2003 MERCEDES-BENZ C320 4MATIC WAGON Owner's Manual

295 Practical hints
Replacing bulbs
Parking and standing lamp bulb
Switch off the lights.

Open the hood (
page 234).

Press the clamp and remove headlamp
cover2.

Pull out the bulb socket6 with the
bulb.

Pull the bulb out of the bulb socket.

Insert a new bulb in the socket.

Reinstall the bulb socket.

Align headlamp cover2 and click into
place.Bi-Xenon* headlamps
1Bulb socket for turn signal lamp
2Headlamp cover for high beam bulb,
parking and standing lamp
3Headlamp cover for Bi-Xenon lamp4High beam headlamp bulb
5Bayonet socket for high beam head-
lamp bulb
6Bulb socket for parking and standing
lamp
High beam bulb

Switch off the lights.

Open the hood (
page 234).

Press the clamp and remove headlamp
cover2.

Pull electrical connector4 off.
Warning!
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Do not remove the cover3 for the Bi-Xenon
headlamp. Because of high voltage in
Bi-Xenon lamps, it is dangerous to replace
the bulb or repair the lamp and its compo-
nents. We recommend that you have such
work done by a qualified technician.

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296 Practical hintsReplacing bulbs
Twist bayonet socket5 counterclock-
wise to the stop (do not remove).

Pull the bulb out of the socket.

Insert the new bulb so that the base lo-
cates in the recess in the bayonet
socket5.

Twist bayonet socket clockwise until
you hear it snap into place.

Plug the connector onto the bulb.

Align headlamp cover2 and click into
place.Front turn signal lamp bulb

Switch off the lights.

Open the hood (
page 234).

Twist bulb socket1 counterclockwise
and pull out.

Push bulb into socket, turn counter-
clockwise and remove.

Insert new bulb in socket, push in and
twist clockwise.

Reinsert bulb socket in lamp and twist
clockwise.Parking and standing lamp bulb

Switch off the lights.

Open the hood (
page 234).

Press the clamp and remove headlamp
cover2.

Pull out the bulb socket6 with the
bulb.

Pull the bulb out of the bulb socket.

Insert a new bulb in the socket.

Reinstall the bulb socket.

Align headlamp cover2 and click into
place.
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297 Practical hints
Replacing bulbs
Side marker lamp bulb
Switch off the lights.

Carefully slide lamp towards rear.

Remove front end first.

Twist bulb socket counterclockwise
and pull out.

Pull bulb out of the bulb socket.

Insert new bulb in socket.

Reinstall bulb socket, push in and twist
clockwise.

To reinstall lamp, set rear end in
bumper and let front end snap into
place.
Replacing bulbs for rear lamps
Tail lamp assemblies
Open tailgate (
page 87).

Switch off the lights.

Press button1 on the corresponding
side.

Fold down trim panel2.

Squeeze tabs together3.

Remove bulb holder.
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298 Practical hintsReplacing bulbs4Brake lamp
5Turn signal lamp
6Backup lamp
7Rear fog lamp (driver’s side)/tail lamp,
parking, standing and side marker
lamp

Twist bulb socket counterclockwise
and pull out.

Gently push bulb into socket, turn
counterclockwise and remove.

Insert new bulb and reinstall bulb sock-
et.

Reinstall bulb holder and close trim
panel.License plate lamp
1Screws

Switch off the lights.

Loosen both screws1 and remove
lamp.

Replace the tubular lamp and reinstall
lamp.

Retighten the screws.
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299 Practical hints
Replacing wiper blades
Replacing wiper blades
Removing
Fold the wiper arm forward.

Press safety tab2 down.

Push wiper blade1 downward and re-
move.Replacing wiper blade insert

Place wiper blade on firm support.

Press down both tabs.

Slide (direction of arrow) the wiper
blade insert out of the retainer claws.

