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Replacing components

MOBILITY

Replacing components

Vehicle features and options

Wiper blades

Safety information

NOTICE

This chapter describes all standard, coun-

try-specific and optional equipment offered

with the series. It also describes features

and functions that are not necessarily avail-

able in the vehicle, e.g., due to the selected

options or country versions. This also ap-

plies to safety-related functions and sys-

tems. When using these functions and sys-

tems, the applicable laws and regulations

must be observed.

The window may sustain damage if the

wiper falls onto it without the wiper

blade installed. There is a risk of damage

to property. Hold the wiper firmly when

changing the wiper blade. Do not fold in or

switch on the wiper without a wiper blade

installed.

Onboard vehicle tool kit

NOTICE

Folded-away wipers can be jammed when

the hood is opened. There is a risk of dam-

age to property. Make sure that the wipers

with the wiper blades mounted are folded

down onto the windshield before opening

the hood.

Replacing the front wiper blades

1. To change the wiper blades, bring wip-

ers into fold-out position.

The bag containing the onboard vehicle tool

kit is located beneath the cargo floor panel.

2. Fold out and hold the wiper arm firmly.

After use, secure the bag with the onboard

vehicle tool kit on a lashing eye again.

3. Press button, arrow 1, and pull out the

wiper blade, arrow 2.

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A replacement bulb set is available from an

authorized service center or another quali-

fied service center or repair shop.

4. Attach a new wiper blade. The wiper

blade must engage audibly.

5. Fold in the wiper arm.

Follow the safety information, refer to

page 284.

Replacing rear wiper blades

1. Fold out and hold the wiper arm firmly.

Light-emitting diodes (LEDs)

2. Turn back the wiper blade to the stop.

Some items of equipment use light-emitting

diodes installed behind a cover as a light

source. These light-emitting diodes are re-

lated to conventional lasers and are offi-

cially designated as Class 1 light-emitting

diodes.

Follow the safety information, refer to

page 284.

Safety information

Lights and bulbs

3. Push the wiper blade out of the fasten-

ing by continuing to turn it to the stop.

4. Insert the new wiper blade by following

the steps in reverse order. The wiper

blade must engage audibly.

Warning

Bulbs can get hot during operation. Con-

tact with the bulbs can cause burns. There

is a risk of injury. Only change bulbs after

they have cooled off.

5. Fold in the wiper arm.

Light and bulb replacement

Warning

General information

Lights and bulbs

Lights and bulbs make an essential contri-

bution to driving safety.

Work on switched-on lighting systems can

cause short circuits. There is a risk of in-

jury or risk of damage to property. When

working on the lighting system, switch off

the lights in question. If necessary, heed

the bulb manufacturer's instructions.

Except for the side turn signal lamps and

the lights in the rear bumper, all headlights

and lights are designed in LED technology.

The vehicle manufacturer recommends hav-

ing necessary work performed by an au-

thorized service center or another qualified

service center or repair shop if you are un-

familiar with performing this work or if it

has not been described here.

NOTICE

Dirty bulbs have a reduced service life.

There is a risk of damage to property. Do

not hold new glass bulbs with your bare

hands. Use a clean cloth or something sim-

ilar, or hold the bulb by its base.

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In the event of a malfunction, contact an au-

thorized service center or another qualified

service center or repair shop.

Light-emitting diodes (LEDs)

Warning

Intense brightness can irritate or damage

the retina of the eye. There is a risk of

injury. Do not look directly into the head-

lights or other light sources. Do not re-

move the LED covers.

Tail lights in bumpers

Follow the general instructions on lights

and bulbs, refer to page 284.

In addition, the tail lights in the bumper

assume the functions of the brake light, tail

light and turn signals, if the split doors are

open.

Headlight glass

The inside of the headlight glass can fog

up in cool or humid weather. When driving

with the lights switched on, the condensa-

tion evaporates after a short time. The head-

light glass does not need to be changed.

Overview

If, despite driving with the headlights

switched on, moisture such as water drop-

lets increasingly forms in the light, have the

headlights checked.

Tail lights, bulb exchange

Overview

1

2

Tail lights/brake lights/turn signal

Brake lights/turn signals

Tail lights/brake lights/turn signal

21-watt bulbs, P21W.

1. Press out cover below the tail light.

1

2

3

4

Tail lights in split doors

Tail lights in bumpers

License plate light

Center brake light

2. Remove the screwdriver from the on-

board vehicle tool kit.

