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 pyro-
technics.
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
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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 following compo-
nents.
X
Open the bonnet (Y page 366).
X
With both hands, lift the bonnet up in the
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.
X
Release bonnet :.
X
Check whether the lids of bonnet lifter ;
are resting on housings = (arrow).
X
The lids of bonnet lifter ; are resting
on the housings: close bonnet :
(Y page 366).
or
X
The lids of bonnet lifter ; are not rest-
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).
X
Close bonnet :(Y page 366).
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 multifunc-
tion 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
Engine compartment
365
Maintenance and care
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