502 Practical advice
Fuses
The
fuses inyour vehicle se rveto clo se
down faulty circuits. If afuse blows ,all
co mp onentso n the circuitan d their func-
tion swil lfa il.
i Blown fuses mustbe replaced byfuses of
th e sa meratin g(id entifiable bythe co lourand
amperage) and with th e amperages spe cified in
th e fuse alloc ationchart .A Me rcedes-Benz
Ser vice Centre will be happy toadvise you. If
anew lyfitted fuse blows ,have the cause
tra cedan d rectified at aqualified specialist
wor ksho p, e.g. a Mercedes -Ben zSe rvice
Centr e.
Th efo llowing implem entsare avai lable for
chang ing the fuses:
! Fuse allo cation chart
! Spare fuses
! Fuse extra ctor
! Only use fuses that have been approved for
Me rced es- Benz vehicles andwh ich ha ve theco r-
re ct amperag efor the system concerned. Othe r-
wis e, el ectrical comp onent sor systems could be
damag ed.
! Switchoff the in ternal fu nctions of thevehi-
cl e ne twork ( =page 495 ) before wor king with
fuses.
Th efuses areloca ted in variou sfuse bo x-
es:
! Fuse bo xin the en gine comp artment
on the le ft-h an d side wh enviewe din
the dire ction of tra vel (
= pa ge 503)
! Fuse bo xin the en gine comp artment
on the rig ht-han d side whe nviewe din
the dire ction of tra vel (
= pa ge 503)
! Fuse box in the re arcom partm ent
( = page 503) !
Fuse boxes on the right andlef t-ha nd
side of the dash board (
=pa ge 504) Fuse
allo ca tion cha rt
Th e fus eallo cation cha rtis in the vehicle
too lki ti nt he stowage we ll under the boot
fl oor (
=pag e401). Thef useam per age is
also in dicatedin this char t. Spare fuses
Sp
arefu ses arewith the veh icletoolkitin
the stowage we llun der the boot floor
( = page 401). Fuse ext
ractor
Th e fus eext ractor iswith theve hicle tool
kit inthe stowa gewellun der the bootfloor
( = page 401).
6 Park theve hicle.
6 Switch off all electric al co nsumers.
6 Rem ove the key from the ignition lock. Fuses
G
Risk of fire On
lyuse fus esthat have been approve dfor
Me rcedes -Ben zveh iclesan d whic hhave the
co rrect amperage for thes yst em con-
ce rned .Do notattempt to repairor bridge
fa ulty fus es. A circuit overlo adcould othe r-
wi se ca usea fire. Havetheca uset race dan d
re ctifie dat a qualifie dsp ecialist wor ksho p,
e.g .aM erce de s-Be nz Service Cen tre. Imple
ments forcha ngin gfu ses Before
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