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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. &
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AR NIN G AR
NIN GRisk ofinjuryfrom touc hing live
com ponents
The ignition system and thefuel injection sys-
te m oper atewit hahigh voltag e. Youcould
re ceiv ean elect ric shoc k. #
Neverto uc hcom ponents oftheignition
sy stem orfuel injection system when the
ve hicle isswitc hedon. The
livecom pone ntsincl ude thefo llo wing, for
ex am ple:
R Ignition coils
R Fuelinject ors R
Electr iclines totheignition coilsandthefuel
inject ors &
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ARNING ARNING
Riskofbur nsfrom hotcom po-
nent partsintheengine compartment
Cer tain com ponent partsintheengine com-
par tment canbevery hot,e.g .th eengine, the
cooler andpartsof theex haus tsy stem. #
Allow theengine tocool down and only
to uc hcom ponent partsdescr ibedinthe
fo llo wing. &
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ARNIN G ARNIN
GRisk 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. Maint
enance andcare
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ChecChec
kingt king
the coolant lev he
coolant level el
&
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ARNIN G ARNIN
GRisk ofbur nsfrom hotcom po-
nent partsintheengine compartment
Cer tain com ponent partsintheengine com-
par tment canbevery hot,e.g .th eengine, the
cooler andpartsof theex haus tsy stem. #
Allow theengine tocool down and only
to uc hcom ponent partsdescr ibedinthe
fo llo wing. &
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ARNIN G ARNIN
GRisk ofscalding from hotcool-
ant
If yo uopen thecap, youcould bescalde d. #
Letth emo torcool down beforeopening
th ecap. #
When opening thecap, wearprotectiv e
glo vesand safetygl asses. #
Open thecap slowly torelease pressur e. #
Park theve hicle onaleve lsur face. #
Chec kth ecoolant temp eratur edispla yon the
inst rument displa y.
The coolant temp eratur emust beinthebo t-
to m quarterof thete mp eratur eindicat or. #
Slowly turncap 1count er-cloc kwiseto
re lease overpressur e. #
Con tinue turnin gcap 1coun ter-cloc kwise
and remo veit.
The coolant leve lis cor rect inthefo llo wing cases :
R Ifth eengine iscold, thecoolant isup to
mar kerbar 2.
R Ifth eengine iswa rm,th ecoolant isup to
0.6 in(1.5 cm)overth emar kerbar 2. #
Ifnecessar y,re/ll withcoo lantth at has been
appr ovedfo rMer cedes-Benz.
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ddin g ddin
g0uid 0uid
t t
o t o
the wind shield w he
wind shield washer syst asher
system em
&
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AR NIN G AR
NIN GRisk ofinjurydue tomo ving
par ts
Com ponen tsintheengine compartment may
continue torunor star tune xpectedl yev en
when thedr ive sy stem isswitc hedo..
Obser vethefo llo wing ifyo umust open the
hood: #
Switcho. theve hicle. Main
tenanc eand care
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