2019 MERCEDES-BENZ CLA COUPE jump cable

which
havebeen tested and approv edfor your
vehic leby Merc edes- Benz.
R Use detachable partssuch asbreat herhose s,
angle dcon nectingpiece sor ter min alcov ers
fro mthebatt erywhich isto be replac ed.
R Make surethat theven those isalways con-
nec ted totheorigi nalopen ingonthebatt ery
side. R
Inst all exis tingor supplied cellcaps ;oth er-
wise gases orbatt eryacid could escape.
R Make surethat thedet achabl epart sare con-
nec ted again inthesame way. Jum
p-sta rting
For thejum p-startingproc edure, useonly thejum p-startingcon nectionpoin t,con sisting ofapos-
itiv eter min aland agroun dpoin t,in theeng inecom partmen t. G
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Bat teryacid iscaust ic.Ther eis arisk ofinjury.
Av oid contactwith skin, eyes orclot hing.Do not inhale any batterygases. Donot lean over the
batt ery. Keep children away frombatt eries .Wash awaybatteryacid imme diatelywith plentyof
clean water andseek medic alatt ent ion. G
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Dur ing char ging andjump-starting,exp losiv egases canescape fromthebatt ery. Ther eis arisk
of an exp losion .
Part icular lyavoid fire,open flames,creatin gspark sand smok ing.Ensure there issuff icien tven -
tilat ionwhile charging andjump-starting.Do not lean over abatt ery. G
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Dur ingthechar ging process, abatt eryproduc eshydrog engas. Ifashor tcir cuit occurs orspark s
are create d,thehydrog engas can ignite.Ther eis arisk ofan exp losion .
R Make surethat theposit ivetermin alof acon nected batt erydoes notcom eint ocon tactwith
vehic lepart s.
R Nev erplace metalobj ect sor too lson abatt ery.
R Itis impor tantth at you obser vethedesc ribed orderof thebatt erytermin alswhen connecting
and disconnecting abatt ery.
R When jump-starting,mak esure that thebatt erypoles withidenticalpolarit yare connected.
R Itis part icular lyimpor tantto obser vethedesc ribed orderwhen connectingand disconnecting
th ejum per cables .
R Nev ercon nector disc onnect thebatt erytermin alswhile theeng ineisrun ning. G
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A disc harge dbatt erycan freeze attem perat uresbelow freezin gpoin t.When jump-startingth e
vehic leor char ging thebatt ery, gases canescape fromthebatt ery. Ther eis arisk ofan exp losion .
Allo wthefro zen batterytothaw out befo rechar ging itor jum p-starting.
! Av
oid repeat edand lengthyst art ing attempt s.Ot herwis e,thecat alytic converter could be
damaged bythenon -combus tedfuel. 282
Jum
p-sta rtingBr eakd ownassis tance

If
the indicator/wa rninglampsdo not light upinthe instrument clusteratlow temperature s,itis very
likely thatthedischa rgedbattery hasfrozen. Inthis case youmay neither jump-start thevehicle nor
charge thebattery. Letthe battery thawfirst.Theservice lifeofathawed -outbattery maybeshorter.
The starting characteristics canbeimpa ired,particul arlyatlow temperature s.Have thethawed -out
battery checked ataqua lifiedspecia listworkshop.
Do not start thevehicle usingarapi dcharging device.Ifyou rvehicle 'sbattery isdischa rged,the
engine canbejump-started fromanother vehicleorfrom asecond batteryusingjumper cables.
Observe thefollow ingpoints:
R The battery isnot accessib lein all vehicle s.Ifthe other vehicle 'sbattery isnot accessib le,jump-
start thevehicle usingasecond batteryorajump-starting device.
R You may onlyjump-start thevehicle whentheengine andexhau stsystem arecold.
R Do not start theengine ifthe battery isfrozen. Letthe battery thawfirst.
R Only jump-start frombatteries witha12 Vvoltage rating.
R Only usejumper cablesthat arenot dama gedand have asufficie ntcross-section andinsula ted
terminal clamps.
R Make surethatthetwo vehicle sdo not touch.
Make surethat:
R The jumper cablesare not dama ged.
R Non-insula tedparts ofthe terminal clampsdonot come intocontact withother metal partswhile
the jumper cablesare connected tothe battery.
R The jumper cablescannot comeintocontact withparts thatcanmove whentheengine isrunning,
such asthe V-belt pulley orthe fan.
X Secure thevehicle byappl ying theelectric parking brake.
X Shift thetransmission topositio n005D.
X Turn theSmartKey topositio n005A inthe ignition lockandremove it.
X Switch offallelectrical consumers, e.g.rear window defroster, lighting,etc.
X Open thehood. Jump-st
arting
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Position
number0084identifies thecharged batteryofthe other vehicle oran equivalent jump-starting
device.
X Press togethercover 0043ofpositive clamp0044and slide itback.
X Connec tpositive terminal0044 onyour vehicle topositive terminal0087 ofdonor battery 0084using the
jumper cable,beginnin gwith your ownbattery.
X Start theengine ofthe donor vehicle andrunitat idling speed.
X Connec tnegative terminal0085 ofdonor battery 0084toground point0083ofyour vehicle usingthe
jumper cable,connectin gthe jumper cabletobattery ofother vehicle 0084first.
X Ifthe battery isfully discharged, leavethebattery thatisbeing usedtojump-st artconn ected for
a few minutes beforeattemptingtostart .This charges thebattery slightly.
X Start theengine.
X Before disconn ectingthe jumper cables,letthe engine runforseveral minutes.
X First ,remove thejumper cablesfromground point0083and negative terminal0085, then from pos-
itive termin al0044 and positive terminal0087. Begin eachtimeatthe cont acts onyour ownvehicle
first.
X Close cover0043ofpositive terminal0044 after removin gthe jumper cables.
X Close thehood.
X Have thebattery checkedataqualified specialist workshop.
i Jump-start
ingisnot cons idered tobe anormal operating condition.
i Jumper
cablesandfurther informationregarding jump-startingcanbeobtained atany qualified
specialist workshop. Towing
andtow-sta rting Impor
tantsafety notes G
WARNIN
G
Funct ionsrelevant tosafety arerestr icted or
no longer availabl eif:
R the engine isnot runnin g
R the brake system orthe power steerin gis
malfunct ioning
R there isamalfunct ioninthe power supply
or the vehicle's electricalsystem
When yourvehicle istowed awayortowed
start ed,you may require considerably more
effort tosteer andbrake. Thereisarisk ofan
accident .
In such cases, useatow bar. Before being
towed awayortow start ed,make surethe
steerin gmoves freely. G
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You cannolonger steerthevehicle ifthe
steerin gwheel lockhasbeen engaged. There
is arisk ofan accident .
Always switchoffthe ignition whentowing the
vehicle withatow cable oratow bar. G
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When towing ortow-st arting another vehicle
and itsweight isgreater thanthepermissible
gross weight ofyour vehicle, the:
R the towing eyecould detach itself
R the vehicle/t railercombinat ioncould roll-
over.
There isarisk ofan accident .
When towing ortow-st arting another vehicle,
its weight should notbegreater thantheper-
missible grossweight ofyour vehicle.
Det ails onthe permissible grossvehicle weight
of your vehicle canbefound onthe vehicle iden-
tificat ionplate (Ypage 318). 284
Towing
andtow-sta rtingBr eakdown assistance

