asthe situations
described abovenolonger apply.ESP ®
will
otherwise notbeable tostabilize thevehicle
if the vehicle startstoskid orawheel starts
to spin.
! Avoid
spinning thedriven wheels foran
extended periodwithESP®
deactivated. You
could otherwise damagethedrivetrain.
Deactivating/ activatingESP®
You candeactivate oractivate ESP®
via the
on-board computer (Ypage 197).
ESP ®
deactivated:
The 00BB ESP®
OFF warning lampinthe
instrument clusterlightsup.
ESP ®
activated:
The 00BB ESP®
OFF warning lampinthe
instrument clustergoesout.
Characteristics whenESP®
is deactiva-
ted
If ESP ®
is deactivated andone ormore wheels
start tospin, the00E5 ESP®
warning lampin
the instrument clusterflashes. Insuch situa-
tions, ESP®
will notstabilize thevehicle.
If you deactivate ESP®
:
R ESP ®
no longer improves drivingstability.
R Engine torqueisno longer limited andthe
drive wheels areable tospin.
R Traction controlisstill activated.
R Act ive Brake Assist isno longer available;
nor isitactivated ifyou brake firmlywith
assistance fromESP®
.
R STEE RCONTROL isno longer active.
R ESP ®
still provides supportwhenyoubrake
firmly. Deac
<0057004C005900440057004C0051004A0012004400460057004C005900440057
004C0051004A> ESP®
(Mercedes‑AMG vehicles) Importa
ntsafety notes
i Observe
the"Important safetynotes" sec-
tion (Ypage 60).
You canselect between thefollowi ngstates of
ESP ®
:
R ESP ®
is activated.
R SPORT handling modeisactivated.
R ESP ®
is deactivated. G
WARNING
When SPORT handling modeisactivated,
there isagreater riskofskidding andacci-
dents.
Only activate SPORThandling modeinthe
situations described inthe followi ng. G
WARNING
If you deactivate ESP®
,ESP ®
no longer sta-
bilizes thevehicle. Thereisan increased risk
of skidding andanaccident.
Only deactivate ESP®
in the situations
described inthe followi ng.
In the followi ngsituations, itmay bebetter to
activate SPORThandling modeordeactivate
ESP ®
:
R when usingsnowchains
R in deep snow
R on sand orgravel
R on speciall ydesignated roadswhenthe
vehicle's ownoversteering andundersteer-
ing characteristics aredesired
Driving inSPORT handling modeorwithout
ESP ®
requires anextremely qualified and
experienced driver.
i Act
ivate ESP®
as soon asthe situations
described abovenolonger apply.ESP ®
will
otherwise notbeable tostabilize thevehicle
if the vehicle startstoskid orawheel starts
to spin.
! Avoid
spinning thedriven wheels foran
extended periodwithESP®
deactivated. You
could otherwise damagethedrivetrain. Driving
safetysystems
65Safety Z
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Deact
ivating/a ctivating ESP ® X
To act ivateSPO RThand ling mode: briefly
pre ssbut ton0043.
The 0074 SPORT handlingmod ewarn ing
lamp intheinst rum entclu ster ligh tsup. The
SPO RThandling mode SPO
RThandling modemes sage appearsin
th emult ifunction disp lay.
X To
dea ctivate SPO RThand ling mode:
bri eflypre ssbut ton0043.
The 0074 SPORT handlingmod ewarn ing
lamp intheinst rum entclu ster goe sout .
X To dea ctivate ESP ®
:pre ssbut ton0043 until
th e00BB ESP®
OF Fwarn ing lamp lightsup
in theinst rum entclu ster.
The 00E5 OFF OFF
message appearsinthemult i-
fun ction disp lay.
X To act ivateESP ®
:bri eflypre ssbut ton0043.
The 00BB ESP®
OF Fwarn ing lamp inthe
in st rum entclu ster goe sout .The 00E5 ESP®
ON ON
mes sage appearsinthemult ifunction
disp lay.
