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Replacing components
Vehicle features and
options
Wiper blades
Safety information
This chapter describes all standard, country-spe‐
cific and optional features offered with the series.
It also describes features and functions that are
not necessarily available in your vehicle, e.g., due
to the selected options or country versions. This
also applies to safety-related functions and sys‐
tems. When using these functions and systems,
the applicable laws and regulations must be ob‐
served.
NOTICE
The window may sustain damage if the wiper
falls onto it without the wiper blade installed.
There is a risk of damage to property. Hold the
wiper firmly when changing the wiper blade. Do
not fold or switch on the wiper without a wiper
blade installed.
Vehicle tool kit
NOTICE
Folded-away wipers can be jammed when the
hood is opened. There is a risk of damage to
property. Make sure that the wipers with the
wiper blades mounted are folded down onto
the windshield before opening the hood.
Depending on the vehicle equipment, the on‐
board vehicle tool kit is located:
▷ Without emergency wheel: behind the left
cover in the cargo area.
Replacing the front wiper blades
1. To change the wiper blades, fold up the wiper
arms, refer to page 107.
2. Fold up and hold the wiper arm firmly.
3. Press the button, arrow 1, and swing out the
wiper blade, arrow 2.
▷ With emergency wheel: in the box under the
cargo floor panel.
4. Attach a new wiper blade. The wiper blade
must engage audibly.
5. Fold down the wiper arm.
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Replacing the rear wiper blade
1. Lift the wiper up fully and pull off the wiper
blade, arrow.
Safety information
Lights and bulbs
Warning
Bulbs can get hot during operation. Contact
with the bulbs can cause burns. There is a risk
of injury. Only change bulbs after they have
cooled off.
Warning
2. Position the new wiper blade and press it on
until it you hear it snap into place.
Work on switched-on lighting systems can
cause short circuits. There is a risk of injury or
risk of damage to property. When working on
the lighting system, switch off the lights in
question. If necessary, heed the bulb manufac‐
turer's instructions.
3. Fold the wipers in.
Light and bulb replacement
General information
NOTICE
Lights and bulbs
Lights and bulbs make an essential contribution
to vehicle safety.
Dirty bulbs have a reduced service life. There is
a risk of damage to property. Do not hold new
bulbs with your bare hands. Use a clean cloth
or something similar, or hold the bulb by its
base.
The vehicle manufacturer recommends that you
have the relevant work carried out a dealer’s
service center or another qualified service center
or repair shop.
Light-emitting diodes (LEDs)
A spare light box is available from a dealer's serv‐
ice center or another qualified service center or
repair shop.
Warning
Intensive brightness can irritate or damage the
retina of the eye. There is a risk of injury. Do not
look directly into the headlights or other light
sources. Do not remove the LED covers.
Follow the safety information, refer to page 263.
Light-emitting diodes (LEDs)
Some items of equipment use light-emitting di‐
odes installed behind a cover as a light source.
These light-emitting diodes are related to con‐
ventional lasers and are officially designated as
Class 1 light-emitting diodes.
Headlight glass
Condensation can form on the inside of the
headlight glass in cool or humid weather. When
driving with the lights switched on, the conden‐
sation evaporates after a short time. The head‐
light glass does not need to be changed.
Follow the safety information, refer to page 263.
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If despite driving with the headlights switched on,
increasing humidity forms, for instance water
droplets in the light, have the headlights
checked.
▷ Turn signal
In the case of a malfunction, contact a dealer's
service center or another qualified service center
or repair shop.
Headlight setting
Turn signal in exterior mirror
The headlight adjustments can be affected by
changing lights and bulbs. After the headlight ad‐
justment was changed, have it checked and, if
necessary, corrected by a dealer’s service center
or another qualified service center or repair shop.
The turn signals in the exterior mirrors feature
LED technology. In the case of a malfunction,
contact a dealer's service center or another
qualified service center or repair shop.
Tail lights, bulb replacement
Overview
Front lights, bulb replacement
LED headlights
Overview
Front lights
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3
4
5
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Tail light/side marker light
Turn signal
Reversing light
Inside brake light
Tail lights
1
2
3
4
5
6
High beams, headlight flasher
Side marker lights
Brake light
Turn signal
Low beams
The tail light and brake lights feature LED tech‐
nology. In the case of a malfunction, contact a
dealer's service center or another qualified serv‐
ice center or repair shop.
Parking lights / daytime running lights
Cornering light
Front lights
Bulb replacement, exterior tail lights
The following lights feature LED technology:
▷ High beams
General information
Follow the safety information, refer to page 263.
Turn signal: 21-watt bulb, P21WLL.
▷ Parking lights / daytime running lights
▷ Low beams
▷ Cornering light
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Removing the exterior tail light
Replacing the bulbs
1. Open the tailgate.
1. Turn the bulb holder counterclockwise and
remove.
2. Remove the fastening using the screw driver
from the onboard vehicle tool kit, arrow 1.
Remove cover, arrow 2.
