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NOTE Damage to the vehicle due to incor-
rect use of the towing eye or trailer hitch
When a towing eye or trailer hitch is used to
recover a vehicle, the vehicle may be damaged
in the process.
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Only use the towing eye or trailer hitch to
tow away or tow start the vehicle.
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Do not use the towing eye or trailer hitch
to tow the vehicle during recovery.
Tow-starting the vehicle
Vehicles with automatic transmission
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NOTE Damage to the automatic transmis-
sion due to tow starting
The automatic transmission may be damaged
in the process of tow starting vehicles with
automatic transmission.
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Vehicles with automatic transmission
must not be tow started.
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Vehicles with automatic transmissions must
not be tow-started.
Electrical fuses
Notes on electrical fuses
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WARNING Risk of accident and injury due
to overloaded lines
If you manipulate or bridge a faulty fuse or if
you replace it with a fuse with a higher amper-
age, the electric line could be overloaded.
This could result in a re.
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Always replace faulty fuses with speci-
ed new fuses containing the correct
amperage.
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NOTE Damage due to incorrect fuses
Using incorrect fuses can result in damage to
electrical components or systems or their
functions being considerably restricted.
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Use only fuses approved for Mercedes-
Benz with the respective specied fuse
rating.
Blown fuses must be replaced with fuses of the
same rating, which you can recognize by the color
and the label. The fuse ratings and further infor-
mation to be observed can be found in the fuse
assignment diagram.
Fuse assignment diagram: on the fuse box in the
engine compartment (/ page 311).
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NOTE Damage or malfunctions caused by
moisture
Moisture may cause damage to the electrical
system or cause it to malfunction.
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When the fuse box is open, make sure
that no moisture can enter the fuse box.
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When closing the fuse box, make sure
that the seal of the lid is positioned cor-
rectly on the fuse box.
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