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340 Practical hintsWhere will I find...?Minispare wheel
The Minispare wheel is located in the com-
partment underneath the trunk floor.
1Vehicle tool kit
Wheel wrench
Jack
Wheel bolts for Minispare wheel
2Arrow
3Minispare wheel
4Vehicle tool kit storage well casingRemoving the Minispare wheel
Lift trunk floor cover and engage trunk
floor handle in upper edge of trunk.
Loosen the retaining screw
(page 337) in the middle of storage
well casing.
Remove storage well casing
(page 337).
Remove vehicle tool kit storage well
casing4.
Remove Minispare wheel3.Storing the Minispare wheel
Place Minispare wheel3 in wheel
well.
Place vehicle tool kit storage well
casing4 over the Minispare wheel.
Make sure the arrow 2 on storage
well casing4 points in the direction of
travel.
Place storage well casing
(page 337) over the vehicle tool kit
storage well casing 4 and turn the re-
taining screw (
page 337) clockwise
as far as it will go to secure the
Minispare wheel.
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344 Practical hintsUnlocking/locking in an emergencyUnlocking the trunk
A minimum height clearance of 5.41 ft
(1.65 m) is required to open the trunk lid.
The lock is located next to the recessed
handle.
1Unlocking in an emergency
2Handle
Insert the mechanical key into the
trunk lid lock.
Turn the mechanical key counterclock-
wise to position1 and hold it in this
position.
Pull the trunk lid handle2 and lift the
trunk lid.
Locking the vehicle
If you are unable to lock the vehicle with
the SmartKey, lock it with the mechanical
key as follows:
Close the passenger door and the trunk
lid.
Press the central locking switch in the
cockpit (
page 106).
Check to see whether the locking knob
on the passenger door is down. If nec-
essary push it down manually.
Lock the driver’s door with the me-
chanical key.
Lock the trunk lid if necessary with the
mechanical key (
page 104).
! Always make sure there is sufficient
overhead clearance.
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347 Practical hints
Unlocking/locking in an emergency
Fuel filler flap
In case the central locking system does
not release the fuel filler flap, you can open
it manually.
Open trunk lid.
Remove right side trim panel in the
trunk.
Reach inside through opening2 in di-
rection of arrow.
Turn release knob 1 clockwise (ar-
row).
The fuel filler flap can be opened.Manually unlocking the gear selector
lever
In case of power failure, the gear selector
lever can be manually unlocked, e.g. to tow
the vehicle.
Open the storage compartment under
the center armrest (
page 246).
Take out cover 1.
Insert a pin into the opening of
division2 and pry the division out.
Insert a tool3 (e.g. screwdriver) into
the opening.
Perform the following two steps simul-
taneously:
Push pin3 forward in the direction
of the arrow.
Move gear selector lever from
positionP.
Reinstall the division and cover after re-
moving the tool from the opening.iThe gear selector lever is locked again
when moving it to positionP.
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349 Practical hints
Opening/closing in an emergency
Obtain crank3.
Insert crank3 through hole.
Turn crank3 clockwise to:
slide roof closed
raise roof at the rear
Turn crank3 counterclockwise to:
slide roof open
lower roof at the rear
The sliding/pop-up must be resynchro-
nized after being operated manually
(
page 349).Synchronizing the sliding/pop-up roof
Take the fuse for the sliding/pop-up
roof out of the main fuse box
(page 372).
Reinsert the fuse.
Switch on the ignition.
Press the switch in the “raise” direction
until the sliding/pop-up roof is fully
raised at the rear.
Hold the switch for approximately one
second.
The sliding/pop-up roof is adjusted.
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353 Practical hints
Replacing bulbs
Low beam and high beam bulb
Switch off the lights.
Open the hood (
page 281).
Turn housing cover1 or 2 counter-
clockwise and remove.
Turn bulb holder 4 or 5 with the bulb
counterclockwise and remove.
Press the bulb backwards and turn
counterclockwise out of the bulb hold-
er.
Press the new bulb into the holder and
twist it clockwise.
Place the bulb holder back into the
lamp and turn it clockwise.
Place the corresponding housing cov-
ers back on and turn them clockwise.Front turn signal lamp bulb
Switch off the lights.
Open the hood (
page 281).
Twist bulb socket3 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 281).
Turn housing cover2 counterclock-
wise and remove.
Pull out the bulb socket with the bulb.
Pull the bulb out of the bulb socket.
Insert a new bulb in the socket.
Reinstall the bulb socket.
Align housing cover and click into
place.
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354 Practical hintsReplacing bulbsFront lamps Bi-Xenon*-type
1Bulb socket for turn signal lamp
2Housing cover for high beam flasher
lamp
3Housing cover for Bi-Xenon* lamp4High beam flasher bulb
5Parking and standing lampHigh beam bulb for high beam flasher
Switch off the lights.
Open the hood (
page 281).
Turn housing cover2 counterclock-
wise and remove.
Turn bulb holder 4 with the bulb coun-
terclockwise and remove.
Press the bulb backwards and turn
counterclockwise out of the bulb hold-
er.
Press the new bulb into the holder and
twist it clockwise.
Place the bulb holder back into the
lamp and turn it clockwise.
Place the housing cover 2 back on
and turn them clockwise.
Warning!
G
Do not remove the cover
3
for the Bi-Xe-
non* headlamp. Because of high voltage in
xenon lamps, it is dangerous to replace the
bulb or repair the lamp and its components.
We recommend that you have such work
done by a qualified technician.
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355 Practical hints
Replacing bulbs
Front turn signal lamp bulb
Switch off the lights.
Open the hood (
page 281).
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 281).
Turn housing cover2 counterclock-
wise and remove.
Pull out the bulb socket with the bulb.
Pull the bulb out of the bulb socket.
Insert a new bulb in the socket.
Reinstall the bulb socket.
Align housing cover and click into
place.
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.
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356 Practical hintsReplacing bulbsReplacing bulbs for rear lamps
Tail lamp assemblies
1Brake lamp
2Turn signal lamp
3Backup lamp
4Standing and side marker lamp
5Rear fog lamp (driver’s side)/tail
Switch off the lights.
Open trunk.
Swing the trim panel covering the cor-
responding rear lights to the side.
Squeeze tabs together and remove the
bulb holder with the bulb.
Twist bulb counterclockwise and pull
out of bulb holder.
Insert new bulb into the holder and turn
it clockwise.
Reinstall bulb holder. The tabs must au-
dibly click.
Close trim panel.
Place the housing cover back on so
that its tabs click in place. License plate lamp
1Screws
Switch off the lights.
Loosen both screws1 and remove
lamp.
Replace the tubular lamp and reinstall
lamp.
Retighten the screws.