2005 Mercedes-benz E Class Wagon Owners Manual

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play. 왘 Have the fan replaced as soon as pos- sible. Display symbol Display messages Display malfunction Visit workshop Possible cause The displays for several systems have malfunctioned. Some systems them- selves may also have malfunctioned. ± Display malfunction Visit workshop Doors open Certain electronic systems are unable to relay information to the control system. The following systems may have failed: 앫 Coolant temperature display 앫 Tachometer 앫 Cruise control display You are attempting to drive with one or more doors open. Practical hints What to do if … Possible solution 왘 Continue driving with added caution. When the display is malfunctioning, warnings and malfunction messages might not be displayed. 왘 Have the electronic systems checked by an authorized Mercedes-Benz Center. 왘 Have the electronic systems checked by an authorized Mercedes-Benz Center. 왘 Close the doors. 381 Practical hints What to do if … Display symbol Display messages USA only: Add 1 Qt. engine oil at next refueling Canada only: Add 1 Liter engine oil at next refueling Engine oil level Stop, engine off Possible cause The engine oil level is too low. Possible solution 왘 Add engine oil (컄 page 302) and check the engine oil level (컄 page 301). There is no oil in the engine. There is a danger of engine damage. 왘 Carefully bring the vehicle to a halt as soon as possible. Engine oil level Reduce oil level You have added too much engine oil. There is a risk of damaging: 앫 the engine 앫 the catalytic converter 왘 Turn off the engine. 왘 Add engine oil (컄 page 302) and check the engine oil level (컄 page 301). 왘 Have oil siphoned or drained off. Ob- serve all legal requirements with re- spect to its disposal. 382 Display symbol Display messages Engine oil Visit workshop Possible cause The engine oil has dropped to a critical level. Practical hints What to do if … Possible solution 왘 Check the engine oil level (컄 page 301) and add oil as required (컄 page 302). 왘 If you must add engine oil frequently, have the engine checked for possible leaks. It may be that there is water in the engine oil. The measuring system is malfunctioning. 왘 Have the measuring system checked 왘 Have the engine oil checked. Engine oil level Visit workshop When the Engine oil - Visit workshop message appears while the engine is run- ning and at operating temperature, the en- gine oil level has dropped to approximately the minimum level. When this occurs, the warning will first come on intermittently and then stay on if the oil level drops further. If no oil leaks are noted, continue to drive to the nearest service station where the engine oil should be topped to the required level with an approved oil specified in the Factory Approved Service Products pam- phlet. by an authorized Mercedes-Benz Center. The engine oil level warnings should not be ignored. Extended driving with the symbol displayed could result in serious engine damage that is not covered by the Mercedes-Benz Limited Warranty. 383 Practical hints What to do if … Display symbol Display messages Hood open Key Check battery Key not recognized Possible cause You are driving with the hood open. The SmartKey with KEYLESS-GO* batter- ies are discharged. The SmartKey with KEYLESS-GO* is not recognized while the engine is running because 앫 the SmartKey with KEYLESS-GO* is not in the vehicle 앫 there is strong radio-frequency inter- ference Possible solution 왘 Close the hood (컄 page 299). 왘 Change the batteries (컄 page 408). 왘 Stop the vehicle as soon as it is safe to do so. 왘 Search for the SmartKey. Otherwise the vehicle cannot be cen- trally locked nor can the engine be started again after the engine is stopped. Key not recognized The SmartKey with KEYLESS-GO* is mo- mentarily not recognized. 왘 Change the position of the SmartKey in the vehicle. Key still in vehicle Keyless Go Check system A SmartKey with KEYLESS-GO* left in the vehicle was recognized while locking the vehicle from the outside. The KEYLESS-GO* system is malfunction- ing. 왘 Operate the vehicle with the SmartKey in the starter switch if nec- essary. 왘 Take the SmartKey out of the vehicle. 왘 Visit an authorized Mercedes-Benz Center as soon as possible. 384 Display symbol Display messages Do not forget key Remove key Replace key Reserve fuel Check gas cap See Operator’s Manual Possible cause This display appears (for a maximum of 60 seconds) if the driver’s door is opened with the engine shut off and no SmartKey in the starter switch. This message is only a reminder. You have forgotten to remove the SmartKey. There is no additional code available for SmartKey or SmartKey with KEYLESS-GO*. The fuel level has dropped below the re- serve mark. A loss of pressure has been detected in the fuel system. The fuel cap may not be closed properly or the fuel system may be leaky. Practical hints What to do if … Possible solution 왘 Insert SmartKey in the starter switch. 왘 Take the SmartKey with KEYLESS-GO* with you when leaving the vehicle. 왘 Remove the SmartKey from the start- er switch. 왘 Visit an authorized Mercedes-Benz Center as soon as possible. 왘 Refuel at the next gas station (컄 page 296). 왘 Check the fuel cap (컄 page 297). If it is not closed properly: 왘 Close the fuel cap. If it is closed properly: 왘 Have the fuel system checked by an authorized Mercedes-Benz Center. 