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Asarule, yous houl dhavet he vehicl etrans-
ported.
RTowing the vehicl ewithat ow ropeort ow bar.
Onlyt ow the vehicl einexceptionalc ases.
The battery must be connected and charged.
Otherwise, you:
Rcanno tturn the SmartKeytop osition2in
the ignition lock.
Rcanno trelease the electri cparking brake.
Rcanno tshift the transmission to position i.
The functio nofthe electri cparking brake and
the parking lock is dependent on the on-board
voltage.
If the on-board voltag eislowor if ther eisasys-
tem malfunction:
Rthe electri cparking brake mayn ot be applied
in certain circumstances ,or
Rit maynol ongerbep ossibl etos hift the trans-
mission to position j
Switch off non-essentia lconsumers, e.g .the
radio.
Disar mthe automatic locking feature before the
vehicl eistowed (
Ypage 187). Yo ucould other-
wise be locked outw henp ushing or towing the
vehicle.
Installing/removin gthe towin geye
Installing the towin geye
The brackets for the screw-i ntowing ey eare
locate dinthe bumpers. The yareat the rea rand
at the front, under covers :.
XRemove the towing eyefrom the stowage
space.
The towing ey eislocate dw itht he vehicl etool
kit under the cargo compartment floor
(
Ypage 270).
Vehicles with the TIREFIT kit: the towing ey eis
beneath the tire inflation compressor
(
Ypage 271).
XPress the mark on cover :inwards in the
direction of the arrow.
XTake cover :off the opening.
XScrew in the towing ey eclockwise to the stop.
Removing the towin geye
XUnscrew and remove the towing eye.
XAttach cover :to the bumpe rand press until
it engages.
XPlace the towing ey einthe stowag ewell
beneath the cargo compartment floor in the
cargo compartment (
Ypage 270).
XVehicles with the TIREFIT kit: pu tbackt he tire
inflation compressor (Ypage 271).
Towin gthe vehicle with the fron taxle
raised
Observ ethe important safety notes when tow-
ing your vehicl ewitht he front axl eraised
(
Ypage 281).
Only vehicle swithou t4MATIC can be towed
with the fron taxler aised.
!Vehicles with 4MATIC must not be towed
with either the front or the rea raxler aised, as
doing so will damage the transmission.
Vehicles with 4MATIC maye ither be towed away
with both axles on the ground or be loaded up
and transported.
!The ignition must be switched off if the vehi-
cle is being towed with the front axl eraised.
Otherwise, ESP
®mayi ntervene and damage
the brake system.
XOn vehicle swithK EYLESS -GO or the KEY-
LESS-GO start function: youm ustu se the
SmartKeyi nsteadofthe Start/Stop button
(
Ypage 123).
XMake sure thatt he vehicleisstationary.
XTurn the SmartKeytop osition 2in the igni-
tio nlock.
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XWhen the vehicle is stationary, depress the
brake pedal and keep it depressed.
XShift the automatic transmission to position
j.
XRelease the brake pedal.
XRelease the electric parking brake.
XSwitchoff the automatic locking
(Ypage 187).
XSwitc hont he hazard warning lamps
(Ypage 102).
XTurn the SmartKey in the ignition lock to posi-
tion gand leave the SmartKey in the ignition
lock.
Towing avehicle with both axles on
the ground
It is importan tthat you observe the safety
instruction swhen towing away your vehicle
(
Ypage 281).
XOn vehicles with KEYLESS-GO or the KEY-
LESS-GO star tfunction: you must use the
SmartKey instead of the Start/Stop button
(
Ypage 123).
The automatic transmission automatically shifts
to position jwhen you open the driver's or
front-passenger door or when you remove the
SmartKey from the ignition lock. In order to
ensure that the automatic transmission stays in
position iwhen towing away the vehicle, you
must observe the following points:
XMake sure that the vehicle is stationary.
XTurn the SmartKey to position 2in the igni-
tion lock.
XDepress and hold the brake pedal.
XShift the automatic transmission to position
i.
XLeave the SmartKey in position 2in the igni-
tion lock.
XRelease the brake pedal.
XRelease the electric parking brake.
XSwitc hont he hazard warning lamps
(Ypage 102).
iIn 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 start
sflashing again.
Transporting the vehicle
4MATIC vehicles or vehicles with auto-
matic transmission
!When the vehicle is loaded for transport, the
fronta nd 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 steerin gcomponents. Otherwise, the
vehicle could be damaged.
XTurn the SmartKey to position 2in the igni-
tion lock (Ypage 122).
XShift the transmission to position i.
As soon as the vehicle has been loaded:
XPreventt he vehicle from rolling away by
applying the electric parking brake.
XShift the transmission to position j.
XTurn the SmartKey to positiongin the igni-
tion lock and remove it.
XSecure the vehicle.
The towing eye can be used to pull the vehicle
ont oat railer or transporter for transportin gpur-
poses.
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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 mayo nlye 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 trans-
mission will be locked in position j.Tos hift the
automatic transmission to position i,you
must provide powe rtothe vehicle' son-board
electrica lsys temint he same wa yaswhenjump-
starting (
Ypage 278).
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 278).
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.
!Onlyu sefusest hath aveb eena pproved for
Mercedes-Benz vehicles and which have the
correc tfus er ating for the systemc oncerned.
Onlyu sefusesm arked with an "S" .Other- wise,c
omponents or systems could be dam-
aged.
!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 the oper-
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.
Blown fusesm ustber eplaced with fusesoft he
same rating ,which yo ucan recognize by the
color and value. Th efuser ating sarelistedint he
fuse allocation chart.
Th efusea lloc atio
nc h
art is in the fuse bo xinthe
front-passenge rfootwell (Ypage 285).
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.
Before changin gafuse
XSecure the vehicl eagain st rolling away
(Ypage 141).
XSwitch off al lelectrica lconsumers.
XVehicle swithout KEYLESS-GO: remove the
SmartKeyf romthe ignition lock.
XVehicle swithK EYLESS -GOs tart-function
or KEYLESS-GO: open the driver's door.
Th ev ehicl eelectronics ar enow in position
g .Thisc orresponds to the SmartKeyb eing
remove dfromt he ignition.
Th ef uses arel oc ated in variou sfuseb oxes:
RFuse bo xinthe engine compartment on the
left-hand side of the vehicle, when viewed in
the directio noftravel
RFuse bo xinthe front-passenge rfootwell
Th efus ea lloc atio nchart is on the fuse bo xinthe
front-passenge rfootwell (
Ypage 285).
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