Slide (direction of arrow) the new wiper
blade insert into retainer claws until
tabs are engaged.
Installing
Slide wiper blade onto wiper arm until
it locks in place.
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For safety reasons, remove key from starter
switch before replacing a wiper blade, other-
wise the motor could suddenly turn on and
cause injury.
!Never open the hood when the wiper
arm is folded forward.
Do not allow the wiper arms to contact
the windshield glass without a wiper
blade inserted.
Make certain that the wiper blades are
properly installed. Improperly installed
wiper blades may cause windshield
damage.
For your convenience, we recommend
that you have this work carried out by
an authorized Mercedes-Benz Center.
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300 Practical hintsFlat tire
Flat tirePreparing the vehicle
Park the vehicle as far as possible from
moving traffic on a hard surface.

Turn on the hazard warning flashers.

Engage the steering wheel lock in the
straight ahead position and set the
parking brake.

Move the selector lever toP (manual
transmission to first or reverse gear).

Have any passenger exit the vehicle at
a safe distance from the roadway.
Mounting the spare wheel
Prepare the vehicle as described under
"Preparing the vehicle" on this page.

Take the spare wheel out of the trunk
as described on (
page 281) (full size
tire spare wheel) or (page 282)
(Minispare wheel).
Lifting the vehicle

Prevent the vehicle from rolling away
by blocking wheels with wheel chocks
(not included) or other sizable objects.
When changing wheel on a level surface:

Place one chock in front of and one be-
hind the wheel that is diagonally oppo-
site to the wheel being changed.When changing wheel on a hill:

Place chocks on the downhill side
blocking both wheels of the other axle.

Take the two-piece wheel wrench and
the jack out of the cargo compartment
(page 279). Assemble wheel wrench.
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The jack is designed exclusively for jacking
up the vehicle at the jack take-up brackets
built into both sides of the vehicle. To help
avoid personal injury, use the jack only to lift
the vehicle during a wheel change. Never
get beneath the vehicle while it is supported
by the jack. Keep hands and feet away from
the area under the lifted vehicle. Always
firmly set parking brake and block wheels
before raising vehicle with jack.
Do not disengage parking brake while the
vehicle is raised. Be certain that the jack is
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301 Practical hints
Flat tire
Wheel cover on vehicles with steel rims
(Canada only)
On wheel to be changed, remove wheel
cover by reaching into two openings of
the wheel cover and pulling away from
the wheel.

On whee l to b e change d, loos en b ut do
not yet remove the wheel bolts (ap-
proximately one full turn with wrench). The jack take-up brackets are located di-
rectly behind the front wheel housings and
in front of the rear wheel housings.

Place jack on firm ground.

Position jack1 under the take-up
bracket2 so that it is always vertical
(plumb-line) as seen from the side,
even if the vehicle is parked on an in-
cline.

Jack up the vehicle until the wheel is a
maximum of 1.2 in (3 cm) from the
ground. Never start engine while vehi-
cle is raised.
always vertical (plumb line) when in use, es-
pecially on hills. Always try to use the jack
on level surface. Make sure that the jack
arm is fully seated in the jack take-up brack-
et. Always lower the vehicle onto sufficient
capacity jackstands before working under
the vehicle.
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302 Practical hintsFlat tireRemoving the wheel
1Alignment bolt
Unscrew upper-most wheel bolt and re-
move.

Replace this wheel bolt with the align-
ment bolt1 supplied in the tool kit.

Remove the remaining bolts.

Remove the wheel.Mounting the new wheel
1Wheel bolt for light alloy rims
2Wheel bolt for Minispare wheel or other
steel rims

Clean contact surfaces of wheel and
wheel hub.

Guide the spare wheel onto the align-
ment bolt and push it on.

Insert wheel bolts and tighten them
slightly.
!Do not place wheel bolts in sand or dirt.
This could result in damage to the bolt
and wheel hub threads.
!Wheel bolts2 must be used when
mounting steel rims or the Minispare
wheel. The use of any wheel bolts other
than wheel bolts2 for steel wheel rims
or Minispare wheel can cause physical
damage to the vehicle.!To avoid paint damage, place wheel flat
against hub and hold it there while in-
stalling first wheel bolt.
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