385 Practical hints What to do if … Display messages Brake lamp Drive to workshop Brake lamp, left Substitute bulb on Brake lamp, right Substitute bulb on Display malfunction Visit workshop Front foglamp, left Front foglamp, right Active Hdlmp. currently unavailable Active Hdlmp. Backup lamp on Active Hdlmp. malfunction Drive to workshop Display symbol 386 Center as soon as possible. Possible solution 왘 Visit an authorized Mercedes-Benz Possible cause Brake lamp illumination is delayed or lamp is permanently on. The left brake lamp is malfunctioning. A substitute bulb is being used. The right brake lamp is malfunctioning. A substitute bulb is being used. The display for the lamps or the system is malfunctioning. The left front fog lamp is malfunctioning. 왘 Replace the bulb as soon as possible. 왘 Visit an authorized Mercedes-Benz 왘 Visit an authorized Mercedes-Benz 왘 Visit an authorized Mercedes-Benz Center as soon as possible. Center as soon as possible. Center as soon as possible. The right front fog lamp is malfunctioning. 왘 Replace the bulb as soon as possible. The active headlamps are malfunctioning. 왘 Visit an authorized Mercedes-Benz Center as soon as possible. The active headlamps are malfunctioning. Another light is being used. The active headlamps have malfunc- tioned several times in succession. 왘 Visit an authorized Mercedes-Benz Center as soon as possible. 왘 Visit an authorized Mercedes-Benz Center as soon as possible. Display symbol Practical hints What to do if … Display messages High beam, left High beam, right License plate lamp, left License plate lamp, right Light sensor Drive to workshop Low beam, left Possible cause The left high beam lamp is malfunction- ing. The right high beam lamp is malfunction- ing. The left license plate lamp is malfunction- ing. The right license plate lamp is malfunc- tioning. The lamp sensor is malfunctioning. The headlamps switch on automatically. Possible solution 왘 Replace the bulb as soon as possible. 왘 Replace the bulb as soon as possible. 왘 Replace the bulb as soon as possible. 왘 Replace the bulb as soon as possible. 왘 In the control system, set lamp opera- tion to manual mode (컄 page 170). 왘 Switch on headlamps using the exteri- or lamp switch. The left low beam lamp is malfunctioning. Halogen headlamp: 왘 Replace the bulb as soon as possible. Bi-Xenon* headlamp: 왘 Visit an authorized Mercedes-Benz Center as soon as possible. Backup lamp, left Backup lamp, right The left reverse lamp is malfunctioning. 왘 Replace the bulb as soon as possible. The right reverse lamp is malfunctioning. 왘 Replace the bulb as soon as possible. 387 Practical hints What to do if … Display symbol Display messages Low beam, right Possible cause The right low beam lamp is malfunction- ing. Front Marker light, left Front Marker light, right Fr. Park. lamp, left Fr. Park. lamp, right Rear foglamp Substitute bulb on Switch off lamps The front left side marker lamp is mal- functioning. The front right side marker lamp is mal- functioning. The left parking lamps are malfunction- ing. The right parking lamps are malfunction- ing. The rear fog lamp is malfunctioning. A substitute bulb is being used. Lamps have been turned on although the SmartKey in the starter switch is in posi- tion 0. Possible solution Halogen headlamp: 왘 Replace the bulb as soon as possible. Bi-Xenon* headlamp: 왘 Visit an authorized Mercedes-Benz Center as soon as possible. 왘 Replace the bulb as soon as possible. 왘 Replace the bulb as soon as possible. 왘 Visit an authorized Mercedes-Benz Center as soon as possible. 왘 Visit an authorized Mercedes-Benz Center as soon as possible. 왘 Replace the bulb as soon as possible. 왘 Switch off the headlights. 388 Practical hints What to do if … Display symbol Display messages Taillamp, left Substitute bulb on Possible cause The left tail lamp is malfunctioning. A sub- stitute bulb is being used. Possible solution 왘 Visit an authorized Mercedes-Benz Center as soon as possible. Taillamp, right Substitute bulb on Turn sig., left rear Substitute bulb on Turn sig., right rear Substitute bulb on Turn sig., left front Turn sig., right front Turn signal, left mirror Turn signal, right mirror The right tail lamp is malfunctioning. A substitute bulb is being used. The left rear turn signal lamp is malfunc- tioning. A substitute bulb is being used. The right rear turn signal lamp is malfunc- tioning. A substitute bulb is being used. The left front turn signal lamp is malfunc- tioning. The right front turn signal lamp is mal- functioning. The left turn signal in the side mirror is malfunctioning. This message will only appear if all light emitting diodes have stopped working. The right turn signal in the side mirror is malfunctioning. This message will only appear if all light emitting diodes have stopped working. 왘 Visit an authorized Mercedes-Benz Center as soon as possible. 왘 Replace the bulb as soon as possible. 왘 Replace the bulb as soon as possible. 왘 Replace the bulb as soon as possible. 왘 Replace the bulb as soon as possible. 왘 Have the LEDs replaced as soon as possible. 왘 Have the LEDs replaced as soon as possible. 389 Practical hints What to do if … Display symbol Display messages Tire pres. monitor reactivated Tire pressure displayed only after driving a few mins. Tire pres. monitor temporarily unavailable Possible solution Possible cause The tire pressure monitoring system* is using the current pressure values as the basis for monitoring. The tire inflation pressure is being checked. The tire pressure monitoring system* is unable to monitor the tire inflation pres- sure due to 앫 the presence of several wheel sensors in the vehicle. 앫 excessive wheel sensor tempera- 왘 Remove any extra wheel sensors from the vehicle. As soon as the causes of the malfunction have been removed, the tire pressure monitoring system* automatically be- comes active again. tures. 