Mercedes-Benz 2013 S-CLASS, Owner'S Manual

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bonnet has been triggered, pedestrian pro-
tection may be limited.
Resetting
G
WARNING
Certain components in the engine compart-
ment could be very hot, e.g. the engine, the
radiator and parts of the exhaust system.
There is a risk of injury when accessing the
engine compartment.
As far as possible, allow the engine to cool
down and only touch the following compo-
nents.
X
Open the bonnet (
Y
page 401).
X
Lift up the bonnet carefully (approx. 45°
position) until the hinges engage audibly.
X
Close the bonnet (
Y
page 402).
Opening the bonnet
G WARNING
Certain components in the engine compart-
ment could be very hot, e.g. the engine, the
radiator and parts of the exhaust system.
There is a risk of injury when accessing the
engine compartment.
As far as possible, allow the engine to cool
down and only touch the following compo-
nents.
G WARNING
When the bonnet is open, and the windscreen
wipers are set in motion, you can be injured
by the wiper linkage. There is a risk of injury.
Always switch off the windscreen wipers and
the ignition before opening the bonnet.
!
Make sure that the windscreen wipers are
not folded away from the windscreen. Oth-
erwise, you could damage the windscreen
wipers or the bonnet.
X
Make sure that the windscreen wipers are
switched off.
X
Pull release lever : on the bonnet.
The bonnet is released.
X
Reach into the gap, pull bonnet catch han-
dle ; up and lift the bonnet.
If you lift the bonnet approximately 40 cm,
the bonnet is opened and held open auto-
matically by the gas-filled struts.
Engine compartment
401
Maint
enance
and
care
Z