2010 MERCEDES-BENZ E-CLASS CABRIOLET fuse

Centre console, front
X
Turn the key to position 2in the ignition
lock.
X Slide cover :forwards until it engages.
X Press in cigarette ligh ter;.
Cigarett elighter ;will pop out automati-
cally when th eheating element is red-hot. 12
Vsockets
Point stoo bserve befo reuse !
If you are using all so cketsi nt he vehicle,
make surethat yo udonot excee dthe max-
im um current dra wof55A.O therwise, you
wil loverl oadt he fuses.
The socket can be used for accessories with
am aximum power consumptio nof180 W,
e.g .lamp sorc hargers for mobi lephones.
If you use the socket for long periods when
the engine is switched off ,the battery may
discharge.
Dashboar dsocket X
Open the glove compartment
(Y pag e244).
X Lift up the cove rofsocket :.
An additional socket is fitted in the centre
console on vehicles without an ashtray with
cigarette lighter. X
To open: slide cover :forwards until it
engages.
X Lif tu pt he cover of socket ;.
X To close: press cover :briefly at the
front.
The cover moves back.
Socket in th erear compartment As
ocke tisf itted in the centre console in the
rear compartment in vehicles with an ashtray
and acigarett elighter. X
Pull cover ;out by its top edge.
X Lif tu pt he cover of socket :. Featu
res
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eequipment ............................ 272
After an accident .............................. 273
Wher ewillIfind...? ........................... 273
Flat ty re............................................. 275
Ba ttery ............................................... 285
Jump-starting .................................... 289
Towing and tow-starting ..................290
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Cent ring pin
; Jack
= One pair of glo ves
? Cabriolet: straps for emergenc yrelease
of th esoftt op
A TIREFIT kit
B Electric air pump
C Towin geye
D Foldin gwheel chock
E Whee lwrench
X Vehicle swithaspare
wheel/"Minispare" emergency spa re
wheel: lift up the boo tfloor (Y page 248). :
Spare wheel/"Min ispare" emergency
spar ewheel
; Vehicl etoolkit tray
= Stowage well
The vehicle tool kit contains:
R foldable wheel chock
R fuse allocation chart
R jack
R on ep air of gloves R
wheel wrench
R towin geye "Minis
pare"emergency spa rewheel
The "Minispare" emergenc yspar ew heel can
be fou ndin th estowage well under th eboot
floor.
X Lif tthe boot floor upwards (Y page 248). X
Remove tool kit stowage well ;.
X Tur nstowag ewell= anti-clockwise and
remove it.
X Remov e"Minispare" emergenc yspare
wheel :.
For further information on changin gawheel
and fittin gthe spar ewheel, see
(Y page 280). Fla
ttyre Preparing the vehicle
Your vehicl emay be equipped with:
R aT IREFIT kit
R an emergency spare wheel
R theM OEx tended run-flat system
(Y pag e284)
i Vehicl epreparatio nisnot necessary on
vehicles with the MOExtended run-flat sys-
tem.
i Vehicles featuring the MOExtended run-
fla ts ystem are not equip pedw ith the
TIREFIT kit. It is therefor erecommended Flat ty
re
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Only lash the vehicle down by the wheels
or wheel rims, not by parts of the vehicle
suc hasa xle or steering components. Oth-
erwise, the vehicl ecould be damaged. Tow-star
ting (emergency engine
starting)
Please note:
R vehicles with an automatic transmission
must not be tow-started.
R the batter ymust be connected.
R the engine and catalytic converter must be
cold.
R avoid repeated and lengthy starting
attempts.
Vehicles with manual transmission:
X Turn the key to position 2in the ignition
lock.
X Fully depres sthe clutc hpedal.
X Shif tton eutral.
X Tow the vehicle or let it roll.
X Shif ttoas uitable gear and bring the clutch
pedal up slowly. Do not depres sthe accel-
erator pedal.
The engin eisstarted. Fuses
Important safet
ynotes
The fuses in your vehicle serve to close down
faulty circuits. If afuse blows, all the compo-
nen tson th ecircuit and their function swill
fail. G
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Only use fuses that have been approve dfor
Mercedes-Ben zvehicles and which have the
cor rect fuse rating for the systems con-
cerned. Do not attempt to repai rorbridge
faulty fuses .Otherwise, acircuit overload
could cause afire. Have the cause traced and
rectified at aqualified specialist workshop,
e.g. aMercedes-Benz Ser vice Centre. Blow
nfuses must be replaced with fuses of
the same rating, which you can recognise by
the colour and value. The fuse ratings are lis-
ted in the fuse allocation chart .AMercedes-
Ben zService Cent rewill be happy to advise
you.
If the newly inserted fuse also blows, have the
cause traced and rectified at aqualified spe-
cialist workshop, e.g. aMercedes-Benz
Ser vice Centre.
! Onlyuse fuses that hav ebeen approved
for Mercedes-Ben zvehicles and which
have the cor rect fuse rating for the system
concerned. Otherwise, compo nentso rsys-
tems could be damaged. Befor
echangin gafuse
X Park th evehicle and apply the parking
brake.
X Swit choff all elect rical consumers.
X Remove the key from the ignitio nlock.
The fuses ar elocated in variou sfuse boxes:
R fuse box on the driver' sside of the dash-
board
R fuse box in the engin ecompartmen tonthe
driver's side
R fuse box in the boot on the right when
viewed in the direction of travel
The fuse allocation char tisl ocated in the
vehicle tool kit (Y page 274)in the stowage
compar tment under the boot floor. Fuse box under the dashboard
! Do not use apointed objec tsuch as a
screwdriver to open the cover in the dash-
board. You could damage the dashboard or
the cover. Fuses
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To open: pull outcover :slightly at the
bottom in the direction of arrow =.
X Pull cover :outwards in the direction of
arrow ;and remove it.
X To close: clip in cover :on the front of
the dashboard.
X Fold cover :inwards until it engages. Fuse box in th
eengine compartment
X Make sure that the windscreen wiper sare
turne doff. G
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Make sure that the windscreen wipers are
turned off and the key is pulled out of the igni-
tion lock befor eyou open the cover of the fuse
box. Otherwise, the windscreen wiper sand
the wipe rrods abov ethe cover coul dbeset
in motion .This coul dlead to you or others
being injured by the wiper rods.
X Open the bonnet (Y page 259). X
Remov eany existing moisture from the
fuse box using adry cloth.
X Take lines ;from th eguides.
X Move aside lines ;.Route the lines behind
con nection =to do this.
X To open: open clamps :.
X Remove the fuse bo xcover forwards.
X To close: checkwhether the rubber seal is
lyin gcorrectly in the cover.
X Insert the cover at the rea rofthe fuse box
int ot he retainer.
X Fold down the cover and close clamps :.
X Secur elines ;in the guides.
! The cover must be fitted properly, other-
wise moisture or dirt could impair the func-
tion of the fuses.
X Close the bonnet (Y page 260). Fuse box in the boot
X Open the boot lid. Coupé
X
To open: turn rotarycatch :clockwise.
X Open cover ;downwards. 294
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Cabriolet
X
To open: raise bootfloor :(Y page 248).
X Usin gtabs =push back floor coverin gwith
slits ;and lift it up. Fuses
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