Engine Compartment - Mercedes-Benz E-Class Saloon Owner's Manual

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The active bonnet is only available in cer-
tain countries. It is available for all models,
except for AMG vehicles.
The active bonnet can reduce the risk of injury
to pedestrians in certain accident situations.
Raising the active bonnet increases the clear-
ance to hard components, such as the engine.
If active bonnet : has been triggered, it will
be raised at the back by about 50 mm. Lids ;
will then no longer rest on housings =. The
active bonnet is triggered by pyrotechnics.
You can reset a triggered active bonnet your-
self.
Even if the active bonnet has been triggered,
you can still continue driving and have it reset
at a qualified specialist workshop. If you pull
the bonnet release lever, you must reset the
bonnet before driving on.
Resetting
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.
Engine compartment
Open the bonnet (
X
Y
With both hands, lift the bonnet up in the
X
centre A. The bonnet is open wide enough
when both lids of bonnet lifter ; no longer
move.
If you push the lids back, you will notice
resistance.
Release bonnet :.
X
Check whether the lids of bonnet lifter ;
X
are resting on housings = (arrow).
The lids of bonnet lifter ;
X
on the housings: close bonnet :
( page 380).
Y
or
The lids of bonnet lifter ;
X
ing on the housings: first, lift up bon-
net : on left-hand side ? and then on
right-hand side B. Lift up bonnet : until
the respective lid of bonnet lifter ; no lon-
ger moves.
The lids of bonnet lifter ; must rest on
housings = (arrow).
Close bonnet : (
X
Y
If you cannot close bonnet : or if the L
symbol appears in the multifunction display,
repeat the steps.
If the bonnet still does not engage correctly or
the L symbol appears in the multifunction
display, do not drive any further. Contact a
qualified specialist workshop.
If active bonnet : has been triggered, it will
be raised at the back by about 50 mm. Lids ;
will then no longer rest on housings =. The
active bonnet is triggered by pyrotechnics.
page 380).
; are resting
; are not rest-
page 380).
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