앫 a nearby radio interference source. 앫 unrecognized wheel sensors mount- ed. Tire pres. Please rectify The pressure is too low in one or more tires. 왘 Check and correct tire inflation pres- sure as required (컄 page 318). 390 Display symbol Display messages Reactivate tire pres. monitor after corr. pres. Tire pres. monitor deactivated Drive to workshop Possible cause There was a tire pressure warning mes- sage. The yellow warning lamp for the tire pres- sure monitoring system* comes on and you have not reactivated the system since the last tire pressure warning mes- sage. The tire inflation pressure monitor is mal- functioning. A wheel without proper sensor was in- stalled. Practical hints What to do if … Possible solution 왘 Reactivate the tire pressure monitoring system* after correcting the tire pressure values (컄 page 320). 왘 Have the tire inflation pressure monitor checked by an authorized Mercedes-Benz Center. 왘 Change the wheel (컄 page 419). 391 Practical hints What to do if … Display symbol Display messages Caution Tire pressure Possible cause One or more tires is deflating. Tire pres. Check tire The tire inflation pressure in one or more tires is already below the mini- mum value. The tire inflation pressure in one or more tires is low. Possible solution 왘 Carefully bring the vehicle to a halt, avoiding abrupt steering and braking maneuvers. Ob- serve the traffic situation around you. 왘 Change the wheel (컄 page 419). 왘 Have the damaged wheel repaired or replaced at an authorized Mercedes-Benz Center. 왘 Carefully bring the vehicle to a halt, avoiding abrupt steering and braking maneuvers. Observe the traffic situation around you. 왘 Check the tires. 왘 Check and correct the tire inflation pressure as required. 왘 If necessary, change the wheel (컄 page 419). Warning! Do not drive with a flat tire. A flat tire affects the ability to steer or brake the vehicle. You may lose control of the vehicle. Contin- ued driving with a flat tire will cause exces- sive heat build-up and possibly a fire. 392 Display symbol Display messages Caution Tire pres., RL Possible cause The left rear tire is deflating. Tire pressure, RL Check tire The left rear tire inflation pressure is low. Practical hints What to do if … Possible solution 왘 Carefully bring the vehicle to a halt, avoiding abrupt steering and braking maneuvers. Observe the traffic situation around you. 왘 Change the wheel (컄 page 419). 왘 Have the damaged wheel repaired or replaced at an authorized Mercedes-Benz Center. 왘 Carefully bring the vehicle to a halt. 왘 Check the tire. 왘 Check and correct the tire inflation pressure as required. 왘 If necessary, change the wheel (컄 page 419). Warning! Do not drive with a flat tire. A flat tire affects the ability to steer or brake the vehicle. You may lose control of the vehicle. Contin- ued driving with a flat tire will cause exces- sive heat build-up and possibly a fire. 393 Practical hints What to do if … Display symbol Display messages Caution Tire pres., RR Possible cause The right rear tire is deflating. Tire pressure, RR Check tire The right rear tire inflation pressure is low. Possible solution 왘 Carefully bring the vehicle to a halt, avoiding abrupt steering and braking maneuvers. Observe the traffic situation around you. 왘 Change the wheel (컄 page 419). 왘 Have the damaged wheel repaired or replaced at an authorized Mercedes-Benz Center. 왘 Carefully bring the vehicle to a halt. 왘 Check the tire. 왘 Check and correct the tire inflation pressure as required. 왘 If necessary, change the wheel (컄 page 419). Warning! Do not drive with a flat tire. A flat tire affects the ability to steer or brake the vehicle. You may lose control of the vehicle. Contin- ued driving with a flat tire will cause exces- sive heat build-up and possibly a fire. 394 Display symbol Display messages Caution Tire pres., FL Possible cause The left front tire is deflating. Tire pressure, FL Check tire The left front tire inflation pressure is low. Practical hints What to do if … Possible solution 왘 Carefully bring the vehicle to a halt, avoiding abrupt steering and braking maneuvers. Observe the traffic situation around you. 왘 Change the wheel (컄 page 419). 왘 Have the damaged wheel repaired or replaced at an authorized Mercedes-Benz Center. 왘 Carefully bring the vehicle to a halt. 왘 Check the tire. 왘 Check and correct the tire inflation pressure as required. 왘 If necessary, change the wheel (컄 page 419). Warning! Do not drive with a flat tire. A flat tire affects the ability to steer or brake the vehicle. You may lose control of the vehicle. Contin- ued driving with a flat tire will cause exces- sive heat build-up and possibly a fire. 395 Practical hints What to do if … Display symbol Display messages Caution Tire pres., FR Possible cause The right front tire is deflating. Tire pressure, FR Check tire The right front tire inflation pressure is low. Possible solution 왘 Carefully bring the vehicle to a halt, avoiding abrupt steering and braking maneuvers. Observe the traffic situation around you. 왘 Change the wheel (컄 page 419). 왘 Have the damaged wheel repaired or replaced at an authorized Mercedes-Benz Center. 왘 Carefully bring the vehicle to a halt. 왘 Check the tire. 왘 Check and correct the tire inflation pressure as required. 