2009 MERCEDES-BENZ E-CLASS COUPE ignition

Replacing the wiper blades
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The windscreen will not longer be wiped prop-
erl yift he wiper blades are worn. Thi scould
prevent yo ufrom observing the traffic condi-
tions ,thereby causing an accident. Replace
the wiper blades twice ayear, ideall yinspring
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The wiper arm scould star tmoving and cause
an injury if yo uleave the windscreen wipers
switched on.
Remove the key from the ignition lock before
replacing the wiper blades.
! To avoid damaging the windscreen wiper
blades, make sure that yo utouch only the
wiper arm of the windscreen wiper. To remove
X Remove the key from the ignition lock or
turn the key to position 0(KEYLESS-GO).
X Fol dthe wiper arm away from the wind-
screen unti litengages.
X Set the wiper blad eatright angle stothe
wiper arm. X
Remove the wiper blad efrom the retainer
on the wiper arm in the direction of the
arrow. Fitting
X Slide the new wiper blad einto the retainer
on the wiper arm in the opposite direction
to the arrow.
X Turn the wiper blad eparalle ltot he wiper
arm.
X Fol dthe wiper arm back onto the wind-
screen. Flat tyre
Flat tyre equipmen
tvariants
Your vehicl emay be equipped with:
R aT IREFIT kit (Y page 207)
R a" Minispare" emergency spare wheel*
(Y page 208)
R the MOExtended run-flat sys-
tem* (Y page 272) Preparing the vehicle
i Vehicl epreparation is not necessary on
vehicles with MOE tyres*.
X Stop the vehicl easfar away as possible
from traffic on solid ,non-slipper yand level
ground.
X Switch on the hazard warning lamps.
X Firmly depres sthe parking brake.
X Vehicles with manual transmission:
engage firs torreverse gear.
X Vehicles with automati ctransmis-
sion*: move the selector lever to P.
X All occupants mus tget ou tofthe vehicle.
Make sure that they are not endangered as
they get ou tofthe vehicle.
X Make sure that no one is nea rthe danger
are aw hilst awheel is being changed .Any-
one wh oisnot directl yassisting in the
wheel change should, for example, stand
behind the barrier.
X Switch off the engine. Flat tyre
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Vehicles withou tKEYLESS GO*:remove
the key from the ignition lock.
X Vehicles with KEYLES SGO*: openthe
driver' sdoor.
The on-board electronics have status 0,
which is the same as the key having been
removed.
X Ge toutof the vehicle.
X Close the driver' sdoor.
X Place the warning triangl e(Ypage 206) at
as uitabl edistance. Observe lega lrequire-
ments. Usin
gthe TIREFI Tkit
Yo uc an us ethe TIREFIT kit to sea lsmall
punctures, particularly thos einthe tyre tread.
Yo uc an us eTIREFIT at outsid etemperatures
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Risk of accident
In the following case syoursafety is especially
endangered, as tyre sealant is insufficient if:
R there are cuts or puncture sinthe tyre
greater than 4mm.
R the wheel rim is damaged.
R youh aved riven at very low tyre pressures
or on aflatt yre.
Do not drive any further. Consul taqualified
specialist worksho pwhich ha sthe necessary
specialist knowledg eand tool stocarryo ut
the work required.
Mercedes-Benz recommend sthat yo uuse a
Mercedes-Benz Service Centre for this pur-
pose. In particular, work relevant to safety or
on safety-related systems mus tbec arrie dout
at aq uali fied specialist workshop.
X Do not remove any foreign objects which
have penetrated the tyre ,e.g. screw sor
nails.
X Remove the TIREFIT kit, the accompanying
"max. 80 km/h "sticke rand the electri cair
pump from the stowag ewellu nderneath the luggage compartment floor
(Y
page 207). X
Affix part 0046of the sticke rwithin the driv-
er's field of vision.
X Affix part 0047of the sticke rnearthe valve
on the wheel with the defectiv etyre. G
Risk of injury
TIREFIT mus tnot come into contact with your
skin, eyes or clothing.
R If TIREFIT come sinto contact with your
eyes or skin, immediatel yrinse thoroughly
with clean water.
R Change ou tofclothing which ha scome into
contact with TIREFIT immediately.
R If an allergi creaction occurs, consult adoc-
tor immediately.
Kee pTIREFIT away from children.
R If TIREFIT is swallowed, immediatel yrinse
your mouth ou tthoroughly and drink plenty
of water.
R Do not induce vomiting. Consul tadoctor
immediately.
R Do not inhale TIREFIT fumes.
i If TIREFIT leaks out, allow it to dry .Itcan
then be removed like alayer of film.
