Engine
compartm ent Hood
Imp ortant safety notes G
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If th eh ood isunlat ched, itmay open up
when thev ehicle isin mot ionand blockyour
view. Thereisar iskofan acc iden t.
Nev erunlat chtheh ood while driving.Before
ever ytrip, ens ure that theh ood isloc ked. G
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When openingand closingthe hood ,itm ay
sudde nlyfall intot he closed posit ion.Ther e
is ar isk ofinjury topers onsw ithinran geof
mov emen tofthe hood .
Open andclosetheh ood onlywhen noone
is with inits ran geofmov emen t. G
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Open ingtheh ood when thee ngine isove r-
heat edorwhen there isaf irei nt he eng ine
com partmen tcoul de xpose you tohot gases
or other servicep roduct s.Ther eisar iskof
inj ury.
Let anove rheatedengine coo ldown before
open ingtheh ood .Ift he re isaf irei nt he
eng inecom partmen t,ke ep theh ood closed
and contactthe fired epar tment . G
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The enginecom partmen tcontain smoving
com ponents.Cert aincom ponents,suc has
th er adiat orfan ,maycon tinue torun orstart
again sudde nlywhen thei gn ition isoff .
Ther eisar iskofinjury.
If you needtod oanywork inside thee ngine
com partmen t:
R swit choff thei gn ition
R nev erreac hintot he area wherethere isa
risk ofdang erfrom mov ingcom ponents,
suc hasthe fan rotatio narea R
rem ove jewelry andwatc hes
R ke ep items ofclo thing and hair, forexam -
ple, away from mov ingpart s
To ens ure thef low offresh airthroug hthe air
ven tsint ot he veh icle interio r,please observe
th ef ollowin gnotes :(Ypage 115)
Open ingtheh ood G
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Cert aincom ponentsint he eng inecom part-
men t,suc hasthe eng ine,radiat orand parts
of thee xhaust system, canbecome very
hot .Workin gint he eng inecom partmen t
pose sariskofinjury.
Wher eposs ible, letthee ngine coo ldown
and touch onlythec om pon entsdesc ribe din
th ef ollowin g. G
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When theh ood isopen andthew indshie ld
wiper sareset inmot ion,you can beinjured
by thew iper linkage. Thereisar iskofinjury.
Always switchoff thew indshie ldwiper sand
th ei gn ition befo reopen ingtheh ood .
! Mak
esure that thew indshie ldwiper sare
no tfold ed away from thew indshie ld.You
coul dotherwise damag ethe wind shieldwip-
ers ortheh ood . X
Mak esure that thew indshie ldwiper sare
tur ned off.
X Pull release lever0043 ontheh ood .
The hood isrele ased. Engine
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241Maintenance andcare 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 tonthe
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 266). G
WARNING
When thehood isopen andthewindshield
wipers aresetinmotion, youcan beinjured
by the wiper linkage. Thereisar isk ofinjury.
Always switchoffthe windshield wipersand
the ignition beforeopening thehood. X
Make surethatthewindshield wipersare
turned off.
X Open thehood.
X Use adrycloth 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 266). 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. Fuses
267Breakdown assistance Z