2. Press the nonworking bulb gently into the
socket, turn counterclockwise and remove.
3. Proceed in the reverse order to insert the
new bulb and attach the bulb holder.
3. Loosen both nuts, arrow 1, of the outer tail
light. Use the handle of the screwdriver from
the onboard vehicle tool kit to loosen.
Installing the tail light
Carefully pull out the tail light from the body
toward the front, arrow 2. Ensure that the wir‐
ing is not damaged.
1. Connect the plug and mount the wiring on
the tail light, arrow 1.
2. Place the tail light with the tabs, arrows 2, on
the anchors of the body and push onto both
of the threaded bolts.
4. Pull the plug out of the bulb holder and have
the tail light wiring hang outside.
3. Press on the tail lights until flush and tighten
both of the nuts.
4. Mount the cover. Make sure that the plastic
tabs of the cover are correctly seated in the
corresponding recesses of the body.
Lights in the tailgate
General
Follow the safety information, refer to page 263.
Reversing light: 21-watt bulb, P21WLL
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Inner brake light: 21-watt bulb, P21WLL
Central brake light and license plate
lights
Follow the safety information, refer to page 263.
Accessing the lights
1. Open the tailgate.
These lights are made using LED technology. In
the case of a malfunction, contact a dealer's
service center or another qualified service center
or repair shop.
2. Pull out the cover at the recessed grip.
Vehicle battery
General information
The battery is maintenance-free.
More information about the battery can be re‐
quested from a dealer's service center or another
qualified service center or repair shop.
3. Remove the plug from the bulb holder.
Replacing reversing light and inner brake
light
Safety information
1. Loosen the fasteners, arrow 1, on the bulb
holder.
DANGER
Remove the bulb holder from the tail light, ar‐
row 2.
Contact with live components can lead to an
electric shock. There is a risk of injuries or dan‐
ger to life. Do not touch any components that
are under voltage.
Warning
Vehicle batteries that are not compatible can
damage vehicle systems and impair vehicle
functions. There is a risk of an accident and
damage to property. Only vehicle batteries that
are compatible with your vehicle type should be
installed in your vehicle. Information on com‐
patible vehicle batteries is available at your
dealer’s service center.
2. Press the nonworking bulb gently into the
socket, turn counterclockwise and remove.
▷ Upper bulb: reversing light
▷ Lower bulb: inner brake light
Installing the bulb holder
Register the battery to the
vehicle
1. Proceed in the reverse order to insert the
new bulb and attach the bulb holder.
The manufacturer of the vehicle recommends
that you have a service center or another quali‐
fied service center or repair shop register the ve‐
hicle battery to the vehicle after the battery has
Connect the plug to the bulb holder.
2. Make sure that the bulb holder is correctly
and firmly seated.
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been replaced. Once the battery has been regis‐
Power failure
After a power loss, some equipment needs to be
newly initialized or individual settings updated, for
example:
tered again, all comfort features will be available
without restriction and any Check Control mes‐
sages displayed which relate to comfort features
will disappear.
▷ Memory function: store the positions again.
▷ Time: update.
Charging the battery
General information
▷ Date: update.
▷ Glass sunroof: initialize the system.
Make sure that the battery is always sufficiently
charged to guarantee that the battery remains
usable for its full service life.
Disposing of old batteries
Have old batteries disposed of by a deal‐
er’s service center or another qualified
service center or repair shop or take
them to a collection point.
A discharged battery is indicated by a red
indicator light.
Charge the battery in the following situations:
Maintain the filled battery in an upright position
for transport and storage. Secure the battery so
that it does not tip over during transport.
▷ When the inspection glass on the top of the
battery is black.
▷ When the take-off performance is insufficient.
The following circumstances can have a negative
effect on the performance of the battery:
Fuses
▷ Frequent short-distance drives.
▷ The vehicle is not used for more than a
month.
Safety information
Warning
Safety information
Incorrect and repaired fuses can overload elec‐
trical lines and components. There is a risk of
fire. Never attempt to repair a blown fuse. Do
not replace a nonworking fuse with a substitute
of another color or amperage rating.
NOTICE
Battery chargers for the vehicle battery can
work with high voltages and currents, which
means that the 12 volt electrical system can be
overloaded or damaged. There is a risk of dam‐
age to property. Only connect battery chargers
for the vehicle battery to the starting aid termi‐
nals in the engine compartment.
Accessing the fuses
The fuses are located in the glove compartment.
1. Open the glove compartment.
Charging the battery
Charge the battery only when the engine is off
and via the starting aid terminals, refer to
page 272, in the engine compartment.
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2. Swing the cover down, arrow.
Information on the fuse types and locations, as
well as the positions of any other fuse boxes, is
available on the Internet: ‐
card.
Where applicable, information on the fuse types
and locations is also found on a separate sheet in
the fuse box.
Replacing fuses
The vehicle manufacturer recommends that you
have a dealer's service center or another quali‐
fied service center or repair shop replace the
fuses.
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