2011 MERCEDES-BENZ E-CLASS CABRIOLET fuse

Useful information
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Wher ewillIfind...? ........................... 294
Flat tyre ............................................. 296
Battery ............................................... 305
Jump-starting .................................... 309
Towing and tow-starting ..................310
Electrical fuses ................................. 313 293Breakdown assistance

X
Pull tab :upwards.
X Remove fire extinguisher ;.
i Have the fire extinguisher refilled after
each use and checked every one or two
years. It may otherwise fail in an emer-
gency.
Observe the legal requirement sinall coun-
tries concerned. Vehicle tool kit
The vehicle too lkit can be foun dinthe stow-
age well under the boot floor.
i Vehicles without aspare wheel are not
equipped with the tools needed to change
aw heel when the yleave the factory, e.g. a
jac korw heel wrench. Country-specific dif-
ferences are possible. Some tools for
changing awheel are specific to the vehi-
cle. To obtain tools approved for your vehi-
cle, visit aqualified specialist workshop,
e.g. aMercedes-Ben zService Centre.
X Vehicles with aTIREFIT kit: lift up the
boot floor (Y page 268). :
Centring pin
; Jack
= One pair of gloves
? Cabriolet: straps for emergency release
of the soft top
A Tyre sealant filler bottle
B Tyre inflation compressor
C Towing eye
D Folding wheel chock
E Wheel wrench
X Vehicles with aspare
wheel/"Minispare" emergency spare
wheel: lift up the boot floor (Y page 268). :
Spare wheel/"Minispare" emergency
spare wheel
; Vehicle tool kit tray
= Stowage well
The vehicle tool kit contains:
R Cabriolet: straps for emergency release of
the soft top
R Foldable wheel chock
R Fuse allocation chart Where willIf
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Transporting the vehicle
The towing eyes or trailer tow hitch can be
used to pull the vehicl eonto atrailer or trans-
porter if yo uwishtot ransport it.
X Vehicle swithm anual transmission:
shift to neutral.
X Vehicle switha utomatic transmission:
tur nthe key to position 2in the ignition
lock.
X Move the selector lever to N.
As soon as the vehicle is loaded:
X Prevent the vehicle from rolling away by
applying the parking brake.
X Vehicles with manualt ransmission:
shift to first gear or reverse gear.
X Vehicles with automatic transmission:
move the selector lever to P.
X Turn the key in the ignition lock to position
0 and remove the key from the ignition
lock.
X Secure the vehicle.
! Only lash the vehicle down by the wheels
or wheel rims, not by parts of the vehicle
such as axle or steering components. Oth-
erwise, the vehicle could be damaged. Tow-starting (emergency engine
starting)
When tow-starting, it is important that you
observe the safety instructions (Y page 310)
and the legal requirements in each respective
country.
! Vehicles with automatic transmission
must not be tow-started. The transmission
may otherwise be damaged.
Before tow-starting the following conditions
must be fulfilled:
R the battery is connected.
R the engine has cooled down.
R the catalytic converters have cooled down. X
Switch on the hazard warning lamps
(Y page 117).
X Fit the towing eye (Y page 311).
X Secure the rigid towing bar or the towing
rope.
X Depress and hold the brake pedal.
X Turn the key to position 2in the ignition
lock.
X Depress the clutch pedal and keep it
depressed.
X Shift to neutral.
X Release the brake pedal.
X Tow-start the vehicle.
X Engage second gear.
X Release the clutch pedal slowly;don ot
operate the accelerator pedal while doing
so.
The engine is started.
X Depress the clutch pedal and shift to neu-
tral.
X Stop at asuitable place.
X Apply the parking brake.
X Remove the rigid towing bar or towing rope.
X Remove the towing eye (Y page 312).
X Switch off the hazard warning lamps. Electrical fuses
Important safety notes
The fuses in your vehicle serve to close down
faulty circuits. If afuse blows ,all th ecom po-
nent sont hecircuit and their function sstop
operating. G
WARNING
Only use fuses that have been approve dfor
Mercedes-Ben zvehicles and which have the
correct fuse ratin gfor the systems con-
cerned. Do not attempt to repair or bridge
faulty fuses. Otherwise, acircuit overload
could cause afire. Have the cause traced and
rectified at aqualified specialist workshop,
e.g. aMercedes-Benz Service Centre. Electrical fuses
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Blow
nfuses must be replace dwith 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-
BenzS ervice Centr ewill 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
Service Centre.
! Only use fuses that have been approved
for Mercedes-Benz vehicles and which
have the correct fuse ratin gfor the system
concerned. Otherwise, componentsors ys-
tems could be damaged. Befor
echanging afuse
X Park the vehicle and apply the parking
brake.
X Switc hoff all electrical consumers.
X Remove the key from the ignition lock.
The fuses are located in various fuse boxes:
R fuse box on the driver's side of the dash-
board
R fuse box in the engin ecompartment on the
left-hand side of the vehicle, when viewed
in the direction of travel
R fuse box in the boot on the right-hand side
of the vehicle, when viewed in the direction
of travel
The fuse allocation chart is located in the
vehicle tool kit (Y page 295)inthe stowage
compartment under the boot floor. Dashboar
dfuse box
! Do not use apointed objec tsuch as a
screwdriver to open th ecover in th edash-
board. You could damag ethe dashboard or
the cover. X
To open: pull out cover :slightly at the
botto mint hedirection of arrow =.
X Pull cover :outwards in th edirection of
arrow ;and remove it.
X To close: clip in cover :on th efront of
th ed ashboard.
X Fol dc over : inwards until it engages. Fuse box in th
eengine compartment
X Mak esure that th ewindscree nwipers are
turned off. G
WARNING
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 wipers and
the wiper rods above the cover could be set
in motion. This could lead to you or others
being injured by the wiper rods.
X Open the bonnet (Y page 281).314
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X
Remove any existin gmoisture from the
fus eb ox usin gadry cloth.
X Tak elines ;from th eguides.
X Mov easide lines ;.Route the lines behind
connection =to do this.
X To open: open clamps :.
X Remove the fuse box cover forwards.
! Make sure that no moisture can enter the
fuse box when the cover is open.
X To close: check whether the rubber seal is
lying correctly in the cover.
X Insert the cover at the rear of the fuse box
into the retainer.
X Fold down the cover and close clamps :.
X Secure lines ;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 282). Fuse box in the boot
X Open the boot lid. Coupé
X
To open: turn rotary catch :clockwise.
X Open cover ;downwards. Cabriolet
X
To open: raise boot floor :(Ypage 268).
X Using tabs =push back floor coverin gwith
slits ;and lift it up. Electrical fuses
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