Trans
portingthe vehic le
Veh icle swi th auto matic transmission !
Wh
enthe vehicleis load ed for transp ort,
the frontand rearaxl es mu stbe stationar y
and onthe same transp orta tionveh icle.
Po sitio ning overthe conne ctionpo int ofthe
tra nsp ortveh icleis not permi tted .The drive
tra inma yothe rwise be dama ged.
Al lve hic les !
Yo
uma yonl ysec urethe vehicleby the
wh eels,not byparts ofthe vehiclesu ch as
axl eor stee ringcomp onents. Othe rwise, the
veh iclecou ldbe dama ged.
The towingeyecan beused topullthe vehicle
onto atra iler or tra nsp orte rfor transp orting
pu rpo ses .
X Tu rn the Sma rtKeyto positio n0048 inthe igni-
tio nlock.
X Shi ftthe transmi ssion topositio n005C.
As soon asthe vehic lehas been loade d:
X Pre vent thevehiclefro mrol ling away by
ap plying the electri cpa rkin gbra ke.
X Shi ftthe transmi ssion topositio n005D.
X Tu rn the Sma rtKeyto positio n0092 inthe igni-
tio nlock and remove theSma rtKeyfro mthe
ig niti onlock.
X Secu rethe vehicle. Tow
-starti ng(emerg ency engine
starti ng)
! Veh
icles with automa tictransmi ssion mu st
not betow -sta rted .Yo ucou ldothe rwise
da ma gethe automa tictransmi ssion. Yo
ucan find informa tionon "Jum p-starting "at
(Y page 260 ). Fu
ses Impo
rtant safety notes G
WA
RNING
If yo uma nipulate orbridgeafa ulty fuse orif
yo urep lace itwi th afu se with ahighe r
am perage ,the electri ccab lescou ldbe ove r-
lo ad ed .Thi scou ldres ultin afir e. The reisa
ris kof an acc ident and injury.
Alw aysrep lace faulty fuses with the speci -
fie dnew fuses havin gthe corr ectamperage .
Blo wn fuses mustbe rep laced with fuses of
the same rating ,wh ich youcan reco gnizeby
the colorand value. The fuse rating sar elisted
in the fuse allo cati oncha rt.
The fuse allo cati oncha rtis locate din the vehi-
cle tool kitinthe stow agecomp artment under
the trunk floor (Y page 252 ).
If anew lyins erte dfu se also blow s,ha ve the
cau setraced and recti fiedat aqu alifi ed spe-
cia list wo rksh op,e.g .an author izedMe rced es-
Benz Center.
! Onl
yus efu ses thatha ve been appro ved
for Merced es-Benz vehicles and which have
the corr ectfuse rating forthe system con-
cern ed.Othe rwise, comp onents orsystem s
cou ldbe dama ged.
! Ma
kesure tha tno moi sturecan ente rthe
fu se boxwh en the cove ris op en.
! Wh
enclosing the cove r,ma kesure tha tit
is lying corr ectlyon the fuse box.Moi sture
see ping inor dirt cou ldothe rwise imp airthe
op era tionof the fuses .
The fuses inyour veh icleser vetoclo sedown
fa ulty cir cui ts. Ifafu se blow s,allthe comp o-
nents onthe circui tand theirfunctio nsstop
op era ting . Bef
ore chang ingafus e
X Swi tch offthe engine.
X Swi tch offallel ectri calcons umers. Fu
ses
265Break downass istanc e Z
X
Make surethattheignition isswitched off
(Y page 118).
or
X When usingtheSmartK ey,turn theSmart-
Key toposition 0092inthe ignition lockand
remove it(Y page 118).
X Secure thevehicle against rollingaway
(Y page 134).
All indicator lampsinthe instrumen tcluster
must beoff.
The fuses arelocated invarious fuseboxes:
R Fuse boxinthe engine compartmen ton the
left-hand sideofthe vehicle, whenviewed in
the direction oftravel
R Fuse boxinthe trunk Fuse
boxinthe engine compart ment
i Observe
the"Important safetynotes" sec-
tion (Ypage 265). G
WARNING
When thehood isopen andthewindshield
wipers aresetinmotion, youcan beinjured
by the wiper linkage. Thereisarisk ofinjury.
Always switchoffthe windshield wipersand
the ignition beforeopening thehood. X
Make surethatthewindshield wipersare
turned off.
X Open thehood.
X Use adry cloth toremove anymoisture
from thefuse box.
X To open: openclamps 0044.
X Remove fuseboxcover 0043forwards. X
To close :check whether theseal islying
correct lyin cover 0043.
X Insert cover0043atthe rear ofthe fuse box
into theretainer.
X Fold down cover 0043and close clamps 0044.
X Close thehood. Fuse
boxinthe trunk
i Observe
the"Important safetynotes" sec-
tion (Ypage 265). The
fuse boxislocated inthe trunk behind the
partition covering.
X Open thetrunk lid.
X To open: release cover0043onthe right and
left-hand sideswithaflat object .
X Open cover 0043downwards inthe direction
of the arrow. 266
FusesBr
eakdown assistance
