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approximately
aquarter of aturna nti-
clockwise.
X Mak esure catch 0087is no tpulled in again.
If this happens ,pull out catch 0087again as
far as possible and tur nitabout aquarter
tur na nti-clockwise. Soft-top compartmen
thinges on th eright-hand
and left-hand side sinthegap between th esoft-top
compartmen tcover and th eboot sealing
X Shift bot hlevers 006Fof soft-to pcom part-
men thinges 006Eforwards beyon dthe
deten tpositio nonb oths ides. X
On bot hsides ,pull th estraps through
behin dthe soft-to pcom partmen thinges in
th ed irection of th earrow.
X Rout ethe straps throug hthe created loops. X
Pull th estraps between th esoft-to pcom-
partmen thinges and th esoft-to pcom part-
ment.
i Do no tpull th estraps as lon gastheboot
is open. X
Plac estraps 0070on th ecover of th esoft-top
compartment.
X Tak ethe hex-socke twrench and th evehi-
cle ke yout of th eboot if necessary.
X Close th eboot lid.
i You can only access th eboot again once
you have fully closed th esoftt op manually.
! The boot lid must be closed for th enext
steps. The sof ttop compartmen tcover
could otherwise collide wit hthe boot lid. G
Ris
kofi njury
You could be injured durin gthe following
steps of opening th esoftt op manually if you
work alone. Perfor mthefollowin gsteps
together wit hasecon dperson. 252
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X
Each perso ntake sas trap.
X Pulling with force, simultaneously lift out
the cove rofthe soft-top compartment
back/u pbythe straps in the directio nof
the arrow. X
One perso nstands on the right-hand side
and the other perso nonthe left-hand side
of the vehicle. G
Ris
kofi njury
Yo uc ould become trapped or injured.
Grip the soft-top compartment with one hand
and support yourself with the other hand on
the edge of the boot li dasillustrated.
X Grip the soft-top compartment with one
hand as illustrated.
X Use the other hand to support yourself on
the edge of the boot li dasillustrated.
X Move soft-top compartment cover 0071into
an uprigh tposit iona sfar as it will go .Pull
the cove rtothe rear, applying constant
force. G
Ris
kofi njury
Do not reach between the cove rhalve sand
the hinges. Yo ucould otherwis ebecome trap-
ped.
X Reach under the tip of the sof ttop 0072 in the
soft-top compartment fro mthe right-hand
and left-hand sides. X
Lift the sof ttop ou tofthe soft-top com-
partment and guid eitforwards in the direc-
tio noft he arrow onto windscreen
frame 0073. Locking/unlocking in an emergency
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Risk of accident
Have the collapsible emergency spare
wheel *replaced with anew wheel as soon as
possible at aqualified specialist workshop
which has the necessary specialist knowledge
and tools to carry out the work required.
Mercedes-Benz recommends that you use a
Mercedes-Benz Service Centr efor this pur-
pose. In particular, work relevant to safety or
on safety-related systems must be carried out
at aq ualified specialist workshop.
Preparing the vehicle i
Vehicles without aspare wheel* are not
equipped with wheel-changing tools at the
factory. For more information on which
tools are required to perform awheel
change on your vehicle, e.g. wheel chock,
centring pin or wheel wrench, consult a
Mercedes-Benz Service Centre.
X Prepare the vehicle as described
(Y page 263).
X Ifat railer is coupled to the vehicle, uncou-
ple it.
X Brin gthe wheels into the straight-ahead
position.
X Remove the following items from the stow-
age well under the boot floor:
R
the "Minispare" emergency spare
wheel*
R the vehicle tool kit
R the folding wheel chock
R the jack
Use the folding wheel choc ktopreventthe
vehicle from rolling away. X
Fold both plates 0046upwards.
X Fold out lower plate 0047.
X Guide the lugs on the lower plate fully into
opening sinbase plate 008A. Securin
gthe vehicle on level ground
X On level ground: place the folding wheel
choc kora similar item under the wheel that
is diagonally opposite to the wheel you wish
to change. Securin
gthe vehicle on slight downhill gradients Flat tyre
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compartment under the luggage compart-
ment floor. Before changing
afuse
X Park the vehicle.
X Switch off al lelectrical consumers.
X Remove the key from the ignition lock. Fus
eboxunde rthe dashboard X
To open: openthe driver' sdoor.
X Pull ou tcover 0046slightl yatthe bottom
008A.
X Pull cover 0046outwards and remove it 0047.
X To close: clipinc over0046at the front.
X Fol dc over 0046inward suntilite ngages.
X Close the driver' sdoor. Fus
eboxin the engine compartment
X Make sure that the windscreen wiper sare
turne doff. G
Risk of injury
Make sure that the windscreen wiper sare
turne doff and the key is pulled ou tofthe igni-
tion lock before yo uopenthe cove rofthe fuse
box. Otherwise, the windscreen wiper sand
the wiper rod sabove the cove rcould be set
in motion. Thi scould lead to yo uorothers
being injured by the wiper rods. X
To open: openthe bonne t(Ypage 180). X
Remove moistur efrom the fus ebox using
ad ry cloth.
X Uncli plines 0047 from the lid.
X Move asid elines 0047.R oute the lines behind
connection 008Ato do this.
X Ope nclamps 0046and unhook the corre-
sponding wire straps at the bottom.
X Lift off the fus ebox cove rtowards the front
of the vehicle.
X To close: check whethe rthe rubber sea lis
positioned correctly in the lid.
X Inser tthe li dinto the bracket at the rea rof
the fus ebox.
X Press the li ddowna nd secure with
clamps 0046.
X Clip lines 0047onto the lid.
X Close the bonne t(Ypage 180). Fus
eboxin the boot
X To open: openthe boot. Fuses
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