Cha racte rist ics ofact ivatedSPO RThan-
dl ing mode
If SP ORT handlingmod eis act ivat edand one
or mor ewhee lsstart tospin ,th e00E5 ESP®
warn ing lamp intheinst rum entclu ster flas hes .
ES P®
on lystabiliz estheveh icleto alimi ted
deg ree.
Whe nSP ORT handlingmod eis act ivat ed:
R ES P®
on lyimp rovesdrivin gst abilit yto a
limi teddeg ree.
R Tra ction control isstill act ivat ed.
R The engin e's torque ison lyres trict ed toa
limi teddeg ree and thedri ve whee lsmay
st art tospin . The
spinning ofthewhee lsres ultsin acut -
ti ng act ion forbet tertr act ion onloos esur fa-
ce s.
R ES P®
still pro vides supp ortwhen youbrak e
fir mly.
Cha racte rist ics when ESP®
is dea ctiva-
te d
If ES P®
is deac tivat ed and oneor mor ewhee ls
st art tospin ,th e00E5 ESP®
warn ing lamp in
th einst rum entclu ster doe sno tflas h.Insuc h
sit uat ions,ES P®
will notst abiliz eth eveh icle.
If you deac tivat eES P®
:
R ES P®
no longer improvesdrivin gst abilit y.
R En gin eto rque isno longer limitedand the
dri ve whee lsare able tospin .
The spinning ofthewhee lsres ultsin acut -
ti ng act ion forbet tertr act ion onloos esur fa-
ce s.
R Tra ction control isstill act ivat ed.
R Ac tive Brake Assis tis no longer avail able;
no ris itact ivat edifyou brak efir mly with
ass istanc efrom ESP®
.
R ES P®
still pro vides supp ortwhen youbrak e
fir mly.
Off -road ESP® An
ESP®
syst emspecifica llysuit edtooff-roa d
te rrain isact ivat edaut oma tical lyon ce theof f-
roa dpro gramisact ivat ed(Ypage 170).
Of froad ESP®
inte rven es wit hadelay ifth ere
is ove rste eri ng orund ersteeri ng,th us imp rov-
in g tract ion.
ESP ®
trail er stabi lization Gen
eral inf orma tion
If your vehicle/ trailer combi nation beginsto
swer ve,ESP®
ass istsyou inthis sit uat ion.
ES P®
slo ws theveh icledown bybrak ing and
limi ting theen gin eout put untilth eveh icle/
tr ailer combi nation has stabiliz ed.
Imp ortant saf etynot es G
WAR
NING
If roa dand weat hercond ition sare poor,
tr ailer stabiliz ation will notbe able topre -
ven tth eveh icle/ trailer combi nation from 66
Dri
ving safet ysys temsSaf ety
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Smar
tKey Import
antsafety notes G
WARNING
If children areleft unsupervised inthe vehi-
cle, they could:
R operate thevehicle's equipment
Additionally, childrencouldsetthe vehicle in
motion if,for example, they:
R release theparking brake
R shift theautomatic transmissionoutof
park position 005D
R start theengine
There isarisk ofan accident andinjury.
Never leavechildren oranimals unattended
in the vehicle.
When leaving thevehicle, alwaystake the
SmartK eywith youand lock thevehicle. This
also applie sfor the Digital Vehicle Keyifthe
"Digital Vehicle Key"functionisactivated via
Mercedes meconn ect. G
WARNING
If you attach heavyorlarge object sto the
SmartK ey,the SmartK eycould beuninten -
tionally turnedinthe ignition lock.This
could cause theengine tobe switched off.
There isarisk ofan accident.
Do not attach anyheavy orlarge object sto
the SmartK ey.Remove anybulky keyrings
before insertin gthe SmartK eyinto theigni-
tion lock.
! Keep
theSmartK eyaway fromstrongmag-
netic fields. Otherwise, theremote control
funct ioncould beaffected.
Str ong magnetic fieldscanoccur inthe
vicinity ofpowerful electrical installations.
