!Vehicles with automatic transmission must
not be towed with the rear axle raised. The
vehicle/trailer combination may otherwise
swerve or even roll over.
Towing avehiclew ith both axles on
the ground
The automatic transmission automaticallys hifts
to position Pwhen you open the driver's or front-
passenger door or when you remove the Smart-
Key from the ignition lock. In order to ensure
that the automatic transmission stays in posi-
tion Nwhen towing the vehicle, you must
observe the following points:
XMake sure that the vehicle is stationary.
XTurn the SmartKey to position 2in the ignition
lock.
XDepress and hold the brake pedal.
XShift the automatic transmission to position
N.
XLeave the SmartKey in position 2in the igni-
tion lock.
XRelease the brake pedal.
XRelease the electric parking brake.
XSwitch on the hazard warning lamps
(Ypage 112).
In order to signal achange of direction when
towing the vehicle with the hazard warning
lamps switched on, use the combination switch
as usual. In this case, only the indicator lamps
for the direction of travel flash. After resetting
the combination switch, the hazard warning
lamp starts flashing again.
Transporting the vehicle
4MATIC vehicles/vehiclesw ith auto-
matic transmission
!When the vehicle is loadedf or transport, the
front and rear axles must be stationary and on the same transportation vehicle. Positioning
over the connection point of the transport
vehicle is not permitted. The drive train may
otherwise be damaged.
All vehicles
!You may only secure the vehicle by the
wheels, not by parts of the vehicle such as
axle or steering components. Otherwise, the
vehicle could be damaged.
The towing eye can be used to pull the vehicle
onto atrailer or transporter for transporting pur-
poses.
XTurn the SmartKey to position 2in the ignition
lock.
XShift the automatic transmission to position
N.
As soon as the vehicleh as been loaded:
XPrevent the vehicle from rolling awayb y
applying the electric parking brake.
XShift the automatic transmission to posi-
tion P.
XTurn the SmartKey to position 0in the ignition
lock and remove it.
XSecure the vehicle.
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Noteson4 MATIC vehicles
!
Vehicle swith4 MATIC must not be towed
with eithe rthe front or the rea raxler aised, as
doing so will damage the transmission.
Vehicle swith4 MATIC maye ithe rbet owed away
with both axles on the ground or be loaded up
and transported.
If the vehicle' stransmission, front, or rea raxlei s
damaged, have the vehicl etransporte dona
truck or trailer.
In the even tofdamagetot he electrical sys-
tem: if the battery is defective, the automatic
transmission will be locked in position P.Tos hift
the automatic transmission to position N,you
must provide powe rtothe vehicle' selectrical
syste mint he same wa yaswhenj ump-starting
(
Ypage 308).
Have the vehicl etransporte donatransporte ror
trailer.
Tow-startin g(em ergency engine
starting)
!
Vehicle switha utomatic transmission must
not be tow-started .You could otherwis edam -
ag et he automatic transmission.
iYouc an find information on "Jump-starting"
under (Ypage 308).
Fuses
Important safety notes
GWARNING
If yo umanipulate or bridg eafaulty fuse or if
yo ur eplace it with afusew ithah igheramper -
age, the electric cable scould be overloaded.
This could resul tinafire. There is ariskofa n
accident and injury.
Alway sreplace faulty fusesw itht he specified
new fusesh avingthe correc tamperage.
Blown fusesm ustber eplaced with fusesoft he
same rating ,which yo ucan recognize by the
color and value. Th efuser ating sarelistedint he
fuse allocatio nchart.
Th efus ea lloc atio nchart is on the fuse bo xinthe
trunk (
Ypage 315). If
an ewly inserte dfusea lsob lows ,havet he
cause traced and rectifie dataqualified special-
is tw orkshop ,e.g.ana uthorized Mercedes-Benz
Center.
!Onl yusefusest hath aveb eena pproved for
Mercedes-Benz vehicles and which have the
correc tfus er ating for the systemc oncerned.
Otherwise, components or systems could be
damaged.
!Make sure tha tnomoisture can ente rthe
fuse bo xwhent he cover is open.
!When closing the cover, make sure tha titis
lying correctly on the fuse box. Moistur eseep-
ing in or dirt could otherwis eimpair theope
r-
ation of the fuses.
Th ef uses in your vehicl eserve to close down
faulty circuits .Ifafuse blows, al lthe compo-
nents on the circuit and their functions stop
operating.
Before changin gafuse
Observe the important safety notes
(Ypage 313)
XSwitch off the engine.
XSwitch off al lelectrica lconsumers.
XSecure the vehicl eagain st rolling away
(Ypage 152).
XRemov ethe SmartKeyf romthe ignition lock.
or, in vehicles with KEYLESS-GOs tart-function
or KEYLESS ‑GO
XOpen the driver's door.
Theo n-board electronics now have status 0.
This is the same as the SmartKeyh avingbeen
removed.
Th ed river’s door can be closeda gain.
All indicator lamps in the instrumen tcluster
must be off.
Th ef uses arel oc ated in variou sfuseb oxes:
RFuse bo xonthe driver's side of the dashboard
RFuse bo xinthe front-passenge rfootwell
RFuse bo xinthe engine compartment on the
driver's side
RFuse bo xunder the trunk floo ronthe right-
hand side of the vehicle, when viewed in the
directio noftravel
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