Rear towing eye(vehicles withpassenger vehicle
approval)
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Rear towing eye 2 is permanentlyattached
to thevehicle.
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NOTE Damage due to incorrect use of
thetowing eye
When atowing eyeisused to recoveravehi‐
cle, thevehicle maybedamaged in theproc‐
ess.
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Onlyuse thetowing eyetotow away or
towstartthe vehicle.
Towstarting vehicle(emergency engine start)
Vehicles with automatic transmission
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NOTE Damage to theautomatic trans‐
mission due to towstarting
The automatic transmissionmay be damaged
in theprocess of towstartingvehicles with
automatic transmission.
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Vehicles withautomatic transmission
mustnot be towstarted.
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Do nottow startvehicles withautomatic
transmission.
Electrical fuses
Notesonelectrical fuses
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WARNING Risk of accident and injury
duetooverloaded lines
If youmanipulateorbridgeafaulty fuse or if
youreplace it withafuse withahigher
amperage, theelectric line could be overloa‐
ded.
This could result in afire.
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Always replace faulty fuseswithspeci‐
fied newfuses containing thecorrect
amperage.
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NOTE Damage due to incorrect fuses
Electricalcomponents or systems could be
damaged by incorrect fuses.
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Only use fuses which have been
approvedbyMercedes-Benzand which
have thecorrect fuserating.
Theelectricalfuses in your vehicle switchoff
defectivecircuits. If afuse blows,all thecompo‐
nentsonthe circuit and their functions will cease
to operate.
Blown fuses mustbereplaced withfuses of an
equivalent specification,whichyou can deter‐
mine by thecolor and fuse rating.The fuse allo‐
cation chartand further information on theelec‐
tric fuses and relays can be found in the"Fuse
allocation chart" supplement.
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NOTE Damage or malfunctionscaused by
moisture
Moisturemay cause damage to theelectrical
system or cause it to malfunction.
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When thefuse boxisopen, makesure
that no moisturecan enter thefuse box.
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When closing thefuse box, makesure
that theseal of thelid is positioned cor‐
rectly on thefuse box.
If thenew fuse whichhas been insertedalso
blows,have thecause traced and rectified at a
qualified specialistworkshop.
Makesureofthe following beforereplacing a
fuse:
R
thevehicle is secured suchthat it does not
roll away
R
all electrical consumers areswitched off
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