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Transporting the vehicle
The towing eye can be used to pull the vehicle
onto a trailer or transporter for transporting
purposes.
X
Vehicles with manual transmission:
shift to neutral.
X
Vehicles with automatic transmission:
turn the SmartKey to position 2 in the
ignition lock.
X
Shift the selector lever to N.
As soon as the vehicle has been loaded:
X
Prevent the vehicle from rolling away by
applying the parking brake.
X
Vehicles with manual transmission:
shift to first gear or reverse gear.
X
Vehicles with automatic transmission:
move the selector lever to P.
X
Turn the SmartKey to position 0 in the
ignition lock and remove the SmartKey.
X
Secure the vehicle.
!
Only lash the vehicle down by the wheels
or wheel rims, not by parts of the vehicle
such as axle or steering components.
Otherwise, the vehicle could be damaged.
Tow-starting (emergency engine
starting)
When tow-starting, observe the important
safety notes (Y page 264).
!
Vehicles with an automatic transmission
must not be tow-started. You could
otherwise damage the automatic
transmission.
Before tow-starting:
R
the battery must be connected
R
the engine must be cold
R
the catalytic converter must be cold
X
Switch on the hazard warning
lamps(Y page 109).
X
Install the towing eye (Y page 264).
X
Depress and hold the brake pedal.
X
Turn the SmartKey to position 2 in the
ignition lock.
X
Depress and hold the clutch pedal.
X
Shift to neutral.
X
Release the brake pedal.
X
Shift to second gear.
X
Tow-start the vehicle.
X
Release the clutch pedal slowly and do not
depress the accelerator pedal when doing
so.
The engine is started.
X
Depress the clutch pedal and shift to
neutral.
X
Engage the parking brake.
X
Stop the vehicle in a suitable location to
remove the tow bar or the tow rope.
X
Remove the towing eye (Y page 265).
X
Switch off the hazard warning lamps.
Fuses
Important safety notes
The fuses in your vehicle serve to close down
faulty circuits. If a fuse blows, all the
components on the circuit and their functions
will fail.
G
Warning
Only use fuses approved by Mercedes-Benz
with the specified amperage for the system in
question and do not attempt to repair or
bridge a blown fuse. Using other than
approved fuses or using repaired or bridged
fuses may cause an overload leading to a fire,
and/or cause damage to electrical
components and/or systems. Have the cause
determined and remedied by an authorized
Mercedes-Benz Center.
Blown fuses must be replaced with fuses of
the same rating, which you can recognize by
the color and value. The fuse ratings are listed
in the fuse allocation chart. An authorized
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Fuses
Breakdown assistance
BA 204 USA, CA Edition A 2011; 1; 5, en-US
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