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Vehicle care187Vehicle careGeneral Information...................188
Accessories and vehicle modifications .......................... 188
Vehicle storage ........................188
End-of-life vehicle recovery .....188
Vehicle checks ........................... 189
Performing work ......................189
Bonnet ..................................... 189
Engine oil ................................. 190
Engine coolant ......................... 191
Washer fluid ............................ 193
Brakes ..................................... 193
Brake fluid ............................... 193
Vehicle battery ......................... 193
Diesel fuel system bleeding .....195
Wiper blade replacement ........195
Bulb replacement .......................196
Halogen headlights ..................196
Xenon headlights .....................199
Fog lights ................................. 200
Front turn signal lights .............200
Tail lights ................................. 200
Side turn signal lights ..............202
Centre high-mounted brake light ......................................... 203Number plate light...................203
Interior lights ............................ 204
Instrument panel illumination ...204
Electrical system ........................204
Fuses ....................................... 204
Engine compartment fuse box . 205
Instrument panel fuse box .......207
Vehicle tools .............................. 209
Tools ........................................ 209
Wheels and tyres .......................210
Winter tyres ............................. 210
Tyre designations ....................210
Tyre pressure .......................... 211
Tyre pressure monitoring system .................................... 212
Tread depth ............................. 216
Changing tyre and wheel size . 216
Wheel covers ........................... 217
Tyre chains .............................. 217
Tyre repair kit .......................... 217
Wheel changing .......................223
Spare wheel ............................ 225
Jump starting ............................. 227
Towing ....................................... 229
Towing the vehicle ...................229
Towing another vehicle ...........230Appearance care .......................231
Exterior care ............................ 231
Interior care ............................. 233
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196Vehicle careWiper blade on the rear window
Lift wiper arm. Disengage wiper bladeas shown in illustration and remove.
Attach the wiper blade slightly angled
to the wiper arm and push until it
engages.
Lower wiper arm carefully.
Bulb replacement
Switch off the ignition and switch off
the relevant switch or close the doors.
Only hold a new bulb at the base! Do not touch the bulb glass with bare
hands.
Use only the same bulb type for
replacement.
Replace headlight bulbs from within
the engine compartment.
Bulb check
After a bulb replacement switch on
the ignition, operate and check the
lights.
Halogen headlights Halogen headlights with separate
bulbs for sidelight, low beam and high
beam.
Sidelight/daytime running light (1)
Low beam (2)
High beam (3)
Front turn signal lights 3 200.
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Vehicle care199Sidelight/daytime running light
with LEDs
Sidelights and daytime running lightsare designed as LEDs and cannot be
changed. Consult a workshop in case of a defective LED.
Xenon headlights9 Danger
Xenon headlights work under
extremely high electrical voltage.
Do not touch. Have bulbs replaced by a workshop.
Sidelight/daytime running lights are
designed as LEDs and cannot be
changed.
Bulbs for corner lighting can be
changed.
Front turn signal lights 3 200.
Corner lighting
1. Rotate the cap (3) anticlockwise
and remove it.
2. Rotate the bulb holderanticlockwise to disengage.
Withdraw the bulb holder from the
reflector.
3. Remove the bulb from the plug connector by disengaging and
pulling.
4. Replace the bulb. Connect and engage bulb holder with the plug
connector.
5. Insert the bulb holder into the reflector and rotate clockwise to
secure.
6. Fit the cap and rotate clockwise.