– Park the vehicle and apply the electric parking brake.
– Switch off all electrical consumers.
– Remove the SmartKey from the ignition lock.

The fuses are located in various fuse boxes:
- fuse box on the front-passenger side of the dashboard
- fuse box in the engine compartment on the right-hand side of the vehicle, when viewed in the direction of travel
- fuse box under the rear bench seat

The fuse allocation chart is located in the fuse box under the rear bench seat.