왘 If necessary, change the wheel (컄 page 419). Warning! Do not drive with a flat tire. A flat tire affects the ability to steer or brake the vehicle. You may lose control of the vehicle. Contin- ued driving with a flat tire will cause exces- sive heat build-up and possibly a fire. 396 Practical hints What to do if … Display symbol Display messages Seat belt system Drive to workshop Service memory full See Operator’s Manual Close Sunroof Close Sunroof Possible cause The seat belt system is malfunctioning. Possible solution 왘 Visit an authorized Mercedes-Benz The maintenance system service memory cannot save any more data. You have opened the driver’s door with the SmartKey removed from the starter switch and the tilt/sliding sunroof open. You have opened the driver’s door with the SmartKey removed from the starter switch and the tilt/sliding sunroof open. Center as soon as possible. 왘 Have the service memory checked by an authorized Mercedes-Benz Center. 왘 Close the tilt/sliding sunroof (컄 page 225). 왘 Close the tilt/sliding sunroof (컄 page 225). 397 Possible cause One or more main functions of the Tele Aid system are malfunctioning. The system is malfunctioning. Possible solution 왘 Have the Tele Aid system checked by an authorized Mercedes-Benz Center. 왘 Drive with added caution to the near- est authorized Mercedes-Benz Center. Center immediately to have the system checked; otherwise the SRS may not be activated when needed in an accident, which could result in serious or fatal injury, or it might deploy unexpectedly and unnec- essarily which could also result in injury. Practical hints What to do if … Display symbol Display messages Tele Aid malfunction Drive to workshop Restraint system malfunction Drive to workshop Warning! In the event a malfunction of the SRS is indi- cated as outlined above, the SRS may not be operational. For your safety, we strongly recommend that you visit an authorized Mercedes-Benz 398 Display symbol Display messages Function unavailable Tailgate open Washer fluid, please refill Possible cause This display appears if button t or s on the multifunction steering wheel is pressed and the vehicle is not equipped with a telephone. This message will appear whenever the tailgate is open. The fluid level has dropped to about 1/3 of total reservoir capacity. Practical hints What to do if … Possible solution 왘 Close the tailgate. 왘 Add washer fluid (컄 page 306). 399 Practical hints What to do if … Display symbol Display messages Vehicle rising Leveling cancelled Stop, car too low Possible cause Your vehicle is adjusting to your level se- lection. The “Raised” level setting is canceled at vehicle speeds of over 75 mph (120 km/h). The vehicle level control is malfunction- ing. Visit workshop The system is functional only to a limited extent. The system display or the system is mal- functioning. 400 Possible solution 왘 Reactivate the “Raised” level setting. Avoid excessive steering input. The fend- er or tires could otherwise be damaged. Listen for scraping noises. Do not drive faster than 50 mph (80 km/h). 왘 Drive to the side of the road and se- lect a higher vehicle level. Depending on the type of malfunction, this may raise the vehicle’s level. There is otherwise danger of an accident. 왘 Do not drive faster than 50 mph (80 km/h). 왘 Have the vehicle checked at an autho- rized Mercedes-Benz Center. 왔 Where will I find ...? First aid kit Vehicle tool kit, jack and spare wheel The first aid kit is in the storage compart- ment at the front edge of the front passen- ger seat. The vehicle tool kit is located in the cargo compartment underneath the third row seat cushions and footwell. 1 Tab 왘 Pull tab 1 upward. 왘 Fold the covering forward. 왘 Remove the first aid kit. Check expiration dates and contents for completeness at least once a year and replace missing/expired items. 1 Release handle for seat backrest 2 Release handle for seat cushion 왘 Pull release handle 1 and fold seat backrest for the folding bench seat up- ward. 왘 Pull release handle 2, fold seat cush- ion upward and remove it (컄 page 136). Practical hints Where will I find ...? 1 Release handle 2 Footwell 왘 Pull release handle 1 and fold footwell 2 up. 왘 To lock, fold footwell 2 back into its original position and press it down until it engages. In order to access the vehicle tool kit, you must first detach the side cover. 401 Practical hints Where will I find ...? Minispare wheel Warning! The dimensions of the Minispare wheel are different from those of the road wheels. As a result, the vehicle handling characteristics change when driving with a Minispare wheel mounted. The Minispare wheel should only be used temporarily, and replaced with a regular road wheel as quickly as possible. In the case of a flat tire, you may tempo- rarily use the Minispare wheel when ob- serving the following restrictions: 앫 Do not exceed a vehicle speed of 50 mph (80km/h). 앫 Drive to the nearest tire repair facility to have the flat tire repaired or re- placed as appropriate. 앫 Do not operate vehicle with more than one spare wheel mounted. 1 Handle 2 Cover 왘 Turn handle 1 to the right as far as it will go and remove cover 2. 1 Vehicle tool kit Wheel bolt wrench and Jack 2 Spare wheel 3 Luggage bowl Spare wheel The spare wheel is located in the cargo compartment underneath the third row seat cushions and footwell. To access the spare wheel, fold seat cushions and foot- well up (컄 page 401). Removing the spare wheel 왘 Turn luggage bowl counterclockwise. 왘 Remove spare wheel 2. Storing the spare wheel 왘 Place spare wheel 2 in wheel well. 왘 Turn luggage bowl clockwise to its stop to secure the spare wheel. 