Mercedes-Benz E-Class Wagon, Operator'S Manual

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Installing the towing eye
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Press the mark on cover 1 inwards and
remove.
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Screw in the towing eye clockwise as far as it
will go and tighten.
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Make sure that cover 1 engages in the
bumper when you remove the towing eye.
* NOTE Damage due to incorrect use of
the towing eye
When a towing eye is used to recover a vehi‐
cle, the vehicle may be damaged in the proc‐
ess.
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Only use the towing eye to tow away or
tow start the vehicle.
Tow starting the vehicle (emergency engine
starting)
Vehicles with automatic transmission
* NOTE Damage to the automatic trans‐
mission 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 transmission 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
amperage, the electric line could be overloa‐
ded.
This could result in a fire.
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Always replace faulty fuses with speci‐
fied new fuses containing the correct
amperage.
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NOTE Damage caused by incorrect fuses
Incorrect fuses may cause damage to electri‐
cal components or systems.
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Only use Mercedes-Benz approved
fuses with the correct fuse rating.
Blown fuses must be replaced with fuses of the
same rating, which you can recognize by the
color and fuse rating. For engine compartment
362 Breakdown assistance