If yo uget TIREFIT on your clothing, have it
cleane dassoona spossible with perchloro-
ethylene. 264
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Risk of injury
Compl ywitht he manufacturer' ssafety
instructions shown on the sticke ronthe elec-
tric ai rpum p.
You rvehicle may be equipped with one of two
different ai rpum ps. Version 1can be identi-
fie dbyt he flap, behind which the hos ewith
the pressure gaug eand cable are located;
version 2hasap ressure gaug eintegrate din
the electri cairpump.
Version 1 X
Ope nflap 0047on the electri cairpump.
X Pull connector 0086with cable and ai rpump
hose 0087outoft he housing.
X Screw ai rpum phose 0087onto flange 006Eof
TIREFIT sealant fille rbottle 0046.
X Place TIREFIT sealant fille rbottle 0046head
downwards into recess 008Aof the electric
ai rp um p. X
Remove the cap from valve 0070on the faulty
tyre. X
Make sure pressure release screw 0071on
pressure gauge 0072is fully closed.
X Screw fille rhose 006Fonto valve 0070.
X Inser tconnector 0086into the socke tofthe
cigarette lighter* (Y page 173) or into a
12 Vp ower socke t(Ypage 174) in your
vehicle.
X Vehicles without KEYLES SGO*: turn the
key to position 2(Y page 65) in the ignition
lock.
X Vehicles with KEYLES SGO*: press the
Start/Stop button twice (position
2 (Y page 66)).
X Press on/off switch 0088on the electri cair
pump to I.
The electri cairpump is switched on. The
tyre is inflated.
i First, TIREFIT is pumpe dinto the tyre .The
pressure can briefl yrisetoa round 5bar.
Do no tswitcho ff the electric pump dur-
ing this phase.
X Let the electri cpum prun for five minutes.
The tyre shoul dthen have apressure of at
leas t1.8 bar.
! Do not operate the electri cairpump for
longer than eight minutes at atime without
ab reak. It may otherwise overheat.
The ai rpum pcan be operate dagain once
it ha scooled down. Flat tyre
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n2 X
Pull connector 0088with cable and ai rpump
hose 0086outoft he housing.
X Screw ai rpum phose 0086onto flange 0087of
TIREFIT sealant fille rbottle 0046.
X Place TIREFIT sealant fille rbottle 0046 head
downwards into recess 0047of the electric
ai rp um p. X
Remove the cap from valve 006Eon the faulty
tyre.
X Screw fille rhose 006Fonto valve 006E.
X Insert connector 0088into the socke tofthe
cigarette lighter* (Y page 173) or into a
12 Vp ower socke t(Ypage 174) in your
vehicle.
X Vehicles withou tKEYLESS GO*:turn the
key to position 2(Y page 65) in the ignition
lock.
X Vehicles with KEYLES SGO*: press the
Start/Sto pbutton twice (position
2 (Y page 66)). X
Press on/of fswitch 008Aon the electri cair
pump to I.
The electri cairpump is switched on. The
tyr eisi nflated.
i First, TIREFIT is pumpe dinto the tyre. The
pressure can briefl yrisetoa round 5bar.
Do no tswitcho ff the electric pump dur-
in gt his phase.
X Let the electri cpum prun for fiv eminutes.
The tyr eshoul dthen have apressure of at
leas t1.8 bar.
! Do not operate the electri cairpump for
longer tha neight minutes at atime without
ab reak. It ma yotherwise overheat.
The ai rpum pcan be operated agai nonce
it ha scooled down.
If ap ressure of 1.8 bar is no treached
afte rfivem inutes:
X Switch off and disconnect the electri cair
pump and drive the vehicl eforwards or
backwards approximatel y10m.
Thi sd istributes the TIREFIT more evenly.
X Remove TIREFIT sealant fille rbottle 0046
from the electri cpum p.
X Pump up the tyr eagain. G
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If ap ressure of 1.8 ba risnot achieved after
fiv em inutes, the tyr eistoo badl ydam aged.
Do not drive any further .Consult aquali fied
specialist workshop which ha sthe necessary
specialist knowledge and tool stocarry out
the work required .Mercedes-Benz recom-
mend stha tyou useaM ercedes-Benz Service
Centre for thi spurpose. In particular, work
relevant to safety or on safety-relate dsys-
tems must be carrie doutataq uali fied spe-
cialist workshop. Flat tyre
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Remove th ekeyif you park th evehicle
and do no trequire any electrical consum-
ers .The vehicl ewill then use ver ylittle
energy, thus conservin gthe battery.
i If th ebattery is discharged, you mus tuse
th ee mergenc ykey elemen ttounlockthe
vehicle. Disconnecting th
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If th ebattery is disconnected:
R theb rak eboostin geffec twill no tbea vail-
able. Greate rbrakin gforce will then be
require dand brak epedal travel will be lon-
ger .Ifn eces sary, depress th ebrak epedal
wit hm aximum force.
