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Openin
gand closing t
Openin gand closing t he bonnet
he bonnet &
W
WARNING
ARNING Risk of accident due todriving
wit hthe bonn etunloc ked
The bonne tmayope nand blo ckyour vie w. #
Neverrelease theb onne twhen driving. #
Befor eevery trip, ensur ethat thee ngine
bonne tislocked. &
W
WARNING
ARNING Risk of accident and inju ry
when opening and closin gthe bonn et
The bonne tmaysuddenl ydropi ntot he end
position.
Ther eisar isk of injur yfor an yone in the
engine bonnet's rang eofm ovement. #
Do no topen or close theb onne tifthere
is ap erson in theb onnet's rang eof
mo vement. &
W WARNING
ARNING Risk of injur ydue tooverheated
ve hicle
If yo uo pen theb onne tintheevent of an over-
heated vehicle or /r einthe engine compart-
ment ,the following situations ma yoccur:
R Youm aycome int ocontact wit hhotgases.
R Youm aycome int ocontact wit hother
escapin ghotoperatin g0uids. #
Inthee vent of overheating or /r einthe
engine compartment, keep theb onnet
closed and call the/ reservice. #
Allo wthe overheated vehicle tocool
down /r stifyo un eed toopen theb on-
net. &
W
WARNING
ARNING Risk of injur ydue tomoving
parts
Components in thee ngine compartment may
continue torunors tart unexpectedl yeven
when thed rive system is switched o.. Obser
vethef ollowing if youm ust open the
bonnet: #
Switc ho.t hevehicle. #
Nevertouc hthe danger zone ssurro und-
ing moving components, e.g. ther otation
area of thef an. #
Remo vejewe ller yand watches. #
Keep items of clo thing and hair away
from moving pa rts. &
W
WARNING
ARNING Risk of burns from ho tcompo-
nents in thee ngine compartment
Cer tain components in thee ngine compart-
ment can be very hot, e.g .the driv esystem
and thec ooler. #
Allo wthe driv esystemtoc ool down and
to uc ho nlyt he components desc ribed
belo w. 302
302
Maintenance and care
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&
W
W ARNI NG
ARNI NGRisk of injur yfromu sing the
windscreen wiper swhen theb onne tis
open
If th ew indscreen wiper sstart moving when
th eb onne tisopen, youc ould be trapped by
th ew iper linkage. #
Alwayss witc ho.the windscreen wipe rs
and thev ehicle/ rsti fy ou need toopen
th eb onnet. Opening t
Opening t
he bonnet
he bonnet #
Torelease theb onnet, pull on handle 1. #
Push yello wh andle 1ontheb onne tcatc hto
th el eT as farasitw ill go (palm down wards).
LiT theb onne tuntil it is automaticall yraised
by thep neumatic spring.
Closing t
Closing t he bonnet
he bonnet #
Lowe rthe bonn etand le titdropf romah eight
of appr oximatel y20c m. Maintenance and care
303
303
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The electrica
lfuse sarelocated in various fuse
bo xes:
R Fuse bo xinthe engine compartmen tonthe
leT-hand side of thev ehicle, when vie wedin
th ed irection of tr avel(/pag e330)
R Fuse bo xinthe front passenger foot we ll
(/ page331)
R Fuse bo xinthe cent reofthel oad compart-
ment (/ page332) Opening and closing t
Opening and closing t
he fuse bo
he fuse boxint
xinthe engine
he engine
com
com par
partment
tment R
R
eq
eq uir
uir ements:
ements:
R Adryclo thand ascrew driver ar eavailable.
Obser vethen otes on elec trical fuses
(/ page329). Opening
Opening &
W
WARNING
ARNING Risk of injur yfromu sing the
windscreen wiper swhen theb onne tis
open
If th ew indscreen wiper sstart moving when
th eb onne tisopen, youc ould be trapped by
th ew iper linkage. #
Alwayss witc ho.the windscreen wipe rs
and vehicle befor eopening thee ngine
bonnet. #
Open theb onnet. #
Remo veanye xisti ngmoistur efromt he fuse
bo xu sing adryclo th. #
Loosen scr ews1. #
Press clamps 2and liT thef use bo xlid up
and out.
The fuse assignment diag ramisinar ecess onthe
side of thef use box. 330
330
Breakdown assistance
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Bonnet
Bonnet
Functio n(activeb onnet)......................... 301
Opening/closing.................................... 302
Re setting (activ ebonn et)........................ 301
Boo
Boo tlid
tl id
see Tailgate
Br Br ak ak eA ssis
eA ssistS yst
tS yst em
em
see BAS (Brak eAssist System)
Br
Br ake
ake 0uid
0uid
No tes..................................................... 353
Br
Br ak
ak ef
ef or
orce disce distr tribution
ibution
EB D( Electr onic Brak eforce Distribu-
tion)...................................................... .200
Br
Br ak
ak es
es
ABS (Anti-loc kBraking System).............. 198
Ac tiveB rake Assist................................. 216
Ad aptiv ebrake lights.............................. 202
BAS (Brak eAssist System).................... .198
Driving tips............................................ 161
EBD (Electronic Brak eforce Distribu-
tion)...................................................... .200
HOLD function....................................... 200
Limited braking e.ect (salt-treated
ro ads)................................................... .161 Ne
w/replaced brak elinings/brake
discs...................................................... 161
Po st-collision brak e.................................. 57
Ru nning-in no tes.................................... 161
Br
Br ak ak es
es
see Recuperation
Br
Br aking assist
aking assist ance
ance
see BAS (Brak eAssist System)
Br
Br eakdo
eakdo wn
wn
Assistance overview. ................................ 18
To w- starting........................................... 329
To wing away.......................................... 325
Tr anspo rting thev ehicle. ....................... .327
Wheel chang e........................................ 342
Br
Br ea kdo
eakdo wn
wn
see Flat tyre
Butt
Butt ons
ons
St eering wheel....................................... 248 C
C
Calls Calls Mercedes me......................................... 278 Camera Camera
Information............................................ 196
Camera
Camera see 360° Camera
see Dashcam
see Reversing camera
Car key
Car key
see Key
Car w
Car w ash ash
see Care
Car w
Car w ash (car
ash (car e)
e)............................................ 305
Car
Car -t
-to-X
o-X -Communication
-Communication
Displaying hazar dwarnings.................... 271
Care
Care 360° came ra......................................... 309
Air-water duct........................................ 305
Au tomatic car wash.............................. .305
Carpet................................................... 310
Decorativ efoil........................................ 308
Display................................................... 310
Exterior lighting...................................... 309
Head-up display..................................... 310
High-pressur ecleaner............................3 07
Pa int...................................................... 307 422 422
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