402 More information can be found in the “Technical data” section (컄 page 446). Vehicle tool kit The vehicle tool kit is stored in the com- partment underneath the cargo compart- ment floor (컄 page 402). The vehicle tool kit includes: 앫 One pair of universal pliers 앫 One towing eye bolt 앫 One wheel wrench 앫 One alignment bolt 앫 One fuse extractor 앫 Spare fuses 앫 Collapsible wheel chock 앫 A pair of gloves Practical hints Where will I find ...? Setting up the collapsible wheel chock The collapsible wheel chock serves to additionally secure the vehicle, e.g. while changing the wheel. 왘 Tilt both plates upward 1. 왘 Fold the lower plate outward 2. 왘 Guide the tabs of the lower plate all the way into the openings of the base plate 3. 1 Tilt the plates upward 2 Fold the lower plate outward 3 Insert the plate 403 Practical hints Unlocking/locking in an emergency Unlocking the driver’s door 1 Mechanical key locking tab 2 Mechanical key 왘 Move locking tab 1 in the direction of the arrow and slide mechanical key 2 out of the housing. 3 Unlocking 4 Locking 왘 Unlock the door with the mechanical key. To do so, push the mechanical key in the lock until it stops and turn it to the left. Unlocking the vehicle If you are unable to unlock the vehicle with the SmartKey, open the driver’s door using the mechanical key. Unlocking driver’s door and/or the trunk with the mechanical key will trig- ger the anti-theft alarm system. To can- cel the alarm, insert the SmartKey or SmartKey with KEYLESS-GO* in the starter switch. 404 Practical hints Unlocking/locking in an emergency Locking the vehicle Fuel filler flap emergency release If you are unable to lock the vehicle with the SmartKey, lock it with the mechanical key as follows: 왘 Close the passenger doors and the tail- gate. 왘 Press the central locking switch in the cockpit (컄 page 123). 왘 Check to see whether the locking knobs on the passenger doors are still visible. If necessary, push them down manually. 왘 Slide mechanical key 2 out of the SmartKey. 왘 Lock the driver’s door with the me- chanical key. 1 Release knob 왘 Remove right-side tail trim. 왘 Turn release knob 1 clockwise (ar- row). The fuel filler flap can know be opened. Manually unlocking the gear selector lever In the case of power failure, the transmis- sion selector lever can be manually un- locked, e.g. to tow the vehicle. Depending on production date, your vehi- cle is equipped with cup holders in either the center console or in the center arm- rest. Cup holder in the center console 1 Pin 405 Practical hints Unlocking/locking in an emergency 왘 Open the storage compartment in the center console (컄 page 263). 왘 Take out the cup holder (컄 page 263). 왘 Hold the cover at a 45° angle. 왘 Insert a suitable object 1 (e.g. a pin) through the hole and press the pin downward. 왘 Remove pin 1. The selector lever is locked again when moving it to position P. Cup holder in the center armrest 1 Pin 왘 Open the storage compartment in the center armrest (컄 page 263). 왘 Take out the cup holder (컄 page 263). 왘 Insert a suitable object 1 (e.g. a pin) through the hole and press the pin downward. 왘 Remove pin 1. The selector lever is locked again when moving it to position P. 406 왔 Opening/closing in an emergency Tilt/sliding sunroof* You can open or close the tilt/sliding sun- roof or manually should an electrical mal- function occur. The tilt/sliding sunroof drive is located be- hind cover 1 of the interior overhead light. Do not disconnect the electrical con- nectors. 2 Hole 3 Crank 왘 Take crank 3 out of the glove box. 왘 Insert crank 3 through hole 2. 1 Cover 왘 Remove the SmartKey from the starter switch. 왘 Press on cover 1 in direction of the ar- row to release it. Practical hints Opening/closing in an emergency 왘 Turn crank 3 clockwise to: 앫 slide sunroof closed 앫 raise sunroof at the rear 왘 Turn crank 3 counterclockwise to: 앫 slide sunroof open 앫 lower sunroof at the rear Turn crank 3 slowly and smoothly. The tilt/sliding sunroof or must be resynchronized after being operated manually (컄 page 227). 407 Practical hints Replacing SmartKey batteries If the batteries in the SmartKey are dis- charged, the vehicle can no longer be locked or unlocked. It is recommended to have the batteries replaced at an authorized Mercedes-Benz Center. Warning! Keep the batteries out of reach of children. If a battery is swallowed, seek medical help immediately. Batteries contain materials that can harm the environment if disposed of improperly. Recycling of batteries is the preferred method of disposal. Many states require sellers of batteries to accept old batteries for recycling. 408 SmartKey Replacement batteries: Lithium, type CR 2025 or equivalent. 왘 Remove the mechanical key 1 (컄 page 408). When inserting the batteries, make sure they are clean and free of lint. When replacing batteries, always re- place both batteries. The required replacement batteries are available at any Mercedes-Benz Cen- ter. 1 Mechanical key 2 Battery compartment 왘 Insert the mechanical key 1 in side opening and push gray slide. Battery compartment 2 is unlatched. 왘 Pull battery compartment 2 out of the housing in direction of arrow. 왘 Remove the batteries. SmartKey with KEYLESS-GO* Replacement batteries: Lithium, type CR 2025 or equivalent. 왘 Remove mechanical key (컄 page 408). 3 Battery 4 Contact spring 왘 Using a lint-free cloth, insert new bat- teries under the contact spring with the plus (+) side facing up. 왘 Return battery compartment into hous- ing until it locks into place. 1 Battery 2 Tilt battery up 3 Mechanical key 왘 Insert the mechanical key 3 in side opening and push grey slide. Battery compartment is unlatched. Practical hints Replacing SmartKey batteries 왘 Pull battery compartment out of the housing in direction of arrow. 왘 Using mechanical key 3 apply pres- sure to position 2. Battery 1 tilts up slightly. 