R thet ransmission is locke dinposition Pon
vehicles wit hautomati ctransmission*
! Always disconnect th ebattery in the
order described below. Never mix up the
terminal clam pdisconnection/connection
order and never mix up th eterminal
clamps. You may otherwise damag ethe
vehicl eelectronics.
X Firmly depress th eparkin gbrak eand on
vehicles wit hautomatic transmission*,
shift th etransmission to position P.
X Switc hoff all electrical consumer s(e.g.
radio, blower, etc.).
X Turn th ekeyto0(Y page 65 )inthe ignition
lock and remove it or make sure tha tno
ignition positio nhasbeen selecte dwith
KEYLESS GO *.In the instrument cluster, all
of the indicator lampsm ust be out.
X Open the bonnet. X
Release clamps 0047on filter box 0046.
X Remove filter box 0046.
X Remove the negative terminal clamp from
the battery.
X Remove the cover from the positive termi-
nal clamp.
X Remove the positive terminal clamp from
the battery.
X Disconnect the breather hose. Removing the battery
X Disconnect the battery ( Ypage 275).
X Loosen the bolt which holds the battery in
place.
X Remove the battery. Charging and fitting the battery
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Risk of injury
Battery acid is caustic. Avoid contact with the
skin, eyesorc lothing.
Charging the battery G
Risk of injury
Only charge the battery in awell-ventilated
area.Ast he battery is being charged, gases
can escape and generate minor explosions.
This could injure you and other persons or
cause damage to the paintwork or acid cor-
rosion on the vehicle. Battery
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Towin
gand tow-starting Points to remember
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If yo uhavet he vehicl etowed ,you must us ea
rigid towing ba rif:
R the engine is not running.
R there is abrake system malfunction.
R there is amalfunctio ninthe powe rsupply
or the vehicle's electrical system.
The powe rsteerin gand the brake force boos-
ter do not work when the engine is not run-
ning .Greate rbraking force will the nbe
required and brake peda ltravel will be longer.
If necessary ,dep ress the brake peda lwithf ull
force.
Before towing away ,makes uret ha tthe steer-
ing can be moved and is not locked.
If yo utow or tow-start anothe rvehicle, its
weight must not exceed the maximum per-
missibl egross vehicl eweigh tofy ourvehicle. G
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The vehicl eisbraked when the HOLD function
or DISTRONI CPLUS* is activated .Therefore,
deactivate HOLD and DISTRONI CPLUSift he
vehicl eistobet owed.
It is better to have the vehicl etransported
tha ntoh aveitt owed.
When towing ,obs erve the lega lrequirements
in al lcountrie sconcerned.
! When towing ,pulla wa yslowly and
smoothly. If the tractiv epower is too high,
the vehicles could be damaged.
! Do not us ethe towing ey efor recovery,
as thi scould damage the vehicle. If in
doubt, recover the vehicl ewithac rane.
! Youm aytow the vehicl efor am aximum
of 50 km. Atowing spee dof50k m/h must
not be exceeded.
For towing distances ove r50km, the entire
vehicl emustbel ifted up and transported. !
On vehicles with KEYLESS-GO *, usethe
key instea dofthe Start/Stop button. Turn
the key to position 2in the ignition lock and
shift the automatic transmission to N.Then
tur nthe key back to 0and leav eitinthe
ignition lock.
! Onlysecur ethe tow cable or towing bar
to the towing eyes .You could otherwise
damage the vehicle.
R Vehicle swithana utomatic transmission*
must not be tow-started.
R If yo uaretowing the vehicl eoveral onger
distance, thi smustbed onew itht he rear
axl eraised.
R Th eign ition must be switched off if yo uare
towing the vehicl ewitht he rea raxler aised.
Otherwise, interventio nbyESP®
could
damage the brake system.
R If the vehicl ehassuffered transmission
damage ,onlyt ow it with the propeller shaft
disconnected.
R If the engine does not start, try jump-start-
ing it (Y page 276).
R If it is not possibl etojump-star tthe vehicle,
have it towed to the neares tqualified spe-
cialist workshop ,e.g.aM ercedes-Benz
Service Centre.
R Th ea utomatic transmission* must be in
position Nwhen the vehicl eisbeing towed.
R Before towing the vehicle, make sure that
the battery is connected and charged. Oth-
erwise:
-yo uc annot switch on the ignition.
- yo uc annot shift the transmission to posi-
tion Non vehicles with automatic trans-
mission*.
- yo uh avenos upport when braking.
i Switch off the automatic locking feature
befor ethe vehicl eistowed (Y page 120).
