Mak
esur eof thefo llo wing beforeper form ing
ta sk sin theengine compartmen t: #
Swi tchth eignition off. #
Neverre ac hint oth edang erzon esur‐
ro und ingmovingco mp onent s,e.g. the
ro tatio nar ea ofthefa n. #
Remo vejewe leryand watche s. #
Keep items ofclo thing and hair away
fr om moving parts. &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryfrom touc hin g
co mp onent sunder voltag e
The ignit ionsystem and thefuel injec tion
sy stem workund erhigh voltag e. Youco uld
re cei vean elec tric shoc k. #
Neverto uc hco mp onent sof theignition
sy stem orthefuel injec tionsystem
when theignition isswitc hedon. The
livecom ponen tsinclude thefo llo wing, for
ex am ple:
R Ignition coils R
Fuelinjec tors
R Electriclines totheignition coilsorthefuel
injec tors &
WARNIN GRisk ofburnsfrom hotcom‐
ponent partsintheengine compartmen t
Cer tain com pone ntpar tsintheengine com‐
par tmen tcan bevery hot,e.g. theengine,
th ecooler andpartsof theex haus tsy stem. #
Allo wtheengine tocool down and only
to uc hco mp onent partsdescr ibedin
th efo llo wing. &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryfrom using the
winds hieldwiper swhile theengine hood
is open
When theengine hoodisopen andthewind‐
shield wipersar ese tin mo tion ,yo ucan be
tr apped bythewiper linkage. #
Alw aysswitc hof fth ewindshield wipers
and ignition beforeopening theengine
hood. Opening
thehood #
Pull onhand le1 twic e.
The hood willbereleased andopen slightly. #
Then liftth ehood byhand. Maint
enance andcare33
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Ascr ewdriver wit han appr opriatehead
Opening
% Depen dingontheve hicle equipment, access
to thefuse boxma ybe limit ed.Mer cedes-
Benz recomme ndsconsu lting aqu alif ied
spec ialistwo rkshop, e.g.anaut hor ized
Mer cedes-Benz Center. &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryfrom using the
winds hieldwiper swhile theengine hood
is open
When theengine hoodisopen andthewind‐
shield wipersar ese tin mo tion ,yo ucan be
tr apped bythewiper linkage. #
Alw aysswitc hof fth ewindshield wipers
and ignition beforeopening theengine
hood. #
Release thero tary catc hesoncover1 and
pul lth eco verup and out. #
Remo veanyex istin gmois turefrom thefuse
bo xusing adr yclo th. #
Dep endingontheve hicle equipment, ther e
ma ybe anelectr icalcom ponen t2 onthe
fuse boxlid .If pr esent, unscrewscrew 3
and putthecom ponen tto theside without
discon nectingtheelectr icalconnect ion. #
Ifpr esent ,re lease hoses 4from there tain‐
ing clips onthefuse boxand vehicle body. 362
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