2011 Mercedes C-Class Owner's Manual - Page 268
2011 Mercedes C-Class Manual
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266 Fuses Transporting the vehicle The towing eye can be used to pull the vehicle onto a trailer or transporter for transporting purposes. X Vehicles with manual transmission: shift to neutral. X Vehicles with automatic transmission: turn the SmartKey to position 2 in the ignition lock. X Shift the selector lever to N. As soon as the vehicle has been loaded: X X X Breakdown assistance Prevent the vehicle from rolling away by applying the parking brake. X Vehicles with manual transmission: shift to first gear or reverse gear. X Vehicles with automatic transmission: move the selector lever to P. X Turn the SmartKey to position 0 in the ignition lock and remove the SmartKey. X Secure the vehicle. Depress and hold the brake pedal. Turn the SmartKey to position 2 in the ignition lock. X Depress and hold the clutch pedal. X Shift to neutral. X Release the brake pedal. X Shift to second gear. X Tow-start the vehicle. X Release the clutch pedal slowly and do not depress the accelerator pedal when doing so. The engine is started. X Depress the clutch pedal and shift to neutral. X Engage the parking brake. X Stop the vehicle in a suitable location to remove the tow bar or the tow rope. X Remove the towing eye (Y page 265). X Switch off the hazard warning lamps. ! Only lash the vehicle down by the wheels or wheel rims, not by parts of the vehicle such as axle or steering components. Otherwise, the vehicle could be damaged. Tow-starting (emergency engine starting) When tow-starting, observe the important safety notes (Y page 264). Fuses Important safety notes The fuses in your vehicle serve to close down faulty circuits. If a fuse blows, all the components on the circuit and their functions will fail. G Warning ! Vehicles with an automatic transmission must not be tow-started. You could otherwise damage the automatic transmission. Before tow-starting: Rthe battery must be connected Rthe engine must be cold Rthe catalytic converter must be cold X Switch on the hazard warning lamps(Y page 109). X Install the towing eye (Y page 264). Only use fuses approved by Mercedes-Benz with the specified amperage for the system in question and do not attempt to repair or bridge a blown fuse. Using other than approved fuses or using repaired or bridged fuses may cause an overload leading to a fire, and/or cause damage to electrical components and/or systems. Have the cause determined and remedied by an authorized Mercedes-Benz Center. Blown fuses must be replaced with fuses of the same rating, which you can recognize by the color and value. The fuse ratings are listed in the fuse allocation chart. An authorized