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

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.
Vehicles with a petrol engine:
The electronic ignition system uses high volt-
age. For this reason, you must never touch
ignition system components (ignition coil,
ignition cable, spark plug connector or test
socket) while:
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. For this reason, you must never touch
injection system components while:
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 linkage.
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.
* optional

Engine compartment

The bonnet release lever is located in the
driver's footwell.
Pull bonnet release lever :.
X
The bonnet is released.
! Make sure that the windscreen wipers
are not folded away from the windscreen.
Otherwise, you could damage the wind-
screen wipers or the bonnet.
The handle for opening the bonnet is located
above the radiator grille on the right-hand
side of the vehicle when viewed in the direc-
tion of travel.
Reach into the gap, pull bonnet catch han-
X
dle ; up and lift the bonnet.
Closing
G
Risk of injury
Make sure that nobody can become trapped
as you close the bonnet.
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