When
towing away,useatowing ropeora
towing barwith both axles onthe ground. Do
not use anytow barsystems. Towing
thevehicle withtherear axle
raised
! The
ignition mustbeswitched offifyou
are towing thevehicle withtherear axle
raised. Interven tionbyESP®
could other-
wise damage thebrake system.
! Vehicles
withautomatic transmission must
not betowed withtherear axle raised. The
vehicle/t railercombin ationmayotherwise
swerve oreven rollover. Tr
anspor tingthevehicle
Vehicles withautomat ictransmission !
When
thevehicle isloaded fortran sport,
the fron tand rear axles mustbestation ary
and onthe same transportat ionvehicle.
Position ingover theconn ection pointofthe
tran sport vehicle isnot permitt ed.The drive
train mayotherwise bedamaged.
All vehicles !
You
may onlysecure thevehicle bythe
wheels, notbyparts ofthe vehicle suchas
axle orsteerin gcompon ents.Other wise, the
vehicle couldbedamaged.
The towing eyecan beused topull thevehicle
ont oatrailer ortran sporter fortran sportin g
purposes. X
Turn theSmart Keytoposition 0048inthe igni-
tion lock.
X Shift thetran smission toposition 005C.
As soon asthe vehicle hasbeen loaded:
X Preven tthe vehicle fromrolling awayby
applying theelectr icparking brake.
X Shift thetran smission toposition 005D.
X Turn theSmart Keytoposition 0092inthe igni-
tion lock andremove it.
X Secure thevehicle. Tow-sta
rting (emergency engine
star ting)
! Vehicles
withautomatic transmission must
not betow-s tarted. You could otherwise
damage theautomatic transmission.
You canfind inform ationon"Jump-start ing"at
(Y page 288). Fuses
Impor
tantsafety notes G
WARNIN
G
If you manipulate orbridge afaulty fuseorif
you replace itwith afuse withahigher
amperage, theelectr iccables couldbeover-
loaded. Thiscould result inafire. There isa
risk ofan accident andinjury.
Always replace faultyfuseswiththespeci-
fied new fuses having thecorr ectamperage.
Blown fusesmustbereplaced withfuses of
the same rating,which youcan recogn izeby
the color andvalue. Thefuse rating sare listed
in the fuse allocation chart.
The fuse allocation chartislocated inthe vehi-
cle tool kitinthe stowage compartmentunder
the trun kfloor (Ypage 280).
If anewly insertedfuse alsoblows, havethe
cause tracedand rectified ataqualified spe-
cialist workshop, e.g.anauthorized Mercedes-
Benz Center .
! Only
usefuses thathave been approved
for Mercedes- Benzvehicles andwhich have
the corr ectfuse rating forthe system con- Fuses
293Breakdown assistance Z
cerned
.Other wise, comp onents orsystems
cou ldbe damag ed.
! Ma
kesure that nomoi stur ecan enter the
fus ebox whenthe cover isope n.
! Whe
nclos ingthe cover ,make sure that it
is lying corre ctlyonthe fusebox. Moistur e
see ping inor dirt cou ldothe rwiseimp airthe
ope rationofthe fuses.
The fusesinyour vehi cleserv eto clos edow n
fau ltycircu its.Ifafus eblow s,allthe comp o-
nents onthe circu itand theirfuncti onsstop
ope rating. Befo
rechan ging afuse
X Swi tch offthe engi ne.
X Swi tch offallel ectri calconsu mers.
X Ma kesure that theignition isswi tched off
(Y page 126 ).
or X Whe nus ing the SmartK ey,turn theSmart-
Key topos ition 0092 inthe ignition lock and
remo veit(Y page 126 ).
X Secu rethe vehi cleagainst rolling away
(Y page 147 ).
All indi cator lamps inthe instru ment cluster
mus tbe off.
The fusesare loca tedinvari ousfus eboxe s:
R Fus ebox inthe engi necomp artme nton the
rig ht-ha ndsideof the vehi cle,whe nvie we d
in the directi onoftrave l
R Dash boardfus ebox
R Fus ebox inthe rearcomp artme nton the
rig ht-ha ndsideof the vehi cle,whe nvie we d
in the directi onoftrave l Das
hboard fuse box
i Obs
erve the"Important safety notes" sec-
tion (Ypage 293 ).
! Do
not useapoi nted objectsuch asa
screw driver toope nthe cover inthe dash-
boa rd.You couldda mag ethe dashb oard or
the cover . X
Ope nthe driver' sdoo r.
X To ope n:pullcover 0043outwa rds inthe
di recti onofthe arrow and remo veit.
X To clos e:clipin cover 0043onthe front ofthe
da shb oard.
X Fold cover 0043inw ardsunti lit enga ges. Fus
ebo xin the engine compartment
i Obs
erve the"Important safety notes" sec-
tion (Ypage 293 ). G
WARNI
NG
Whe nthe hoodis ope nand thewindsh ield
wi per sare setinmotio n,youcan beinju red
by the wiper linkage .The reisaris kof inju ry.
Alw aysswi tch offthe windsh ield wiper sand
the ignition before opening thehood. X
Ope nthe hood.
X Use adry cloth toremo veany moistur e
from thefusebox.
X To ope n:ope ncla mps 0044.
X Fold cover 0043ofthe fusebox upinthe
di recti onofthe arrow and remo veit. 294
Fus
esBreakdo wnassi stanc e