Do not keep theSmartK ey:
R with electron icdevices, e.g.amobile phone
or another SmartKey
R with metallic objects,e.g. coins ormetal foil
R inside metallic objects,e.g. ametal case
Vehicles withKEYLESS-GO startfunction:
do not keep theSmartK eyinthe cargo com- partment
.Otherwise, theSmartK eymay not
be detect ed,e.g. when startin gthe engine
using theStart /Stopbutton. Smar
tKeyfunctions 0043
0037 Tolock thevehicle
0044 0054 Toopen thetailgate
0087 0036 Tounlock thevehicle
X To unlock centrally: pressthe0036 but-
ton.
If you donot open thevehicle withinapprox-
imately 40seconds ofunlocking:
R the vehicle islocked again
R anti-t heftprotect ionisreactivated
X To lock: press the0037 button.
The SmartK eycent rally locks/un locks:
R the doors
R the tailgate
R the fuel filler flap
The turn signals flashonce when unlocking
and three times whenlocking.
When thelocator lighting isactivated viathe
multimedia system,itlights upwhen itis dark
after thevehicle isunlocked withtheremote
cont rol;see Digital Operator's Manual.
You canalso setanaudib lesignal toconfirm
that thevehicle hasbeen locked. Theaudib le
signal canbeactivated anddeactivated using
the on-board computer (Ypage 200).
X To
open thetailgate automatically from
outside thevehicle: pressandhold the
0054 button untilthetailgate opens
(Y page 79).
Vehicles withKEYLESS-GO orKEY LESS-GO
star tfunction: Smar
tKey
69Opening andclosing Z
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X
Push release catch0043 inthe direction ofthe
arrow andatthe same timeremove
mechanic alkey 0044from theSmart Key.
For further informationabout:
R Unlock ingthe driver's door(Ypage 76)
R Unlock ingthe cargo compart ment
(Y page 82)
R Lock ingthe vehicle (Ypage 77)
Inserting themechanical key X
Push mechanic alkey 0044completely intothe
Smart Keyuntil itengages andrelease
catc h0043 isback inits basic position. Smar
tKeybattery
Impor tantsafety notes G
WARNIN
G
Batt eries containtoxicand corros ivesub-
stanc es.Ifbatteries areswallowed, itcan
result insevere healthproblems. Thereisa
risk offatal injury.
Keep batteries outofthe reach ofchildren.
If abattery isswallowed, seekmedical
atten tionimmediately.
The Smart Keybatteries containperchlorat e
material, whichmayrequire specialhandling
and regard forthe environ ment.National
guidelines mustbeobserved duringdisposal.
In California, seewww.dtsc.ca. gov/
Haza rdousWast <004800120033004800550046004B004F005200550044005700480012004C0051
00470048005B0011> cfm.
Mercedes- Benzrecomm endsthatyouhave
the battery replaced ataqualified specialist
workshop. Checking
thebatt ery X
Press the0037 or0036 button .
The battery isworking properly ifbattery
check lamp0043lights upbriefly.
The battery isdischarged ifbattery check
lamp 0043does notlight upbriefly.
X Change thebattery (Ypage 72).
i Ifthe Smart Keybattery ischeck edwithin
the signal receptionrange ofthe vehicle,
pressing the0037 or0036 button :
R locks or
R unlocks thevehicle
i You
cangetabattery atany qualified spe-
cialist workshop.
Replacing thebatt ery You
require aCR 2025 3V cell battery.
X Take themechanic alkey outofthe Smart -
Key (Ypage 71). X
Press mechanic alkey 0044into theopening in
the Smart Keyinthe direction ofthe arrow
until battery traycover 0043opens. When
doing so,donot hold cover 0043shut.
X Remove batterytraycover 0043. 72
Sma
rtKeyOpening andclosing
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Befor
estarti ngoff, make surethe stee ring
whe elislocke d.Neve runl ock thestee ring
whe elwhi lethe vehi cleisin motio n. 0043
Relea selever
0044 Adjus tsthe stee ring wheelhei ght
0087 Adjus tsthe stee ring wheelpos ition(for e-
and -aft adjustme nt)
X Pu sh release lever0043 dow ncompl etely.
The stee ring columnisunl ocked .
