Engine Compartment - Mercedes-Benz V-Class Operating Instructions Manual

Opening the bonnet
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WARNING
If you open the bonnet while the engine is
overheating or while there is a fire in the
engine compartment, you could come into
contact with hot gases or other leaking ser-
vice products. There is a danger of injury.
Allow an overheating engine to cool down
before opening the bonnet. If there is a fire in
the engine compartment, leave the bonnet
closed and notify the fire brigade.
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 components descri-
bed in the following.
! Make sure that the windscreen wipers are
not folded away from the windscreen. Other-
wise, you could damage the windscreen wip-
ers or the bonnet.
Observe the safety notes when you open the
bonnet.
X
Stop your vehicle on level ground, as far away
from traffic as possible.
X
Switch off the engine.
X
Secure the vehicle against rolling away
Y
( page 189).
X
Pull release handle : on the bonnet.
The bonnet is released.
Engine compartment
X
Reach into the gap, push lever ; of bonnet
catch to the left and lift the bonnet.
If you open the bonnet approximately 40 cm,
the bonnet is opened and held open automat-
ically by the gas-filled strut.
Closing the bonnet
G
WARNING
Cloths or other flammable materials left in the
engine compartment can ignite if they come
into contact with the exhaust system or parts
of the engine that heat up. There is a risk of
fire. After carrying out maintenance work,
make sure that no extraneous flammable
material is left in the engine compartment or
on the exhaust system.
! Do not use your hands to push the bonnet
down. You could damage it otherwise.
X
Lower the bonnet and allow it to fall with
momentum from a height of approximately
30 cm.
The bonnet locks audibly.
X
Check that the bonnet is correctly locked.
If the bonnet can be raised slightly, it is not
properly engaged. If the bonnet is not cor-
rectly engaged, open the bonnet again. Let
the bonnet fall with a little more momentum.
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