왘 Pull out batteries 1 in direction of ar- row. 왘 Using a lint-free cloth, insert new bat- teries with the plus (+) side facing up. 왘 Return battery compartment into hous- ing until it locks into place. 409 i If the headlamps or front fog lamps are fogged up on the inside as a result of high humidity, driving the vehicle a dis- tance with the lights on should clear up the fogging. Substitute bulbs will be brought into use when lamps malfunction. Observe the messages in the multifunction dis- play (컄 page 386). Practical hints Replacing bulbs Bulbs Safe vehicle operation depends on proper exterior lighting and signaling. It is there- fore essential that all bulbs and lamp as- semblies are in good working order at all times. Correct headlamp adjustment is extremely important. Have headlamps checked and readjusted at regular intervals and when a bulb has been replaced. See your autho- rized Mercedes-Benz Center for headlamp adjustment. 410 Front lamps Lamp 1 Additional turn signal lamps 2 Turn signal lamp 3 Side marker lamp 4 Halogen headlamps: Low beam Bi-Xenon* headlamps: Low and high beam1 5 Halogen headlamps: High beam/high beam flasher Bi-Xenon* headlamps: High beam flasher Parking and standing lamps Type LED 1156 NA W 5 W H7 (55 W) D2S-35 W H7 (55 W) H7 (55 W) W 5 W H1 (55 W) 6 Front fog lamp 1 Vehicles with Bi-Xenon* headlamps: Low beam and high beam use the same D2S-35W lamp. Do not replace the Bi-Xenon bulbs yourself. See your authorized Mercedes-Benz Center. Practical hints Replacing bulbs Rear lamps Lamp 7 High mounted brake lamp 8 Brake lamp Turn signal lamp Tail, parking, standing and side marker lamp Rear fog lamp (driver’s side) Type LED HiP LED* HiP HiP HiP 9 License plate lamps C 5 W 411 Practical hints Replacing bulbs Warning! Bulbs and bulb sockets can be very hot. Al- low the lamp to cool down before changing a bulb. Notes on bulb replacement 앫 Only use 12 volt bulbs of the same type and with the specified watt rating. 앫 Switch lights off before changing a bulb to prevent short circuits. Keep bulbs out of reach of children. 앫 Always use a clean lint-free cloth when handling bulbs. 앫 Your hands should be dry and free of oil and grease. 앫 If the newly installed bulb does not light up, visit an authorized Mercedes-Benz Center. Halogen lamps contain pressurized gas. A bulb can explode if you: 앫 touch or move it when hot 앫 drop the bulb 앫 scratch the bulb Wear eye and hand protection. Because of high voltage in Bi-Xenon* lamps, it is dangerous to replace the bulb or repair the lamp and its components. We recom- mend that you have such work done by a qualified technician. 앫 Have the LEDs and bulbs for the follow- ing lamps replaced by an authorized Mercedes-Benz Center: 앫 Additional turn signals in the exteri- or rear view mirrors 앫 High mounted brake lamp 앫 Bi-Xenon* lamps 앫 Front fog lamps 앫 Rear lamps (except license plate lamps) Have the headlamp adjustment checked regularly. 412 Replacing bulbs for front lamps Warning! Do not remove the cover 3 for the Bi-Xenon* headlamp. Because of high voltage in Xenon* lamps, it is dangerous to replace the bulb or repair the lamp and its components. We recommend that you have such work done by a qualified technician. 1 Bulb socket for high beam head- lamp/high beam flasher bulb 2 Bulb socket for parking and standing lamp bulb 3 Housing cover for low beam/Bi-Xenon* headlamp Practical hints Replacing bulbs 4 Bulb socket for turn signal lamp bulb 5 Electrical connector for high beam headlamp/high beam flasher bulb 6 Bulb socket for parking and standing lamp bulb 7 Electrical connector for low beam headlamp bulb (halogen headlamps only) Before you start to replace a bulb for a front lamp, do the following first: 왘 Turn the exterior lamp switch to position M (컄 page 141). 왘 Open the hood (컄 page 299) (except for side marker lamps). 413 Practical hints Replacing bulbs Low beam bulb (halogen headlamps only) 왘 Turn housing cover 3 counterclock- wise and remove it. 왘 Pull electrical connector 7 off. 왘 Unclip the retainer spring on the bulb socket and take out the bulb. 왘 Insert the new bulb so that its base lo- cates in the recess on the lower left and is level to it. 왘 Clip on the retainer spring. 왘 Plug electrical connector 7 onto the bulb. 왘 Align housing cover 3 and turn it clockwise. High beam bulb/high beam flasher bulb (halogen headlamps)/high beam flasher bulb (Bi-Xenon* headlamps) 왘 Turn bulb socket 1 with the bulb counterclockwise and remove it. 왘 Pull electrical connector 5 off. 왘 Press gently onto the bulb and turn counterclockwise out of bulb socket 1. 왘 Press the new bulb gently into bulb socket 1 and turn clockwise until it engages. 왘 Plug electrical connector 5 onto the bulb. 왘 Place bulb socket 1 back into the lamp and turn it clockwise. 414 Front turn signal lamp bulb 왘 Turn bulb socket 4 with the bulb counterclockwise and remove it. 왘 Press gently onto the bulb and turn counterclockwise out of bulb socket 4. 왘 Press the new bulb gently into bulb socket 4 and turn clockwise until it engages. 왘 Place bulb socket 4 back into the lamp and turn it clockwise. Parking and standing lamp bulb 왘 Pull out bulb socket 6 with the bulb. 왘 Press gently onto the bulb and turn counterclockwise out of bulb socket 6. 왘 Press the new bulb gently into bulb socket 6 and turn clockwise until it engages. 