X Adjus tthe stee ring wheelto the desired
pos ition.
X Pu sh release lever0043 upcompl etely.
The stee ring columnislocke d.
X Ch eck ifthe stee ring columnislocke d.
Whe ndoi ng so, trytopush the stee ring
whe elup ordow nor try tomove itin the
fore -and-a ftdirectio n. Mirrors
In
side rearvi ewmirror X
An ti-gl aremode :fli ck anti-g lare lev er0043
forw ardsor back. Exte
riormirrors
Adjusti ngthe exte riormirrors G
WARNI
NG
You couldlos econtrol ofyour vehi cleifyo u
do the follow ing whiledri ving:
R ad just thedriver' ssea t,hea drestra int,
stee ring wheelor mirr ors
R fas ten theseatbel t
The reisarisk ofan acci dent.
Adjus tthe driver' ssea t,hea drestra int,
stee ring wheeland mirrorand fasten your
sea tbel tbef ore starti ngthe engi ne. G
WARNI
NG
The exteri ormirr oron the front-pa ssenger
sid ered uce sthe size ofthe image. Visible
obje ctsare actu ally clos erthan theyappea r.
Thi smea nsthat youcou ldmis judg ethe dis-
tance fromroaduse rstrave ling beh ind, e.g.
whe nchang inglane. Thereisarisk ofan
acci dent.
For this reason, alwa ysmake sureof the
actu aldistance fromtheroaduse rstrave ling
beh indbyglancing overyour shou lder. X
Tu rn the SmartKe yto pos ition0047 or0048 in
the ignition lock (Ypage 125 ).
X Exterio rmirr oron the front-pa ssenger side:
pre ssbutton 0044.
Exterio rmirr oron the driver' ssid e:pre ss
bu tton 0043.
The indicator lamp inthe corre sponding but-
ton lights upinred .
The indicator lamp goesou tag ain afte r
some time.Youcanadjust theselected 98
MirrorsSe
ats, stee ring wheeland mirrors
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daytime
runninglamps orlow-beam head-
lamps goout after 3minut es.
When theengin eis runn ing,thevehicle issta-
tion aryand inbright ambient light:ifyou turn
the light switch tothe 0060 position ,the day-
time runninglamps andparkin glamps turnon.
If the engin eis runn ingand youturn thelight
switch tothe 0058 position ,the manual set-
tin gs take preceden ceover thedaytime run-
ning lamps.
USA only:
The daytime runninglamps improve thevisibil-
ity ofyour vehicle duringtheday. Todo this,
the daytime runninglamps function must be
switch edon using theon-board comput er
(Y page 199).
If the engin eis runn ingand youturn thelight
switch tothe 0060 or0058 position ,the man-
ual sett ings take preceden ceover thedaytime
runn inglamps.
Low-beam headlamp s
Even ifthe light sensor doesnotdetec tthat it
is dark, theparkin glamps andlow-beam head-
lamps switch onwhen theignit ionisswitch ed
on and thelight switch isset tothe 0058 posi-
tion .This isapartic ularly useful function inthe
event ofrain andfog.
X To
switch onthe low-beam headlamp s:
turn theSmart Keytoposition 0048inthe igni-
tion lock orstart theengin e.
X Turn thelight switch to0058.
The green 0058indicat orlamp inthe instru-
ment cluster lightsup.
Front foglamp s
In con dition swhere visibility ispoor dueto
fog, snow orrain, thefoglamps improve visi-
bility aswell asmakin git easier forother road
users tosee you. They canbeoperated
toget herwith theparkin glamps ortoget her
with theparkin glamps andlow-beam head-
lamps.
X To switch onthe foglamp s:turn the
Smart Keytoposition 0048inthe ignit ionlock
or start theengin e.
X Turn thelight switch to0058 or0058. X
Press the005A button.
The green 005Aindicat orlamp inthe instru-
ment cluster lightsup.
X To switch offthe foglamp s:press the
005A button.
The green 005Aindicat orlamp inthe instru-
ment cluster goesout.
