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Only use the towing eye to tow away or
tow start the vehicle.
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arting v
ting vehicle (emerg
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ency engine star
art)t)
VVehicles wit
ehicles with aut
h automatic tr
omatic transmission
ansmission
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NO
NOTE
TE 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.
#
Vehicles with automatic transmission
must not be tow started.
#
Do not tow start vehicles with automatic trans-
mission.
Electr
Electrical fuses
ical fuses
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es on electrical fuses
ical fuses
&
W
WARNING
ARNING 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.
#
Always replace faulty fuses with speci ed
new fuses containing the correct amper-
age.
*
NNOOTE
TE Damage due to incorrect fuses
Electrical components or systems could be
damaged by incorrect fuses.
#
Only use fuses which have been
approved by Freightliner Sprinter and
which have the correct fuse rating.
The electrical fuses in your vehicle switch o
defective circuits. If a fuse blows, all the compo-
nents on the circuit and their functions will cease
to operate.
Blown fuses must be replaced with fuses of an
equivalent speci cation, which you can determine
by the color and fuse rating. The fuse allocation
chart and further information on the electric fuses
and relays can be found in the "Fuse allocation
chart" supplement.
*
NNOOTE
TE Damage or malfunctions caused by
moisture
Moisture may cause damage to the electrical
system or cause it to malfunction.
#
When the fuse box is open, make sure
that no moisture can enter the fuse box.
#
When closing the fuse box, make sure
that the seal of the lid is positioned cor-
rectly on the fuse box.
If the new fuse which has been inserted also
blows, have the cause traced and recti ed at a
quali ed specialist workshop.
Make sure of the following before replacing a fuse:
R
the vehicle is secured such that it does not roll
away
R
all electrical consumers are switched o
R
the ignition is switched o
The fuses are located in various fuse boxes:
R
fuse box in the front-passenger footwell
(
/
page 234)
R
fuse box in the seat base of the driver's seat
(
/
page 233)
Opening t
Opening the fuse bo
he fuse box in t
x in the seat base of t
he seat base of the dr
he driv-
iv-
er's seat
er's seat
#
TTo open:
o open: press down and unclip fasteners
1
on the cover.
#
Remove the cover.
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TTo close:
o close: press the cover rmly into the seat
base until fasteners
1
clip in.
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