wise,
componentsor syst ems could bedam-
aged.
! Make
surethat no mois turecan enterthe
fuse boxwhen thecov erisopen .
! When
closingthecov er,mak esure that itis
lying correctlyon thefuse box.Moist ureseep-
ing inor dirt could otherwise impairtheoper -
ation ofthefuses .
The fuses inyour vehic leserv eto clos edown
fault ycir cuit s.Ifafuse blows, allthecom po-
nen tson thecir cuit andtheir fun ctions stop
oper ating.
Blown fusesmustbereplac edwith fuses ofthe
same rating, which youcan recogn izebythe
colo rand value. Thefuse ratings arelistedinthe
fuse allocat ionchar t.
The fuse allocat ionchar tis in thefuse boxinthe
fro nt-pas senger foot well (Ypage 289).
If anewly inserted fuse alsoblows, havethe
cause traced andrectified ataqualified special-
ist work shop, e.g.an autho rized Merc edes- Benz
Cent er. Bef
ore chan ging afus e
X Sec ure thevehic leagains trollin gaway
(Y page 142).
X Swit choff allelec trical consumer s.
X Veh icles withoutKEYLESS-G O:rem ove the
Sm artKey fromtheigni tionlock .
X Veh
icles withKEYLESS-G Osta rt-fu nction
or KEYLESS-G O:open thedriv er's door .
The vehic leelec tronic sare now inposit ion
005A. This corresp ondsto theSm artKey being
rem oved fromtheigni tion.
The fuses arelocat edinvario usfuse boxes:
R Fuse boxintheeng inecom partmen ton the
left -han dside ofthevehic le,when viewed in
th edirec tionof travel
R Fuse boxinthefro nt-pas senger foot well
The fuse allocat ionchar tis on thefuse boxinthe
fro nt-pas senger foot well (Ypage 289). Fuse
boxintheengine compartm ent G
WAR
NING
When thehood isopen andthewinds hield
wipers aresetinmot ion, youcan beinjured by
th ewiper linkage. Thereis arisk ofinjury.
Always switchoff thewinds hieldwipers and
th eigni tionbefo reopen ingthehood. X
Open thehood.
X Use adry clothto rem ove anymois turefro m
th efuse box.
X To open: openclamps0044.
X Fold upcov er0043 inthedirec tionof thearro w
and remove it. X
To close: checkwhet hertheseal islying cor-
rec tlyincov er0043.
X Insert cover0043 attheback intoopen ings0087
on thefuse box.
X Fold down cover0043. 288
FusesBr
eakd ownassis tance