Rear foglamp
The rear foglamp improves visibilityofyour
vehicle forthe trafficbehind inthe event of
thic kfog. Please takenoteof the count ry-spe-
cific regulations forthe use ofrear foglamps.
X To switch onthe rear foglamp :turn the
Smart Keyinthe ignit ionlock toposition 0048
or start theengin e.
X Turn thelight switch to0058 or0058.
X Press the005E button.
The yellow 005Eindicat orlamp inthe instru-
ment cluster lightsup.
X To switch offthe rear foglamp :press the
005E button.
The yellow 005Eindicat orlamp inthe instru-
ment cluster goesout.
Par king lamp s
! If
the batte rycharge isvery low,thepark-
ing lamps orstan ding lamps areautomati-
cally switch edoff toenable thenextengin e
start .Always parkyourvehicle safelyandin
a well litarea, inaccor dance withtherele-
vant legal stipulation s.Avoid usingthe0060
parkin glamps overaperiod ofseveral
hours. Ifpossible, switchonthe right -hand
0064 orleft- hand 0063 standing lamps.
X To switch on:turn thelight switch to0060.
The green 0060indicat orlamp inthe instru-
ment cluster lightsup.
Sta nding lamps
Switc hingonthe stan ding lamps ensures the
corr espondin gside ofthe vehicle isillumina-
ted.
X To switch onthe stand inglamp s:the
Smart Keyisnot inthe ignit ionlock oritis in
position 005Ainthe ignit ionlock .
X Turn thelight switch to0063 (left-hand side
of the vehicle) or0064 (right- handsideof
the vehicle). Exter
iorlighting
103Lightsandwindshield wipers Z
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direct
ionyou areturn ing, enabling bettervisi-
bility intight bends, forexample. Itcan only be
activ ated when thelow-beam headlamps are
switch edon.
Active:
R ifyou aredriving atspeeds below25mph
(40 km/ h)and switch onthe turn signal or
turn thesteer ingwheel
R ifyou aredriving atspeeds between 25mph
(40 km/ h)and 45mph (70km/ h)and turn
the steer ingwheel
The corn ering lampmayremain litfor ashort
time, butisautomatic allyswitch edoff after no
more thanthree minut es. Head
lampsfogged uponthe inside
Certain climatic andphysical condition smay
cause moisturetoform inthe headlamp. This
moist uredoes notaffect thefunc tionality of
the headlamp. Interior
lighting Overview
ofinterior lighting
Front overhead controlpanel 0043
003D Switchestheleft- hand frontreading
lamp onoroff
0044 004A Switchesthefron tint erior lightin gon
0087 0043 Switchestherear interior lightin gon
or off
0085 0033 Switchesthefron tint erior lightin g/
automatic interior lightin gcon trol off
0083 003D Switchestheright -handfron treading
lamp onoroff
0084 Switc hestheautomatic interior lightin g
con trol on Rear
compa rtment control panel Vehicles
withapanorama roofwith power tilt/
sliding panel
0043 003D Switchesthereading lamponoroff Vehicles
withoutapanorama roofwith power
tilt/ sliding panel
0043 003D Switchestheleft- hand reading lamp
on/ off
0044 003D Switchestheright -handreading lamp
on/ off Interior
lighting control
General notes In
order topreven tthe vehicle's batteryfrom
dischargin g,the interior lightin gfunc tionsare
automatic allydeactiv atedafter some time
exc ept when theSmart Keyisin position 0048in
the ignit ionlock .
The color andbright nessofthe ambient light-
ing are setviathe multimedia system(seeDig-
ital Operator 'sManual). Interior
lighting
105Lightsandwindshield wipers Z
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Aut
oma tic int erior ligh ting cont rol X
To swit chon: settheswit chtocenter pos i-
ti on 0084.
X To swit choff:set theswit chtothe0033
pos ition .
