#
Firstloosen and remo vethen egativ eterminal
clam pont he batter ysothatthec lam pisno
longer in contact wit hthe term inal. #
Remo vethep ositiv eterminal clam pcover. #
Loose nthe positiv eterminal clam pand fold it
up tothes ide, toge ther wit hthe prefuse box. Re
moving/installin gthe star terb attery Ve
hicles with rear wheel drive: removing the
st ar terb attery #
Disconnect thes tarter batter y(/ pag e284). #
Remo vebreather hose 1withthe connector
brac ketfromt he connection on thed egassing
co ver. #
Pull out and remo vescr ews 2of brac ket3
up wa rds. #
Slide thes tarter batter yfromi ts anchorag ein
th ed irection of tr avel. #
Foldtheb arsoft hestar terb atter yupwards
and remo vethes tarter batter yfromt he bat‐
te ry box.
Ve hicles with rear wheel drive: installin gthe
st ar terb attery #
Whe nreconnecting thes tarter batter y,
obser vethes afet ym easures and pr otection
no tes( /pag e281). #
Inser tthe star terb atter yintot he batter ybox. #
Fold down theb arsoft hestar terb atter y. #
Slide thes tarter batter yintoi ts anchorag ein
th eo pposit edirection tothed irection of
tra vel. #
Inser tbrack et 3 . #
Tighten scr ews2on brac ket3whic hholds
th eb atter yinp lace. #
Attach breather hose 1withthe connector
brac kettot he connection of thev entilation
co ver. #
Reconnect thes tarter batter y(/pag e284).
Mercedes-Benz recommends that youh ave the
st ar terb atter yreplaced at aqualified specialist
wo rkshop, e.g. an authorized Mercedes-Benz
Center.
If yo uw ant toreplace thes tarter batter yyourself,
obser vethef ollowing no tes:
R Alwaysr eplace adefectiv estarter battery
wit has tarter batter ywhichm eets thes pe‐
cific requirements of thev ehicle.
R Carryover de tach able parts suc hasthevent
hose, elbo wfittin gort erminal co verfromt he
st ar terb atter ytober eplaced.
R Mak esuret hat thev ent hose is alw aysc on‐
nected toits original openin gonthe battery
side.
Ins tallth ee xisting or newly supplied stop
plugs. Breakdown assis
tance 285
Re
ar towing eye( vehicles wit hpassenger vehicle
appr oval)
% Re
ar towing eye2is permanentl yattached
to thev ehicle.
* NO
TEDama gedue toincor rect use of
th et ow ing eye When
atow ing eyeisu sedtoreco verav ehi‐
cle, thev ehicle ma ybedamaged in thep roc‐
ess. #
Onlyusethet ow ing eyetot ow aw ayor
to ws tartthe vehicle. To
ws tarting vehicl e(eme rgency engine start) Ve
hicles with automatic transmission
* NO
TEDama getothea utomatic trans‐
mission due to towstarting The automatic transmissio
nmaybe damaged
in thep rocess of tows tartin gv ehicles with
automatic transmission. #
Vehicles wit hautomatic transmission
mus tnotbe tows tarted. #
Do no ttow st artv ehicles wit hautomatic
transmission. Electrical fuses
Note
sone lectrical fuses &
WARNING Risk of accident and injury
du etoo verloaded lines
If yo um anipulat eorbridg eaf aulty fuse or if
yo ur eplace it wit hafuse wit hahigher
amperage, thee lectric line could be overloa‐
ded.
This could result in afire. #
Alwa ys replace faulty fuse swiths peci‐
fi ed ne wfuses containing thec orrect
amperage. *
NO
TEDama gedue toincor rect fuses Electrica
lcomponents or sy stems could be
damaged byincor rect fuses. #
Only use fuses whi chhave been
appr ovedbyM ercedes-Benza nd which
ha ve thec orrect fus erating. Th
ee lectrica lfus es in your vehicle switc hoff
defectiv ecircuits. If afuse blo ws,allth ec ompo‐
nent sont he circuit and their functions will cease
to operate.
Blown fuses mus tbereplaced wit hfuses of an
equivalent specification ,whic hyou can de ter‐
mine bythec olor and fuse rating .The fuse allo‐
cation charta nd fur ther information on thee lec‐
tric fuses and relays can be found in the" Fuse
allocation chart" supplement.
* NO
TEDama geor malfunction scaused by
moisture Moistur
emaycause dama getothee lectrical
sy stem or cause it tomalfunction. #
When thef use bo xisopen, mak esure
th at no moistur ecan enter thef use box. #
When closing thef use box, mak esure
th at thes eal of thel id is positioned cor‐
re ctly on thef use box. If
th en ew fuse whic hhas been inser teda lso
blo ws,have thec ause traced and rectified at a
qu alified specialis tworks hop.
Mak esureoft hefollowing befor ereplacing a
fuse:
R thev ehicle is secured suc hthat it does not
ro llaw ay
R all electrical consume rsares wit ched off 290
Breakdown assis tance