Otherwise, yo ucould be locked ou twhen
pushing or towing the vehicle. 278
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Fitting th
etowing eye
Vehicles with atraile rtow hitch*: if you
inten dtou se thevehicl efor towing, fol dout
th eb all couplin gand connec tthe towbar
(Y page 193) to this.
Opening th ecovers The mounting
sfor th eremovable towin geyes
are locate dinthebumpers .They are located
at th efront and rear behind covers. Coupé (example)
X
Press cover 0046inwards on th emarkin gin
th ed irection of th earrow.
X Tak ecover 0046 off th eopening but do not
remove it.
Securing th etowing eye X
Tak ethe towin geye and th ewheel wrench
from th evehicl etoolkit (Y page 207).
X Screw in th etow inge ye clockwise to the
stop.
X Inser tthe wheel wrench handle int othe
towin geye and tighten it. Towing th
evehicle
! You may to wthe vehicl efor am aximum
of 50 km .Atowings pee dof50k m/hm ust
no tbee xceeded.
Fo rtow ingd istances ove r50km,thee ntire
vehicl emust be lifted up and transported.
! The engin emust be switched off (key in
ignition loc kinposition 0or position 1)if
th ev ehicl eisb eingtow ed wit hthe front
axle raised or if th eparking brak eisbeing
tested on adynamometer. Otherwise,
intervention by ESP ®
could damag ethe
brak esystem.
Vehicles with manua ltra nsmission X
Turn th ekeyto position 2(Y page 65 )in
th ei gnition lock.
X Fully depress th eclutch pedal.
X Shift to neutral.
Vehicles with automatic transmission* X
Turn th ekeyto position 2(Y page 65 )in
th ei gnition lock.
X Shift th etransmission to position N. Tow-starting (emergency engine
starting)
Pleas enote:
R Vehicles wit hanautomatic transmission*
must no tbetow-started.
R The battery must be connected.
R The engin eand catalyti cconverter must be
cold.
R Avoid repeated and lengthy starting
attempts.
Vehicles with manua ltra nsmission X
Turn th ekeyto position 2(Y page 65 )in
th ei gnition lock.
X Fully depress th eclutch pedal. Towin
gand tow-starting
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Shift to neutral.
X Tow the vehicl eorletit roll.
X Shift to asuitabl egeara nd bring the clutch
peda lups lowly. Do not depress the accel-
erator pedal.
The engine is started. Removin
gthe towin geye
X Take the wheel wrench from the vehicle
tool kit (Y page 207).
X Insert the wheel wrench handl einto the
towing ey eand turn it anti-clockwise.
X Unscre wthe towing eye.
X Replace the cove rand press it unti lit
engages.
X Return the towing ey eand the wheel
wrench to the vehicl etool kit. Transporting the vehicle
The towing eyes or traile rcoupling *can be
used to pull the vehicle onto atraile rort rans-
porter if yo uwishtot ransport it.
! Only secure the vehicle by the wheel sor
wheel rims ,not by parts of the vehicle such
as axl eorsteering components. Otherwise,
the vehicle could be damaged.
Vehicles with manual transmission X
Shif tton eutral.
Vehicles with automati ctransmission* X
Turn the key to position 2(Y page 65) in
the ignition lock.
X Move the transmissio ntoposition N. Fuses
Note
sonc hanging fuses
The fuses in your vehicl eserv etoc lose down
faulty circuits. If afuseb lows ,allthe compo-
nents on the circuit and thei rfunctions will
fail.
Blown fuses mus tbereplaced with fuses of
the same rating, which yo ucan recognis eby
the colou rand value .The fus eratings are lis-
ted in the fus ealloc ation chart. AMercedes-
Benz Service Centre will be happy to advise
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Only us efuses that have bee napproved for
Mercedes-Benz vehicles and which have the
correct fus erating for the systems con-
cerned. Do not attempt to repai rorbridge
faulty fuses. Otherwise, acircuit overload
could cause afire .H ave the cause trace dand
rectifie dataq ualified specialist workshop,
e.g. aMercedes-Benz Service Centre.
If the newly inserted fus ealsob lows ,havet he
cause trace dand rectifie dataqualified spe-
cialist workshop, e.g. aMercedes-Benz
Service Centre.
! Only us efuses that have bee napproved
for Mercedes-Benz vehicles and which
have the correct fus erating for the system
concerned. Otherwise, components or sys-
tems could be damaged.
The fuses are locate dinvarious fus eboxes:
R fus eb ox on the driver' ssideoft he dash-
board*
R fus ebox in the engine compartment on the
driver' sside
R fus eb ox in the boo tonthe right-hand side
of the vehicle
Fus eallocatio nchart The fus
ealloc ation chart is locate dwitht he
vehicl etool kit (Y page 207) in the stowage 280
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