2009 MERCEDES-BENZ E-CLASS COUPE clock

0079
To lock
X Insert the hex-socket wrench into the roof
lock.
X Turn the hex-socket wrench anti-clockwise
0079 as far as possible.
X Have the soft-top mechanism repaired
immediately at aqualified specialist work-
shop, e.g. aMercedes-Benz Service
Centre.
i Press the soft-top compartment cover
again if the boot lid cannot be opened.
! Do not under any circumstances open the
boot lid with the emergenc ykey. You could
otherwise damage the boot lid and the soft-
top compartment cover. Boot
! The boot lid swings upwards when
opened. Therefore, make sure that there is
sufficient clearance above the boot lid.
If the boot can no longer be unlocked with the
key or KEYLESS GO*:
X Remove the emergenc ykey element from
the key (Y page 249). X
Insert the emergenc ykey element into the
boot lid lock as far as the stop.
X Turn the emergenc ykey element anti-
clockwise as far as it will go to position
004A and pull the boot lid handle.
The boot is unlocked.
X Turn the emergenc ykey element back and
remove it. Releasing the parking lock manually
(vehicles with automatic transmis-
sion*)
In the event of an electrical fault, it is possible
to release the selector lever lock manually to
move it out of position P,e.g. if you wish to
tow the vehicle away. X
Depress the parking brake firmly.
X Prise out selector lever gaiter 0046with aflat,
blunt object ,(e. g. ascrewdriver wrapped Locking/unlocking in an emergency
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X
Push the emergenc ykey into two
holes 0046between the head restraints until
cover 0047releases.
X Remove cover 0047. X
Turn handwheel 0046in the direction of the
fronts eat to lower the head restraints. AIRCAP*
-fitting/removing the wind
deflector (Cabriolet)
You will need a4mmhex-socket wrench to
fit and remove the AIRCAP draught stop. Removing the AIRCAP draught stop
X Turn the key to position 2in the ignition
lock.
X Open the soft top fully (Y page 160).
X Extendt he head restraints in the rear com-
partmen t(Y page 69). Bolts on the AIRCAP draught stop between the
head restraints in the rear compartment
X
Use the 4mmhex-socket wrench to turn
the bolts on both sides anti-clockwise by
about 90° and loosen them.
X Pull the bolts out of the mountings on the
head restraints. X
Pull the AIRCAP draught stop out of the
guide rails in the direction of the arrow.
Make sure that you pull the AIRCAP draught
stop forwards slightly when doing so. Fitting the AIRCAP draught stop
X Turn the key to position 2in the ignition
lock.
X Open the soft top fully (Y page 160).
X Extendt he head restraints in the rear com-
partmen t(Y page 69). 258
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Overview: changing bulbs/bulb types
You can replace the following bulbs: Halogen headlamps Bulb type
0046
Dipped-beam headlamps 43
:H755W
0047Main-beam headlamp: H7 55 W
008A Side lamp/parkin glamp: W5W
0088Turn signal lamp 43
:PY21W Bi-xenon headlamps* Bulb type
0046
Cornerin glight*: H7 55 W Changing bulbs
Dipped-beam headlamps( halogen
headlamps) Due to their location
,have the bulbs in the
left-hand headlamp changed at aqualified
specialist workshop, e.g. aMercedes-Benz
Service Centre.
X Switc hoff the lights.
X Open the bonnet.
X Turn housing cover 0046anti-clockwise and
remove it.
X Turn bulb holder 0047anti-clockwise and
remove it.
X Remove the bulb from bulb holder 0047.
X Inser tthe new bulb intob ulb holder0047.
43 Due to their location ,have the bulbs in the left-hand headlamp changed at aqualified specialist workshop,
e.g. aMercedes-Benz Servic eCentre. Changing bulbs
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X
Insert bulbh older0047and turn it clockwise.
X Align housing cover 0046and turn it clock-
wise.
Main-beam headlamps (halogen head-
lamps)/cornering lamp* (Intelligent
Light System*) X
Switch off the lights.
X Open the bonnet.
X Turn housing cover 0046anti-clockwise and
remove it.
X Turn bulbh older0047anti-clockwise and
remove it.
X Remove the bulbf rom bulbholder0047.
X Insert the new bulbi nto bulbholder0047.
X Insert bulbh older0047and turn it clockwise.
X Align housing cover 0046and turn it clock-
wise.
Side lamp/parking lamp (halogen head-
lamps) X
Switch off the lights.
X Open the bonnet.
X Turn housing cover 0046anti-clockwise and
remove it.
X Pullo ut bulbh older0047.
X Remove the bulbf rom bulbholder0047.
X Insert the new bulbi nto bulbholder0047.
X Insert bulbh older0047.
X Align housing cover 0046and turn it clock-
wise.
Turn signal lamp (halogen headlamps) Due to their location, have the bulbs in the
left-hand headlamp changed at
aqualified
specialist workshop, e.g. aMercedes-Benz
Service Centre.
X Switch off the lights.
X Open the bonnet.
X Turn bulbh older0046anti-clockwise and
remove it.
X Turn the bulba nti-clockwise, applying
slight pressure, and remove it from bulb
holder 0046.
X Insert the new bulbi nto bulbholder0046and
turn it clockwise.
X Insert bulbh older0046and turn it clockwise. 262
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X
Place the emergenc yspare wheel ontot he
centring pin and push it on. X
Tighten the wheel bolts until they are fin-
ger-tight.
X Unscrew the centring pin.
X Tighten the last wheel bolt until it is finger-
tight.
Lowering the vehicle X
Lower the vehicle. To do this, turn the crank
of the jack anti-clockwise until the vehicle
is once again standin gfirmly on the ground.
X Place the jack to one side. X
Tighten the wheel bolts evenly in across-
wise patter ninthe sequence indica-
ted (0046 to0086). The tightening torque is
130 Nm. G
Risk of accident
Have the tightening torque checked immedi-
ately after awheel is changed. The wheels
could work loose if they are not tightened to
at orque of 130 Nm.
X Turn the jack back to its initial position and
store it together with the rest of the vehicle
tool kit in the stowage well under the boot
floor.
Vehicles with the "Minispare" emergency
spare wheel*:
X Transport the faulty wheel in the boot.
i When you are driving with the "Minispare"
emergenc yspare wheel* fitted, the tyre
pressure loss warning system* cannot
function reliably. MOExtended run-flat system*
The MOExtended run-flat system may only be
used in conjunction with the activated tyre
pressure loss warning system.
! The maximum permissible distanc ewhich
can be driven in run-flat mode depends on
the load in the vehicle. It is 80 km if the
vehicle is partially laden and 30 km if fully
laden. 272
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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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X
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
you. G
Ris
koff ire
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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Coupé
X
Turn rotary catch 0046clockwise.
X Open cover 0047downwards.
Cabriolet X
Lif tupb oot floor 0046(Ypage 171).
X Usin gtabs 008Apush back floo rcovering with
slits 0047and lift it up. 282
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