Mercedes-Benz GLK 300 4MATIC 2012 Owner's Manual page 349

Electrical fuses
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Switch on the hazard warning lamps
X
( page 114).
Y
Fit the towing eye (
X
Secure the rigid towing bar or the towing
X
rope.
Depress and hold the brake pedal.
X
Turn the key to position 2 in the ignition
X
lock.
Depress the clutch pedal and keep it
X
depressed.
Engage neutral.
X
Release the brake pedal.
X
Tow-start the vehicle.
X
Engage second gear.
X
Release the clutch pedal slowly; do not
X
depress the accelerator pedal while doing
so.
The engine is started.
Depress the clutch pedal and shift to neu-
X
tral.
Stop at a suitable place.
X
Depress the parking brake.
X
Remove the rigid towing bar or towing rope.
X
Remove the towing eye (
X
Switch off the hazard warning lamps.
X
Electrical fuses
Important safety notes
G
WARNING
Only use fuses that have been approved for
Mercedes-Benz vehicles and which have the
correct fuse rating for the systems con-
cerned. Do not attempt to repair or bridge
faulty fuses. Using fuses which have not been
approved or attempting to repair or bridge
faulty fuses could cause the fuse to be over-
loaded and result in a fire. Have the cause
traced and rectified at a qualified specialist
workshop.
! Only use fuses that have been approved
for Mercedes-Benz vehicles and which
page 343).
Y
page 344).
Y
have the correct fuse rating for the system
concerned. Otherwise, components or sys-
tems could be damaged.
The fuses in your vehicle serve to disconnect
faulty circuits. If a fuse blows, all the compo-
nents on the circuit and their functions will
fail.
Blown fuses must be replaced with fuses of
the same rating, which you can recognise by
the colour and fuse rating. The fuse ratings
are listed in the fuse allocation chart.
If the newly inserted fuse also blows, have the
cause traced and rectified at a qualified spe-
cialist workshop, e.g. a Mercedes-Benz
Service Centre.
Before replacing a fuse
Secure the vehicle against rolling away
X
( page 164).
Y
Switch off all electrical consumers.
X
Turn the key to position 0 in the ignition
X
lock and remove it (
or
On vehicles with KEYLESS-GO, make sure
X
the ignition is switched off (
All indicator lamps in the instrument cluster
must be off.
The fuses are located in various fuse boxes:
fuse box on the driver's side of the dash-
R
board
fuse box in the engine compartment on the
R
left-hand side of the vehicle, when viewed
in the direction of travel
fuse box in the stowage well under the lug-
R
gage compartment floor on the right-hand
side of the vehicle, when viewed in the
direction of travel
The fuse allocation chart is located in the
vehicle tool kit in the stowage compartment
under the luggage compartment floor
( page 327).
Y
page 147).
Y
page 147).
Y