2003 Mercedes E-Class Owner's Manual - Page 6

2003 Mercedes E-Class Manual

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Contents Tires and wheels ...268 Important guidelines ...268 Life of tire...269 Direction of rotation ...269 Checking tire inflation pressure ...269 Rotating wheels...272 Winter driving...273 Winter tires...273 Block heater (Canada only) ...274 Snow chains ...274 Maintenance ...275 Flexible Service System PLUS (FSS PLUS) ...275 Clearing the service indicator...275 Service term exceeded...276 Calling up the service indicator ...276 Resetting the service indicator...276 Setting the date for special works 278 Calling up the service data information...279 Vehicle care ...280 Cleaning and care of vehicle ...280 Practical hints...What to do if ... ...Lamps in instrument cluster ...Lamp in center console...Messages in the display ...Where will I find ...? ...First aid kit ...Spare wheel ...Luggage box...Vehicle tool kit ...Unlocking/locking in an emergency .. Unlocking the vehicle...Locking the vehicle ...Changing batteries...Fuel filler flap emergency release Manually unlocking the transmission selector lever ...Opening/closing in an emergency...Sliding/pop-up roof* or panorama sliding/pop-up roof* ... 287 288 288 294 295 324 324 324 325 326 327 327 328 328 329 330 331 331 Replacing bulbs ...Bulbs...Replacing bulbs for front lamps ...Replacing bulbs for rear lamps ...Replacing wiper blades...Replacing wiper blades ...Flat tire ...Preparing the vehicle ...Mounting the spare wheel ...Batteries...Disconnecting the battery...Removing the battery...Charging and reinstalling the battery ...Reconnecting the batteries...Jump starting ...Towing the vehicle...Towing the vehicle ...Installing towing eye bolt ...Fuses...Fuse box in passenger compartment ... 332 332 334 336 337 337 338 338 338 343 344 344 344 345 346 348 348 350 352 352

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Contents
Tires and wheels
................................
268
Important guidelines
....................
268
Life of tire
.....................................
269
Direction of rotation
.....................
269
Checking tire inflation pressure ... 269
Rotating wheels
............................
272
Winter driving
.....................................
273
Winter tires
...................................
273
Block heater (Canada only)
..........
274
Snow chains
.................................
274
Maintenance
......................................
275
Flexible Service System PLUS (FSS
PLUS)
...........................................
275
Clearing the service indicator
.......
275
Service term exceeded
.................
276
Calling up the service indicator
....
276
Resetting the service indicator
.....
276
Setting the date for special works 278
Calling up the service data
information
...................................
279
Vehicle care
.......................................
280
Cleaning and care of vehicle
........
280
Practical hints
..................................
287
What to do if …
..................................
288
Lamps in instrument cluster
........
288
Lamp in center console
................
294
Messages in the display
...............
295
Where will I find ...?
...........................
324
First aid kit
...................................
324
Spare wheel
.................................
324
Luggage box
.................................
325
Vehicle tool kit
.............................
326
Unlocking/locking in an emergency.. 327
Unlocking the vehicle
...................
327
Locking the vehicle
......................
328
Changing batteries
.......................
328
Fuel filler flap emergency release
329
Manually unlocking the
transmission selector lever
..........
330
Opening/closing in an emergency
.....
331
Sliding/pop-up roof* or
panorama sliding/pop-up roof* ... 331
Replacing bulbs
.................................
332
Bulbs
............................................
332
Replacing bulbs for front lamps ... 334
Replacing bulbs for rear lamps
....
336
Replacing wiper blades
......................
337
Replacing wiper blades
................
337
Flat tire
..............................................
338
Preparing the vehicle
...................
338
Mounting the spare wheel
...........
338
Batteries
............................................
343
Disconnecting the battery
............
344
Removing the battery
...................
344
Charging and reinstalling the
battery
.........................................
344
Reconnecting the batteries
..........
345
Jump starting
.....................................
346
Towing the vehicle
.............................
348
Towing the vehicle
.......................
348
Installing towing eye bolt
.............
350
Fuses
.................................................
352
Fuse box in passenger
compartment
...............................
352