Permit
tedtowing method s
Mercedes-B enzrecommen dstransport ingyour
vehicle inthe case ofabreakdown, ratherthan
towing itaway .
When towing away,use atowing ropeoratow-
ing bar with both axles onthe ground. Donot use
any tow barsystems. Tr
ansport ingthe vehicle
Vehicles withautom atictransmission !
When
thevehicle isloaded fortransport ,the
front andrear axles mustbestationary andon
the same transport ationvehicle. Positioning
over theconn ection pointofthe transport
vehicle isnot permitted. Thedrive trainmay
otherwise bedamaged. All
vehicle s !
You
may onlysecure thevehicle bythe
wheels, notbyparts ofthe vehicle suchas
axle orsteering componen ts.Otherwise, the
vehicle couldbedamaged.
X Turn theSmartK eytoposition 0048inthe igni-
tion lock (Ypage 123).
X Shift thetransm issiontoposition 005C.
As soon asthe vehicle hasbeen loaded:
X Prevent thevehicle fromrolling awayby
apply ingthe electric parking brake.
X Shift thetransm issiontoposition 005D.
X Turn theSmartK eytoposition 005Ainthe igni-
tion lock andremove it.
X Secure thevehicle.
The towing eyecan beused topull thevehicle
onto atrailer ortransport erfor transport ingpur-
poses. Notes
on4MATIC vehicles
! Vehicles
with4MATIC mustnotbetowed
with either thefront orthe rear axle raised, as
doing sowill damage thetransm ission.
Vehicles with4MATIC mayonlyeither betowed
away withboth axles onthe ground orbe loaded
up and transport ed.
If the vehicle's transmission,front,or rear axle is
damaged, havethevehicle transport edon a
truck ortrailer.
In the event ofdam agetothe elec trical sys-
tem:
If the battery isdefective, theautomatic trans-
mission willbelocked inposition 005D.Toshift the
automatic transmissiontoposition 005C,you
must provide powertothe vehicle's on-board
electrical systeminthe same wayaswhen jump-
startin g(Y page 282).
Have thevehicle transport edon atransport eror
trailer. Tow-star
ting(emergency engine
star ting)
! Vehicles
withautomatic transmissionmust
not betow-st arted. Youcould otherwise dam-
age theautomatic transmission.
i You
canfind information on"Jump-starting"
under (Ypage 282). Fuses
Import
antsafety notes G
WARNING
If you manipulate orbridge afaulty fuseorif
you replace itwith afuse withahigher amper-
age, theelectric cablescouldbeoverloaded.
This could result inafire. There isarisk ofan
accident andinjury.
Always replace faultyfuseswiththespecified
new fuses having thecorrect amperage.
! Only
usefuses thathave been approved for
Mercedes-B enzvehicles andwhich havethe
correct fuserating forthe system concerned.
Only usefuses marked withan"S". Other- Fuses
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