The interior ligh ting auto maticallyswit ches on
if you:
R unl ockth eveh icle
R open adoor
R rem ove theSm artKey from theign ition lock
The interior ligh ting isswit ched on for aset
ti me when theSm artKey isrem ovedfrom the
ign ition lock.You cansetthis delaye dswit ch-
off via themult imediasyst em(see Digit al
Oper ator's Man ual). Rep
lacingbul bs Imp
ortant safety notes G
WAR
NING
Bulb s,lamp sand conn ectors can getvery
hot when operating.If you chang eabulb,
you could burn yours elfon these compo -
ne nts. The reisaris kof injury.
All ow these compo nentsto cool down
bef ore chang ingabulb.
Do notuse abulb ifit has been dropped orif
it s glas stub ehas been scrat ched.
The bulb mayexplod eif:
R you touch it
R itis hot
R you dropit
R you scrat ch it
Use bulbs onlyin clo sed lamp sth at hav ebeen
desi gned for this purp ose.On lyins tallspar e
bulbs ofthesam etyp eand thespec ifiedvol t-
age.
Mar kson theglas stub ered uce theser vicelife
of thebulbs .Do notto uch theglas stub ewit h
your bare hands.Ifne cessar y,cle an theglas s
tub ewhen cold wit halco holorspir itand rubit
off withalin t-fr ee cloth.
Pro tect bulbs from moisture duringoper ation.
Do notallow bulbs tocome intoco ntact with
liquid s. Replac
eon lythebulbs listed (Ypage 106).
Hav eth ebulbs that you cannotch ang eyour-
self replace dat aqualif iedspec ialist work-
sho p.
If you require assistanc erep laci ngbulbs ,co n-
sult aqualif iedspec ialist workshop .
If th ene wbulb still does notligh tup, consult a
qualif iedspec ialist workshop .
Hea dlam psand lightsare animpo rtant aspe ct
of veh iclesaf ety. You mustth ere foremak e
sur eth at these function correc tly at all times .
Hav eth ehead lamp setting checke dreg ularl y.
Veh icles withLED headlamp s:thefron tand
rear lamp clusters of your vehicleare equip ped
wit hLE Dbulbs .Do notrep lace thebulbs your-
self .Con tacta qualif iedspec ialist workshop
whic hhas thene cessar yspec ialist knowled ge
and tools tocar ryout thewor kreq uire d. Over
view ofbul bty pes
You canreplace thefol lowin gbulbs .The bulb
typ ecan befoun din thelege nd. Veh
icles wit hhalo gen head lamps
0043 Turn signallamp :PY 21 W
0044 High-beam headlamps/dayt imerunning
lamp s/park inglamp s/stand inglamp s:
H1 555 W/ 15W
0087 Low- beam headlamps:H1 555 W 106
Rep
lacin gbul bsLight sand wind shield wiper s
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Tail
lamps (vehicles withhalogen headlamps)
0043 Backup lamp:W16 W
0044 Turn signal lamp:PY21 W
0087 Brake lamp:W16 W
0085 Rear foglamp: H21 W Replacing
frontbulbs
Removing andinstalling thecover in
the front wheel housing You
must remove thecover ofthe front wheel
housing beforeyoucan change thefront turn
signal lamp.
X To remove: switchoffthe lights.
X Turn thefront wheels inwards.
X Slide cover 0043upand remove it.
X To install: insertcover0043again andslide it
down untilitengages. Low-beam
headlamps(halogen head-
lamp s) X
Remove thecover inthe front wheel hous-
ing (Ypage 107).
X Turn housing cover0043count er-clockwise
and remove it.
X Turn bulbholder 0044count er-clockwise and
pull out.
X Pull thebulb outofbulb holder 0044.
X Insert thenew bulb intobulb holder 0044.
X Insert bulbholder 0044and turn itclock wise.
X Press onhousing cover0043and turn itto the
right.
X Replace thecover inthe front wheel housing
(Y page 107).
High-beam headlamps/daytimerun-
ning lamp s/park inglamp sand stand -
ing lamp s(halogen headlamps) X
Switch offthe lights.
X Open thehood.
X Turn housing cover0043count er-clockwise
and remove it.
X Turn bulbholder 0044count er-clockwise and
pull out. Replacing
bulbs
107Lightsandwindshield wipers Z