Engine Compartment - Mercedes-Benz S-Class 2009 Owner's Manual

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Engine compartment

Bonnet
G
Risk of accident
Do not pull the release lever while the vehicle
is in motion. If you do so, the bonnet may open
up and block your view.
G
Risk of accident and injury
Vehicles with BlueHYBRID*: make sure that
you read the "BlueHYBRID" supplement. You
may otherwise fail to detect dangers.
Opening
G
Risk of injury
There is a risk of injury if the bonnet is open,
even if the engine is not running.
Some engine components can become very
hot.
To avoid the risk of burns, only touch those
components described in the Owner's Manual
and observe the relevant safety notes.
G
Risk of injury
The radiator fan between the radiator and the
engine can start automatically, even if the key
has been removed from the ignition lock. For
this reason, you must not reach into the fan
rotation area. Otherwise, you could be
injured.
* optional
Version: 2.11.7.7
Engine compartment
Vehicles with a petrol engine:
The electronic ignition system uses high volt-
age. For this reason, you must never touch
components of the ignition system (ignition
coil, ignition cable, spark plug connector or
test socket) when:
the engine is running.
R
the engine is being started.
R
the ignition is switched on and the engine
R
is being cranked by hand.
You could otherwise suffer an electric shock
and be seriously or even fatally injured.
Vehicles with a diesel engine:
The electronic injection control uses high volt-
age. Therefore, never touch fuel injection sys-
tem components when:
the engine is running.
R
the engine is being started.
R
the ignition is switched on.
R
You could otherwise suffer an electric shock
and be seriously or even fatally injured.
Make sure that the windscreen wipers are
X
switched off.
G
Risk of injury
The windscreen wipers and wiper linkage
could be set in motion.
When the bonnet is open, you or others could
be injured by the wiper rods.
Make sure that the windscreen wiper is
switched off. Remove the key or make sure
that no ignition level has been selected on
KEYLESS GO*. In the instrument cluster, all of
the indicator lamps must be out.
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