Tail lights in split doors, Union Jack

All lamps in the split doors feature LED

technology.

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3. Pull the screwdriver blade from the han-

dle and place it on the Phillips screw

head in the bumper.

7. Turn the light bracket counter-clock-

wise and remove nonworking bulb.

8. To insert the new bulb and install the

tail light, proceed in reverse order of re-

moval. Make sure that the light bracket

sits tight in the tail light.

4. Attach the screw driver handle with the

slot to the blade, arrow 1.

Central brake light and license plate

lights

Follow the general instructions on lights

and bulbs, refer to page 284.

The lights feature LED technology. In the

event of a malfunction, contact an author-

ized service center or another qualified

service center or repair shop.

5. Loosen screw in the bumper, arrow 2.

6. Pull tail light from the bumper.

Side turn signal lamps, bulb

exchange

Follow the general instructions on lights

and bulbs, refer to page 284.

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Bulbs:

With white lens: WY5W.

Vehicle battery

–

1. Open the hood. The covers of the side

turn signal lamps are on the left and

right next to the hinges of the hood.

General information

The battery is maintenance-free.

More information on the battery can be re-

quested from an authorized service center

or another qualified service center or repair

shop.

Safety information

DANGER

Contact with live components can lead to

an electric shock. There is a risk of injury

or danger to life. Do not touch any compo-

nents that are under voltage.

2. Loosen the nuts of the cover by hand or

with the onboard vehicle tool kit, refer

to page 283, and remove the cover.

Warning

Vehicle batteries that are not compatible

can damage vehicle systems and impair

vehicle functions. There is a risk of an

accident and damage to property. Only ve-

hicle batteries that are compatible with

the vehicle type should be installed in

the vehicle. Information on compatible ve-

hicle batteries is available at an authorized

service center.

3. Turn the bulb socket counterclockwise

and remove.

Registering the battery to the

vehicle

The vehicle manufacturer recommends hav-

ing an authorized service center or another

qualified service center or repair shop regis-

ter the vehicle battery to the vehicle after

the battery has been changed. Once the bat-

tery has been registered again, all comfort

features will be available without limitation

and any Check Control messages displayed

which relate to comfort features will disap-

pear.

4. Replace the bulb.

5. To insert the new bulb, proceed in re-

verse order of removal.

Insert the nuts of the cover and press

down.

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Memory function: store the positions

again.

Charging the battery

General information

Make sure that the battery is always suffi-

ciently charged to guarantee that the bat-

tery remains usable for its full service life.

–

Time: update.

Date: update.

Glass sunroof: initialize the system.

Disposing of old batteries

A discharged battery is indicated by

a red indicator light.

Have old batteries disposed of by

an authorized service center or an-

other qualified service center or re-

pair shop, or take them to a collection point.

Charge the battery when acceleration is in-

sufficient.

The following circumstances can have a

negative effect on the performance of the

battery:

Maintain the filled battery in an upright po-

sition for transport and storage. Secure the

battery so that it does not tip over during

transport.

–

Frequent short-distance drives.

Stationary periods of more than one

month.

Fuses

Safety information

Warning

Battery chargers that charge the vehicle

battery via sockets or cigarette lighters in

the vehicle may overload or damage the

12 V electrical system. There is a risk of

injury or risk of damage to property. Only

connect battery chargers for the vehicle

battery to the jump-start terminals in the

engine compartment.

Warning

Incorrect and repaired fuses can overload

electrical lines and components. There is

a risk of fire. Never attempt to repair a

blown fuse. Do not replace a nonworking

fuse with a substitute of another color or

amperage rating.

Charging the battery

Charge the battery only when the engine is

off and via the jump-start terminals, refer to

page 293, in the engine compartment.

Power interruption

After a power interruption, some equipment

needs to be newly initialized or individual

settings updated, for example:

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Accessing the fuses

The fuses are located in the glove compart-

ment.

1. Open the glove compartment.

2. Swing the cover down, arrow.

Information on the fuse layout, as well as

the positions of any other fuse boxes, is

fusecard.

Where applicable, information on the fuse

layout is also found on a separate sheet in

the fuse box.

Replacing fuses

The vehicle manufacturer recommends hav-

ing the fuses replaced by an authorized

service center or another qualified service

center or repair shop.

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