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Operation
Care
! Make sure that thea utoma tic car wash is
su itab le for thesize of theve hicle. Fo ldinthe ex-
te rior mirrors before theve hicle is washed. The
ex terior mirrors could ot herwise be dam aged.
i After leav ing th eau toma ticcarw ashma ke
su re that the mirror sare folded out fully. Othe r-
wi se, they could vibrate. Hig
h-pr es sure cl eane rs
! Donot use high-pressure cleaners with
rou nd-spray jets to cl ean the ty res, as they could
damage them. Repla cedamaged tyres.
6 Observe the in form ation issued bythe
equi pmentm anufac turer re lating to
how much distance should bemai n-
ta ined betweenth eve hicle and the
noz zle of the hi gh-pre ssur e cleane r.
6 Move the high-pre ssure clea ne rnozzle
around when cl eaning your vehicle.
! When doing so, do notpoint it direct lyat
door joint s,air spring bellows, elec trical compo-
nent s,co nne ctor s, lamp sor seals. Cleanin
gthe wiper blades andth e ou
tside of the wind screen
Vehic lewith key
6 Turn the key to position 1in the ignition
lo ck.
6 Set the windscreen wipe rsto po sition
u onthe comb inat ion sw itch
( = page 253).
6 Turn the key to pos ition 0or remo veit
wh en thew iper arms are vertical .
Ve hicles with KEYLESS GO*
6 Switchof fthe en gine.
6 Remove your foot from theb rake ped-
al.
6 Set the windscreen wipe rsto po sition
u onthe comb inat ion sw itch
( = page 253).
6 PresstheKEY LESS GO button repe at-
ed ly unt ilthe windscreen wi pers start.
6 PresstheKEY LESS GO button when
th ew iper arms are ver tica l. !
Only fold thewindscreen wipers away from
th e windscreen when vertical, ot herwise you will
damage the bonnet.
6 Fold th ewiper arms awa yfrom the
wi nd screen until yo ufeel them engage.
6 Clea nth ewinds cree na nd the wiper
blades.
6 Fold the windscreen wipe rs ba ckagain
be fore sw itching on the ignitio n. Cleanin
gthe windows
! Donot use dry clot hs,abrasiv eprodu cts,
so lvents or cleaning agent scontaining solvents
to cl ean th eins ide ofthe wind ow s.Do not touc h
th e in side of the rea r and side windows with ha rd
obj ects,e .g.ice scrapers or jewellery. Youco uld
ot he rw ise damage the windows. G
Risk of accide nt The vehicle is
brak ed when HOLDis activat-
ed . Therefo re,dea ctivat eHOLD before the
vehi cle is washed in anautomatic carwa sh. G
Risk of inj ury Be
fore cleaning thewind screen or wi per
bl ad es, sw itch the igniti onto0.The wind-
sc ree nw iper sma yotherwi semove an din-
jure you. 216_R
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