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The vehicle/trailer combination may oth-
erwise swerve or even roll over.
Transporting the vehicle
!
You may only secure the vehicle by the
wheels, not by parts of the vehicle such as axle or steering components. Otherwise,
the vehicle could be damaged.
The towing eye can be used to pull the vehicle
onto a trailer or transporter for transporting
purposes.
XTurn the SmartKey to position 2in the igni-
tion lock.
XShift the transmission to position N.
As soon as the vehicle has been loaded:
XPrevent the vehicle from rolling away by
applying the electric parking brake.
XShift the transmission to position P.
XTurn the SmartKey to position0in the igni-
tion lock and remove it.
XSecure the vehicle.
Tow-starting (emergency engine
starting)
!
Vehicles with automatic transmission
must not be tow-started. You could other-
wise damage the automatic transmission.
You can find information on "Jump-starting" at
(
Ypage 559).
Fuses
Important safety notes
GWARNING
If you manipulate or bridge a faulty fuse or if
you replace it with a fuse with a higher amper- age, the electric cables could be overloaded.
This could result in a fire. There is a risk of an
accident and injury.
Always replace faulty fuses with the specifiednew fuses having the correct amperage.
!Only use fuses that have been approved
for Mercedes-Benz vehicles and which
have the correct fuse rating for the system
concerned. Otherwise, components or sys-
tems could be damaged.
The fuses in your vehicle serve to close down
faulty circuits. If a fuse blows, all the compo-
nents on the circuit and their functions stop
operating.
Blown fuses must be replaced with fuses of
the same rating, which you can recognize by
the color and value. The fuse ratings are listed
in the fuse allocation chart.
If a newly inserted fuse also blows, have the
cause traced and rectified at a qualified spe-
cialist workshop, e.g. an authorized
Mercedes-Benz Center.
Before changing a fuse
XSecure the vehicle against rolling away
(
Ypage 171).
XSwitch off all electrical consumers.
XTurn the SmartKey to position 0in the igni-
tion lock and remove it (
Ypage 151).
or
XOn vehicles with KEYLESS-GO, make sure
the ignition is switched off (
Ypage 152).
All indicator lamps in the instrument cluster
must be off.
The fuses are located in various fuse boxes:
RFuse box in the engine compartment on the right-hand side of the vehicle, when viewed
in the direction of travel
RDashboard fuse box
RFuse box in the rear compartment on the
right-hand side of the vehicle, when viewedin the direction of travel
The fuse allocation chart is located in the
vehicle tool kit in the stowage compartment
under the trunk floor (
Ypage 550).
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Dashboardfuse box
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Observ eth e"Important safet ynotes" sec -
tion (
Ypage 564).
!Do no tuse apointe dobjec tsuc has a
screwdriver to ope nth ecover in th edash -
board. You could damage th edashboar dor
th ecover .
!Makesur ethat no moisture can ente rth e
fus ebox when th ecover is open.
!Whe nclosing th ecover ,mak esur ethat it
is lyin gcorrectl yon th efus ebox .Moisture
seepin gin or dir tcould otherwise impair
th eoperation of th efuses.
XOpe nth edriver's door.
XTo open: pull cover :outward sin th e
direction of th earrow and remov eit.
XTo close :clip in cover :on th efron tof th e
dashboard.
XFold cover :inward suntil it engages.
Fus ebox in th eengin ecompartment
i
Observ eth e"Important safet ynotes" sec -
tion (
Ypage 564).
GWARNING
Whe nth ehoo dis ope nand th ewindshield
wipers are set in motion ,you can be injured by
th ewipe rlinkage. There is aris kof injury.
Always switch of fth ewindshield wipers and
th eignition befor eopening th ehood.
!Mak esur ethat no moisture can ente rth e
fus ebox when th ecover is open.
!Whe nclosing th ecover ,mak esur ethat it
is lyin gcorrectl yon th efus ebox .Moisture
seepin gin or dir tcould otherwise impair
th eoperation of th efuses.
XOpe nth ehood.
XUse adry clot hto remov eany moisture
from th efus ebox .
XTo open: openclamp s;.
XFold cover :of th efus ebox up in th e
direction of th earrow and remov eit.
XTo close :chec kwhether th eseal is seated
correctl yin cover :.
XInsertbot hopening s= at th erea rof
cover :into th ebracket son th efus ebox .
The bracket son th efus ebox mus tbe com-
pletely visible in th etw oopening s= on th e
fus ebox .
XFold down cover :.
XHook clamps; into th efus ebox and
close .
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XClose the hood.
Fuse box in the rear
i
Observe the "Important safety notes" sec-
tion (
Ypage 564).
!Make sure that no moisture can enter the
fuse box when the cover isopen.
!When closing the cover, make sure that it
is lyin g correct lyon the fuse box. Moisture
seeping inor dirt could otherwise impair
the operation of the fuses.
The fus ebox in th erear is locate don th eright-hand
side when viewed in th edirection of travel .
XTo open:open the seat belt guide on the
right-hand seat and remove the seat belt
(
Ypage 111).
XMove the right-hand front seat as far
forward as possible (
Ypage 112).
XIn sert your fingers at the bottom of front
cover :between the cover and floor cov-
ering.
XRemove front cover :towards the front by
pullin git in the direction of the arrow.
XLift off top cover ;by pullin g it in the
dire ction of the arrow.
Fuses =are accessible through the two
openings inthe top of the fuse box.
XTo close: insert the securing tags under-
neath top cover ;inthe recesses at the
top of the fuse box.
XFo ld down top cover ;until it engages
audibly.
XIn sert the securing tags underneath top
cover :inthe recesses at the front of the
fuse box.
XPush front cover :towards the rear unt il it
engages audibly.
XMove the right-hand seat backwards
(
Ypage 112).
XHook the seat beltinto the seat beltguide
on the right-hand seat (
Ypage 111).
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