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ltag eelectr icalsystem maybe damag ed
alt hough thedamag eis no tvisible. #
Nevermak ean ymodi/ca tionsto the
high- voltag eon-boar delectr icalsystem. #
Donotswitc hon oruse theve hicle ifits
high- voltag eon-boar delectr icalsystem
com ponents have been modi/ed ordam-
ag ed. #
Neverto uc hdamag edcom ponents of
th ehigh-v oltageon-boar delectr icalsys-
te m. #
ATer anaccident, donotto uc han ycom-
ponents ofthehigh-v oltageon-boar d
electr icalsystem. #
ATer anaccident, have theve hicle trans-
por tedawa y. #
Have thecom ponents ofthehigh-v oltage
on-boar delectr icalsystem checkedat a
qu ali/ed special istwo rkshop and
re placed ifnecessar y. RR
eq eq
uir uir
ements: ements:
Onl ydisconnect thehigh-v oltageon-boar delectr i-
cal system manuall yin thefo llo wing situations:
R The 0075 restr aint system warning lamplights
up intheInstr ument Display,e.g. aTer an
accident.
R The vehicle isbadl ydamag ed,e.g.aTer an
acciden t,and there str aint system comp o-
nent sha ve notbee ntrigg ered.
Ope r Ope
rating t ating
the high -v he
high -volt olt
ag ag
edis conne ctde e
dis conne ctdevice vice
Onl ydis conne ctthehigh-v oltageon-boar delectr i-
cal system manuall yin theabo ve-mentio nedsit-
uatio ns. #
Switc ho. theve hicle. #
ShiT thetransmission toposition 005D. #
Appl yth eelectr icpar king brak e. #
Secur eth eve hicle agains tro lling away. #
Open thehood. #
Press release tab1 inthedir ection ofthe
ar ro w and pullitout. #
Pullhigh- voltag edisconnect device 2inthe
dir ection ofthear ro w unt ilit eng ages.
The high- voltag eon-boar delectr icalsystem is
switc hedo..
All workon thedr ive sy stem (including aTerdis-
connecting thehigh-v oltageon-boar delectr ical 144144
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iving andparking
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Switcho. theve hicle. #
Neverto uc hth edang erzones surround-
ing moving components, e.g.thero tation
ar ea ofthefa n. #
Remo vejewe leryand watches . #
Keep items ofclo thing and hair away
fr om moving parts. &
W W
AR NIN G AR
NIN GRisk ofbur nsfrom hotcom po-
nen tsintheengine compartment
Cer tain com ponents intheengine compart-
ment canbevery hot,e.g .th edr ive sy stem
and thecooler . #
Allo wthedr ive sy stem tocool down and
to uc honl yth ecom ponents described
belo w. &
W W
ARNI NG ARNI
NGRisk ofinjur yfrom 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 theve hicle /rst ifyo uneed toopen
th ehood. Opening
t Opening
the hood he
hood #
Torelease thehood, pullonhandle 1. #
Push yello whandle 1onthehood catchto
th eleT asfaras itwill go(palm down wards).
LiT thehood untilitis aut omaticall yra ised by
th epneumatic spring.
Closing t Closing
the hood he
hood #
Lowe rth ehood andletit dr op from aheight of
appr oximat ely8 in (20 cm). Maint
enance andcare
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Ifth ehood canstillbeliTed slightl y,open the
hood again and close itwit halit tle forc euntil
it eng ages cor rectl y. ChecChec
kingt king
the coolant lev he
coolant level el
&
W W
ARNIN G ARNIN
GRisk ofscalding from hotcool-
ant
If yo uopen thecap when thedr ive sy stem is
at oper ating temp eratur e,youma yscald your-
self. #
Allo wtheve hicle tocool beforeopen ing
th ecap. #
When opening thecap, wearprotectiv e
glo vesand protectiv eey ewe ar. #
Torelease thepr essur e,slo wly open the
cap. #
Onlyha ve thecoolant checkedor re/ll ed ata
qu ali/ed special istwo rkshop. AA
ddin gw ddin
gwasher asher
0uid 0uid
t t
o t o
the wind shield w he
wind shield washer sy asher
sys- s-
t t
em em
&
W W
AR NIN G AR
NIN GRisk ofbur nsfrom hotcom po-
nen tsintheengine compartment
Cer tain com ponents intheengine compart-
ment canbevery hot,e.g .th edr ive sy stem
and thecooler . #
Allo wthedr ive sy stem tocool down and
to uc honl yth ecom ponents described
belo w. &
W W
ARNI NG ARNI
NGRisk of/reand injur yfrom
wind shield washer conce ntrate
Wi ndsh ieldwasher conce ntrate ishighl y0am-
mable. #
Avoid /re, open 0ames, smoking andthe
cr eation ofspar kswhen usingwind shield
wa sher conce ntrate. #
Remo vecap 1bytheta b. #
Addwa sher 0uid.
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tenanc eand care