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162 Driving instructions
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Block heater (for Canada only)
The engine is equipped with a block heater.
The electrical cable may be installed at your authorized
Mercedes-Benz Center.
Deep water
Caution!
D o not drive th rou gh f looded area s or wa ter of unknown
depth.
If you must drive through deep water, drive slowly to
prevent water from entering the engine compartment or
passenger compartment, being ingested by the air
intake, possibly causing damage to electrical
components or wiring, to engine or transmission that is
not covered by the Mercedes-Benz Limited Warranty.Passenger compartment
Traveling abroad
Abroad, there is a widely-spread Mercedes-Benz service
network at your disposal. If you plan to travel into areas
which are not listed in the index of your Mercedes-Benz
Center directory, you should request pertinent
information from your authorized Mercedes-Benz
Center.
Wa r n i n g !
Always fasten items being carried as securely as
possible.In an accident, during hard braking or sudden
maneuvers, loose items will be thrown around
inside the vehicle, and cause injury to vehicle
occupants unless the items are securely fastened in
the vehicle.The trunk is the preferred place to carry objects.
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188 First aid kit
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First aid kit
The first aid kit is located in the left side panel of the
trunk.
Stowing things in the vehicleFuses
Before replacing a blown fuse, determine the cause of
the short circuit.
Spare fuses are supplied inside the main and auxiliary
fuse boxes. Observe amperage and color of fuse.
A special fuse puller is supplied with the vehicle tools.
Always use a new fuse for replacement. Never attempt to
repair or bridge a blown fuse.
After replacing a blown fuse, close fuse box cover.
A fu se ch art ca n be fou nd insid e t he correspond ing f use
box cover.
Wa r n i n g !
To help avoid personal injury during a collision or
sudden maneuver, exercise care when stowing
things. Put luggage or cargo in the trunk if
possible.
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196 Air pump, spare wheel, vehicle tools, storage compartment
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Air pump, spare wheel, vehicle tools, storage
compartment1Ve h i c l e t o o l s
2Wheel bolt wrench
3Spare wheel and wheel bolts
4Air pump (electric. 12 V), Bolts for spare wheel rim
5Vehicle jack
Raise roof, open luggage cover, and move aside trunk
floor.
To remove air pump:
Unbuckle strap and remove air pump from holder.
To remove spare wheel:
First remove air pump, then turn pump holder
counterclockwise and remove spare wheel.
To store spare wheel:
Place spare wheel in wheel well and secure it with
pump holder. Turn pump holder clockwise to its stop.
Reinstall air pump.
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207 Tires, wheels
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The air pump is located inside the wheel well in the
trunk.
1Filler hose
2Electrical plug
3Pressure gauge with vent screw1.Remove air pump from storage compartment inside
trunk.
2.Open lid and pull out air hose with pressure gauge
and electrical plug.
Observe instructions on air pump label.
3.Unscrew tire valve cap from spare wheel tire valve.
4.Screw filler hose onto tire valve.
5.Plug air pump electrical plug into vehicle cigar
lighter.
6.To switch on air pump, turn key in steering lock to
position 1.
Important!
Do not start engine.
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Wa r n i n g !
To prevent possible injury when unscrewing air
pump filler hose from tire valve after inflating the
tire, use a rag since the tire valve could be hot.
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222 Exterior lamps
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Taillamp assemblies
1Stop Lamp (1154 21W / 32 cp bulb)
2Turn signal lamp (1156 NA 21 W / 24 cp bulb)
3Tail, parking and standing lamp (67 5W / 4 cp bulb)
4Backup lamp (1154 21 W / 32 cp bulb)
5Driver’s side:
Rear fog lamp (1155 21W / 32 cp bulb)Open trunk lid:
Remove cover in right side panel, and first aid kit in left
side panel.
Twist bulb socket counterclockwise and pull out. Push
bulb into socket, turn counterclockwise and remove.
Insert new bulb in socket, push in and twist clockwise.
Reinstall bulb socket, and close cover.
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226 Emergency engine shut-down
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Emergency engine shut-down
If the engine can no longer be stopped using the key, the
engine can be turned off by removing two fuses.
For easy removal of fuses use the fuse extractor
(supplied with vehicle tool kit) to pull out the fuses
marked on the fuse chart as “ENGINE EMERGENCY
OFF”.
The fuse chart is also located in the vehicle tool kit,
see page 196.
For fuses see page 188.Raising hardtop manually
In case of malfunction, the hardtop can also be raised
manually. This procedure should be performed with
great care by 2 persons.
Prior to raising the hardtop manually, make certain that
all points listed under Retractable Hardtop (see
page 120) were observed.
A hex-socket wrench, located on the inside of the
right-hand cover in the trunk, is required for this job.
1.Open doors or lower windows.
2.For safety reasons, remove key from steering lock.
3.Open trunk.
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227 Raising hardtop manually
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socket wrench.
Using wrench turn screw (1) of the hydraulic pump
counterclockwise to its stop.
Keep wrench with you for later use in closing and
locking the hardtop.
Important!
Do not operate the hardtop switch with screw (1) in the
opened position, ot herw ise th e hydrau lic pu mp coul d be
damaged.5.Expose left and right side cables (2). The cables are
located behind the left and right side trunk trim
panel covers.
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228 Raising hardtop manually
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6.First person:
Briefly pull on handles of cables (2) to release trunk
lid hinge locks.
Second person:
Pull trunk lid rearward by pulling on trunk lid
hinge.
7.Close trunk lid, then reopen it by holding each side
of its front end, and swing it completely to the rear
(arrows).8.Carefully bring back end of trunk lid down (arrow)
until lock (3) audibly engages.
Pull trunk lid rearward to its stop.
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Do not place your h ands near t he u pper w indsh ield
area, trunk lid, or between roof panels while the
hardtop is being raised and locked. Serious
personal injury may occur.
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230 Raising hardtop manually
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11.R e m o v e c a p f r o m h e a d l i n e r .
To close hardtop:
Insert hex-socket wrench and turn clockwise (7) to
its stop.
To lo ck ha rd top :
Turn wrench counterclockwise (8) to its stop.12.Close trunk lid by placing flat hands near edges
(arrows).
Notes:
The rear quarter windows cannot be closed.
Have the hardtop operation checked at your authorized
Mercedes-Benz Center as soon as possible.
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232 Antenna
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Notes:
Do not open engine hood with wiper arms folded
forward.
Do not allow the wiper arms to contact the windshield
glass without a wiper blade inserted. The glass may be
scratched or broken.
Make certain that the wiper blade is properly installed.
An improperly installed wiper blade may cause
windshield damage.
Antenna
To prevent damage or diminished radio reception after
reinstallation, the non-retractable antenna should not
be removed. The antenna is automatic car-wash safe.Manual release of fuel filler flap
The manual release knob is located behind cover (1) in
the right slide trunk panel.
In case the central locking system does not release the
fuel filler flap, pull the manual release knob (arrow)
while simultaneously opening the fuel filler f lap.
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