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210Vehicle careVehicle careGeneral Information...................211
Accessories and vehicle modifications .......................... 211
Vehicle storage ........................211
End-of-life vehicle recovery .....212
Vehicle checks ........................... 212
Performing work ......................212
Bonnet ..................................... 213
Engine oil ................................. 213
Engine coolant ......................... 214
Washer fluid ............................ 215
Brakes ..................................... 216
Brake fluid ............................... 216
Vehicle battery ......................... 216
Diesel fuel system bleeding .....218
Wiper blade replacement ........219
Bulb replacement .......................219
Halogen headlights ..................219
Xenon headlights .....................223
Front fog lights ......................... 224
Front turn lights .......................224
Tail lights ................................. 225
Side turn lights ......................... 228
Centre high-mounted brake light ......................................... 228Number plate light...................229
Interior lights ............................ 230
Electrical system ........................230
Fuses ....................................... 230
Engine compartment fuse box . 231
Instrument panel fuse box .......231
Vehicle tools .............................. 234
Tools ........................................ 234
Wheels and tyres .......................236
Winter tyres ............................. 236
Tyre designations ....................236
Tyre pressure .......................... 237
Tyre deflation detection
system .................................... 238
Tread depth ............................. 239
Changing tyre and wheel size . 239
Wheel covers ........................... 240
Tyre chains .............................. 240
Tyre repair kit .......................... 240
Wheel changing .......................244
Spare wheel ............................ 245
Jump starting ............................. 249
Towing ....................................... 251
Towing the vehicle ...................251
Towing another vehicle ...........252
Appearance care .......................253
Exterior care ............................ 253Interior care............................. 255
Floor mats ............................... 256
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Vehicle care2196. Close the bonnet.
Wiper blade replacement Windscreen
Switch off the ignition.
Within 1 minute after switching off the ignition, operate the wiper lever to
positon the wiper blades vertically on
the windscreen.
Lift the wiper arm until it stays in the
raised position, disengage and
remove the wiper blade.
Attach the wiper blade to the wiper
arm and push until it engages.
Lower the wiper arm carefully.
Rear window
Lift the wiper arm. Disengage the
wiper blade as shown in the
illustration and remove.
Attach the wiper blade slightly angled
to the wiper arm and push until it
engages.
Lower the wiper arm carefully.
Bulb replacement
Switch off the ignition and switch off
the relevant switch or close the doors.
Only hold a new bulb at the base. Do not touch the bulb glass with bare
hands.
Use only the same bulb type for
replacement.
Replace headlight bulbs from within
the engine compartment.
Bulb check
After a bulb replacement switch on
the ignition, operate and check the
lights.
Halogen headlights Front turn lights 3 224.
Illustrations show the right headlight
unit.
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Vehicle care223Xenon headlights
Front turn lights 3 224.
Illustrations show the right headlight
unit.
Low beam bulb sits in outer chamber
( 2 )
High beam bulb sits in inner chamber
( 1 )
Low beam9 Danger
Xenon headlights work under
extremely high electrical voltage.
Do not touch. Have bulbs replaced by a workshop.
High beam
1. Remove the protective cover.
2. Press latch and remove the bulb socket from reflector housing.
Withdraw the bulb holder from the
reflector housing.
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224Vehicle care3. Detach the bulb from the bulbsocket and replace the bulb.
4. Insert the bulb socket into the reflector housing.
5. Fit the cover.
Front fog lights
1. Unscrew and remove the underfloor cover.
2. Turn the bulb socketanticlockwise and remove it from
the light assembly.
3. Disengage the plug connector by pulling the retaining lug.
4.Remove and replace the bulb unit
and attach the plug connector.
Note that the bulb and the socket
are one unit and have to be
changed together.
5. Insert the bulb socket into the light
assembly by turning clockwise
and engage.
6. Mount the light assembly by tightening the two screws.
7. Attach and engage the cover.
Front turn lights Illustrations show the right headlight
unit.