amperage,
thee lectric line could be overloa‐
ded.
This could result in afire. #
Alwa ys replace faulty fuse swiths peci‐
fi ed ne wfuses conta iningthe cor rect
amperage. *
NO
TEDama gecaused byincor rect fuses Incor
rect fuses ma ycause damag etoelectri‐
cal components or sy stems. #
Onlyuse Mercedes-Benz appr oved
fuse switht he cor rect fus erating. Bl
ow nfuses mustbe replaced wit hfuses of the
same rating ,which youc an recognise bythec ol‐
our and fuse rating .For engin ecompartment
and loadc ompartment fuses ,onlyu sethose
fuses mar kedw ithan" S". The fuse rating sare
li st ed in thef use assignmen tdiagram.
Fu se assignment diag ram: onthef use bo xin
th el oad compartmen t(→ pag e427). *
NO
TEDama geor malfunctions caused
by moisture Moistur
emaycause dama getothee lectrical
sy stem or cause it tomalfunction. #
When thef use bo xisopen, mak esure
th at no moistur ecan enter thef use
box. #
When closing thef use box, mak esure
th at thes eal of thel id is positioned cor‐
re ctly on thef use box. If
th en ewlyinser tedf use also blo ws,have the
cause trace dand rectifie dataq ualified special‐
is tw orks hop, e.g. aMercedes-Benz Service
Centre.
Ensur ethe following befor ereplacing afuse:
R The vehicle is secured agains trolling away.
R All electrica lconsumer sareswitched off.
R The ignition is switched off. The electrica
lfus es ar eloc ated in various fuse
bo xes:
R Fuse bo xont he driver's side of thee ngine
compartmen t(→pag e425)
R Fuse bo xont he driver's side of thec ockpit
(→ pag e427)
R Fuse bo xinthe front-passenge rfootwell
(→ pag e427)
R Fuse bo xinthe load compartment on the
ri ght-hand side of thev ehicle, when vie wed
in thed irection of tr avel (→ page427) Fu
se bo xinthe engine compartment Obser
vethen otes on electrical fuses
(→ pag e424).
Re quirements:
R Youn eedad ryclo thand ascrew driver. Breakdown assis
tance 425
#
Inser tthe lid int othe brac ketatt herear of
th ef use box. #
Fold down lid of thef use bo xand tighten
scr ews 4. #
Inser tcover 1on bo thsides and engage
th es afet yc lips. #
Turn clip 2on co ver1one quarter-tur nto
th er ight. #
Close thee ngine bonn et. Fu
se bo xont he dashboard The fuse bo
xisonthe side of thed ashboard
under acover. #
Contact aMercedes-Benz Service Centr efor
fur ther information. Fu
se bo xinthe front-passenger foot we ll Obser
vethen otes on electrical fuses
(→ pag e424). #
Open co ver1inthed irection of thea rrow
and remo veit. Fu
se bo xinthe loa dcompa rtment Obse
rvet he no tesone lectrical fuses
(→ pag e424). #
Fold down thes ide co ver. #
Fold co ver2down in thed irection of the
ar row. #
Remo vecover 1.
The fuse assignment diagram is in areces son
th es ide of thef use box. Breakdown assis
tance 427