왘 Press bulb socket 6 back into the lamp. Side marker lamp bulb Replacing bulbs for rear lamps License plate lamp Practical hints Replacing bulbs Tail lamp assemblies The tail lamps are equipped with HiP bulbs. Warning! The bulbs in the tail lamps cannot be re- placed individually. The tail lamp bulbs are under pressure and could explode during an attempt to replace them. If the tail lamps are malfunctioning, have them exchanged at an authorized Mercedes-Benz Center. 왘 Carefully slide the lamp towards the front in direction of arrows. 왘 Remove the rear end first. 왘 Turn the bulb socket with the bulb counterclockwise and remove it. 왘 Pull the bulb out of the bulb socket. 왘 Insert the new bulb into the bulb sock- et. 왘 Place the bulb socket back into the lamp and turn it clockwise. 왘 To reinstall the lamp, set the front end in the bumper and let the rear end en- gage. 1 Screw 왘 Switch off the lights. 왘 Loosen both screws 1 and remove lamp. 왘 Replace the tubular lamp and reinstall lamp. 왘 Retighten the screws. 415 Practical hints Replacing wiper blades To avoid damage to the hood, the wiper arms should only be folded forward when in the vertical position. 416 Removing wiper blades 왘 Fold the wiper arm forward until it 왘 Turn SmartKey in starter switch to position 1. 왘 Turn combination switch to wiper setting II (컄 page 52). 왘 With wiper arm in the vertical position, turn SmartKey in starter switch to position 0. Warning! For safety reasons, switch off wipers and re- move SmartKey from starter switch (vehi- cles with KEYLESS-GO*: Make sure the vehicle's on-board electronics have status 0) before replacing a wiper blade. Other- wise, the wiper motor could suddenly turn on and cause injury. snaps into place. 왘 Turn the wiper blade at a right angle to wiper arm. 왘 Slide the wiper blade sideways out of the retainer. Installing wiper blades 왘 Slide the wiper blade onto wiper arm until it locks in place. 왘 Rotate the wiper blade into position parallel to wiper arm. 왘 Fold the wiper arm backward to rest on the windshield. Make sure you hold on to the wiper when folding the wiper arm back. Never open the hood when the wiper arm is folded forward. Hold on to the wiper when folding the wiper arm back. If released, the force of the impact from the tensioning spring could crack the windshield. Do not allow the wiper arms to contact the windshield glass without a wiper blade inserted. Make certain that the wiper blades are properly installed. Improperly installed wiper blades may cause windshield damage. For your convenience, we recommend that you have this work carried out by an authorized Mercedes-Benz Center. Practical hints Replacing wiper blades 417 Preparing the vehicle 왘 Park the vehicle as far as possible from moving traffic on a hard surface. 왘 Turn on the hazard warning flashers. 왘 Engage the steering wheel lock in the straight-ahead position and set the parking brake. 왘 Move the selector lever to P. Vehicles with SmartKey: 왘 Turn off the engine (컄 page 57). 왘 Remove the SmartKey from the starter switch. Vehicles with SmartKey with KEYLESS-GO*: 왘 Turn off the engine by pressing the KEYLESS-GO* start/stop button on the gear selector lever once (컄 page 59). 왘 Open the driver’s door (this puts the ig- nition in position 0, same as with the SmartKey removed from the starter switch). The driver’s door then can be closed again. Open door only when conditions are safe to do so. 왘 Have any passenger exit the vehicle at a safe distance from the roadway. Practical hints Flat tire Warning! The dimensions of the Minispare wheel and the collapsible tire are different from those of the road wheels. As a result, the vehicle handling characteristics change when driv- ing with a spare wheel mounted. The spare wheel should only be used tempo- rarily, and replaced with a regular road wheel as quickly as possible. In the case of a flat tire, you may tempo- rarily use the spare wheel when observing the following restrictions: 앫 Do not exceed a vehicle speed of 50 mph (80 km/h). 앫 Drive to the nearest tire repair facility to have the flat tire repaired or re- placed as appropriate. 앫 Do not operate vehicle with more than one spare wheel mounted. 418 Mounting the spare wheel Preparing the vehicle Prepare the vehicle as described under “Preparing the vehicle” on this page. 왘 Take the spare wheel out of the cargo compartment (컄 page 402). 왘 Take the wheel wrench and the jack out of the cargo compartment (컄 page 402). Lifting the vehicle 왘 Prevent the vehicle from rolling away by blocking wheels with wheel chocks or other sizable objects. When changing wheel on a level surface: 왘 Place one chock in front of and one be- hind the wheel that is diagonally oppo- site to the wheel being changed. When changing wheel on a hill: 왘 Place chocks on the downhill side blocking both wheels of the other axle. Warning! The jack is designed exclusively for jacking up the vehicle at the jack take-up brackets built into either side of the vehicle. To help avoid personal injury, use the jack only to lift the vehicle during a wheel change. Never get beneath the vehicle while it is supported by the jack. Keep hands and feet away from the area under the lifted vehicle. Always firmly set parking brake and block wheels before raising vehicle with jack. Do not disengage parking brake while the vehicle is raised. Be certain that the jack is always vertical (plumb line) when in use, especially on hills. Always try to use the jack on level surface. Be sure that the jack arm is fully seated in the jack take-up bracket. Always lower the vehicle onto sufficient ca- pacity jackstands before working under the vehicle. Practical hints Flat tire 왘 On wheel to be changed, loosen but do not yet remove the wheel bolts (ap- proximately one full turn with wrench). 