This
couldresult ina/r e. #
Alwaysre place faulty fuses withspeci-
/ed newfuses containing thecor rect
am per age. *
N NO O
TE TE
Damag edue toincor rect fuse s Electr
icalcom pone ntsorsystems maybe
damag edbyincor rect fuse s,or their function -
ality maybe sign i/can tly im pair ed. #
Onlyuse fuses that have been approved
by Mer cedes-Be nzand which ha ve the
cor rect fuse rating. Blo
wn fuses mustbereplaced withfuses ofthe
same rating, whichyoucan recogn izebythecolor
and thelabel. Thefuse ratings andfurther infor-
mation tobe obser vedcan befound inthefuse
assignment diagram.
F F
use assignmen tdiag r use
assignmen tdiag ram: am:
onthefuse boxin the
engine compartment (/page303). *
N NO O
TE TE
Damag eor malfunctions causedby
moist ure Mois
turema ycause damag eto theelectr ical
sy stem orcause itto malfun ction. #
When thefuse boxis open, makesur e
th at no mois turecan enterthefuse box. #
When closing thefuse box,mak esur e
th at theseal ofthelid ispositioned cor-
re ctl yon thefuse box. If
th ene wly inser tedfuse alsoblows,ha ve the
cause traced andrecti/ed ataqu ali/ed special ist
wo rkshop.
Ensur eth efo llo wing beforere placing afuse:
R The vehicle issecur edagains tro lling away.
R Allelec trica lcons umersareswitc hedo..
R The vehicle isswitc hedo..
The elect rical fuse sar elocat edinvarious fuse
bo xes:
R Fuse boxin theengine compartment onthe
leT-h andside oftheve hicle, when viewe din
th edir ection oftrav el (/ page303) R
Fuse boxin thefront passeng erfoot we ll
(/ page304)
R Fuse boxin thecent erofthecar gocom part-
ment (/page305 ) Opening
andclosing t Opening
andclosing the fuse bo he
fuse boxin t x
in the engine he
engine
com com
par par
tment tment
RR
eq equir uir
ements: ements:
R Adr yclo thand ascr ewdriver areav ailabl e.
Obser vetheno teson elect rical fuse s
(/ page302) .
Openi ng Openi
ng &
W W
AR NIN G AR
NIN GRisk ofinjuryfrom using the
wind shield wiperswhen thehood isopen
If th ewindshield wipersst ar tmo ving when the
hood isopen ,yo ucould betrapped bythe
wiper linkage . #
Alwaysswitc ho. thewindshield wipers
and vehicle beforeopen ingthehood. #
Open thehood. Br
eakdo wnassist ance
303 303
#
Remo veanyex istin gmoistur efrom thefuse
bo xusing adr yclo th. #
Loosen screws1. #
Press clam ps2 and liTthefuse boxlid up
and out.
The fuse assignment diagram isin are cess onthe
side ofthefuse box. Closing Closing
#
Chec kwhe ther theseal ispositioned correctl y
in thelid. #
Place thelid on thefuse box. #
Mak esur eth at clam ps2 engage. #
Tight enscrews 1. #
Close thehood. Opening
andclosing t Opening
andclosing the fuse bo he
fuse boxin t x
in the fr he
front ont
passeng passeng
erf er
foo oo
tw tw
ell ell
Obser
vetheno teson elect rical fuse s
(/ page302). Openi
ng Openi
ng #
LiT carpet1 inthedir ection ofthear ro w. 304304
Br
eakdo wnassist ance
#
Loosen screws2 and remo vethefuse box
lid from theto p.
Closing Closing
#
Place thelid on thefuse box. #
Tight enscrews 2. #
Foldbac kth ecar pet. Opening
andclosing t Opening
andclosing the fuse bo he
fuse boxin t x
in the car he
car go go
com com
par par
tment tment
Obser
vetheno teson elect rical fuse s
(/ page302). #
Open thecar gocom partment 0oor. Fu
se box1 islocat edund erneat hth ecar go
com partment 0oor. Br
eakdo wnassist ance
305 305