Transporting the vehicle
Vehicle switha utomatic transmission
!When the vehicl eisloaded for transport, the
front and rea raxles must be stationar yand on
the same transportatio nvehicle. Positioning
ove rthe connectio npoint of the transport
vehicl eisnot permitted .The drive train may
otherwis ebedamaged .
Allv eh icles
!Youm ayonl ysecur ethe vehicl ebythe
wheels ,not by parts of the vehicl esucha s
axl eors teerin gcomponents. Otherwise, the
vehicl ecould be damaged.
The towing ey ecan be used to pull the vehicle
onto atrailer or transporte rfor transporting pur-
poses.
XTurn the SmartKeytop osition 2in the igni-
tio nlock.
XShift the transmission to position i.
As soon as the vehicle has been loaded:
XPrevent the vehicl efromr olling away by
applying the electri cparkin gb rake.
XShift the transmission to position j.
XTurn the SmartKeytoposition uin the igni-
tio nlocka nd remove the SmartKeyf romthe
ignition lock.
XSecure the vehicle.
Tow-starting (emergency engine
starting)
!
Vehicles with automatic transmission must
not be tow-started .You could otherwis edam -
ag et he automatic transmission. Yo
uc an find informatio non"Jump-starting "at
(
Ypage 253).
Fuses
Important safety notes
GWARNING
If yo umanipulate or bridg eafaulty fuse or if
yo ur eplace it with afusew ithah ighe ramper -
age, the electri ccable scould be overloaded.
Thi scould resul tinafire. There is ariskofa n
accident and injury.
Alway sreplace faulty fuses with the specified
new fuses havin gthe correct amperage.
Blown fuses must be replaced with fuses of the
same rating ,which yo ucan recognize by the
color and value. The fuse rating sarelisted in the
fuse allocation chart.
The fuse allocation chart is locate dinthe vehicle
tool kit in the stowag ecompartment under the
trunk floor (
Ypage 245).
If an ewly inserte dfusea lsob lows ,havet he
cause traced and rectifie dataqualified special-
is tw orkshop ,e.g.ana uthorize dMercedes-Benz
Center.
!Onlyu sefuses thath aveb eena pproved for
Mercedes-Benz vehicles and which have the
correct fuse rating for the system concerned.
Otherwise, components or system scould be
damaged.
!Make sure thatnom oisture can enterthe
fuse bo xwhent he cove risopen.
!When closing the cover, make sure thatiti s
lying correctl yonthe fuse box. Moisture seep-
ing in or dirt could otherwis eimpai rthe oper-
atio
n of the fuses.
The fuses in your vehicl eserve to close down
faulty circuits. If afuseb lows ,allthe compo-
nents on the circui tand their functions stop
operating.
Before changin gafuse
XSwitch off the engine.
XSwitch off al lelectrical consumers.
258Fuses
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