419 Practical hints Flat tire The jack take-up brackets are located di- rectly behind the front wheel housing and in front of the rear wheel housing. 1 Jack take-up bracket 2 Jack 3 Crank 왘 Position jack 2 on firm ground under the respective jack take-up bracket 1. Make sure the foot of the jack is directly under the take-up bracket so that it is al- ways vertical (plumb-line) as seen from the side, even if the vehicle is parked on an in- cline. 왘 Turn crank 3 until the tire is a maxi- mum of 1.2 in (3 cm) off the ground. Never start engine while vehicle is raised. 420 Warning! Position the jack only on the jack take-up brackets designed for this purpose. If the jack is not properly positioned, the ve- hicle may slip off of the jack. Warning! The jack is intended only for lifting the vehi- cle briefly for wheel changes. It is not suited for performing maintenance work under the vehicle. Never lie down under the raised ve- hicle. Do not start the engine when the vehi- cle is raised. Removing the wheel Mounting the Minispare wheel 왘 Clean contact surfaces of wheel and Warning! Practical hints Flat tire wheel hub. 왘 Guide the spare wheel onto the align- ment bolt and push it on. 왘 Insert wheel bolts and tighten them slightly. To avoid paint damage, place wheel flat against hub and hold it there while in- stalling first wheel bolt. Always replace wheel bolts that are dam- aged or rusted. Never apply oil or grease to wheel bolts. Damaged wheel hub threads should be re- paired immediately. Do not continue to drive under these circumstances! Contact an au- thorized Mercedes-Benz Center or call Roadside Assistance. Incorrect wheel bolts or improperly tight- ened wheel bolts can cause the wheel to come off. This could cause an accident. Be sure to use the correct wheel bolts. 421 1 Alignment bolt 왘 Unscrew the upper-most wheel bolt and remove. 왘 Replace this wheel bolt with alignment bolt 1 supplied in the tool kit. 왘 Remove the remaining bolts. Do not place wheel bolts in sand or dirt. This could result in damage to the bolt and wheel hub threads. 왘 Remove the wheel. Practical hints Flat tire Warning! Warning! Use only genuine equipment Mercedes-Benz wheel bolts. They are identi- fied by the Mercedes star. Other wheel bolts may come loose. Do not tighten the wheel bolts when the ve- hicle is raised. Otherwise the vehicle could tip over. 왘 Unscrew the alignment bolt, install last wheel bolt and tighten slightly. 422 The dimensions of the Minispare wheel are different from those of the road wheels. As a result, the vehicle handling characteristics change when driving with a Minispare wheel mounted. The spare wheel should only be used tempo- rarily, and replaced with a regular road wheel as quickly as possible. In the case of a flat tire, you may tempo- rarily use the Minispare wheel when ob- serving the following restrictions: 앫 Do not exceed a vehicle speed of 50 mph (80 km/h). 앫 Drive to the nearest tire repair facility to have the flat tire repaired or re- placed as appropriate. 앫 Do not operate vehicle with more than one spare wheel mounted. Lowering the vehicle 왘 Lower vehicle by turning crank coun- terclockwise until vehicle is resting ful- ly on its own weight. 왘 Remove the jack. 1 - 5 Wheel bolts 왘 Tighten the five wheel bolts evenly, fol- lowing the diagonal sequence illustrat- ed (1 to 5), until all bolts are tight. Observe a tightening torque of 96 lb-ft (130 Nm). Warning! Have the tightening torque checked after changing a wheel. The wheels could come loose if they are not tightened to a torque of 96 lb-ft (130 Nm). 왘 Before storing the jack in the cargo compartment, it should be fully col- lapsed. Wrap the damaged wheel in the protec- tive film that comes with the spare wheel and put the wheel in the cargo compartment. Do not activate the tire inflation pres- sure monitor until the depressurized tire is no longer in the vehicle. Practical hints Flat tire 423 Practical hints Batteries Your vehicle is equipped with two batter- ies: 앫 Main battery (battery for starter and electrical consumers; located in the cargo compartment). 앫 Auxiliary battery (back-up battery; sta- bilizes the electrical system if the main battery is discharged; located in the en- gine compartment). The battery is located on the right-hand side under a cover. 왘 Pull cover up and detach it. 1 Negative terminal 2 Positive terminal Warning! Jump starting must only be done using the designated terminal connections in the en- gine compartment (컄 page 429). 424 Warning! Failure to follow these instructions can re- sult in severe injury or death. Observe all safety instructions and precau- tions when handling automotive batteries (컄 page 305). Never lean over batteries while connecting, you might get injured. Battery fluid contains sulfuric acid. Do not allow this fluid to come in contact with eyes, skin or clothing. In case it does, immediately flush affected area with water and seek medical help if necessary. A battery will also produce hydrogen gas, which is flammable and explosive. Keep flames or sparks away from battery, avoid improper connection of jumper cables, smoking etc. Never loosen or detach battery termi- nal clamps while the engine is running or the SmartKey is in the starter switch. Otherwise the alternator and other electronic components could be se- verely damaged. Have the battery checked regularly by an authorized Mercedes-Benz Center. Refer to Maintenance Booklet for main- tenance intervals or contact an autho- rized Mercedes-Benz Center for further information. Warning!

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2005 Mercedes-benz E Class Wagon Owners Manual