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Examp
le:C oupé
: Mirror light
; Bracket
= Retainin gclip, e.g .for ac ar park ticket
? Vanity mirror
A Mirror cover
Vanity mirro rint he sun visor Mirror light
:onlyfun ctions if the su nvisor
is clipped into retainer ;and mirror cover
A hasb eenf olded up.
Glare from th eside X
Fol dd ownthe sun visor.
X Pul lsun visor out of retainer ;.
X Swin gthe sun viso rtot he side. Rea
rwindow roller sunblind (Coupé)
To extend/retract th eroller sunblind G
Warning
When leavin gthe vehi cle, alway sremove the
key from the starter switch. Alway staket he
key with you and lock the vehi cle. Do not leave
children unattended in the vehicle, even if
the yare secured in achild restraint system.
Do not give the macces stoanu nlocked vehi-
cle .Ifu nsupervised children have access to a
vehicl ethis could resul tinanaccident and/
or seriou sinjury. The ycould:
R be seriously or even fatally injured on parts
of the vehicle
R be se riously or even fatally injure dbypro-
longed exposure to extremel yhigh or
extremely low temperatures
R caus eana ccidentby operating functions
such as seat adjustment, steering wheel
adjustmen tormemory functions, which
can be operate deven when the key has
been removed from the starter switch or
the vehicle.
If children open adoor, they coul dinjure other
persons or get out of the vehicl eand injure
themselves or be injured by following traffic.
Do not expose the child restraint system to
direct sunlight. The child restraint system's
metal parts, for example ,could becom every
hot and the child could suffer burn sasa
result.
! Make sure that th eroller sunblind can
mov efreely. Otherwise ,the roller sunblind
or other objec ts could be damaged. Features
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Slide the se at backwards.
X To fit: placethe floormat in position.
X Press studs :onto retainers ;.
X To remove: pull the floormats off retain-
ers ;.
X Remove the floormat. Retrofitted anti-glar
efilm
Retrofitted anti-glare film on th einside of the
windows can interfere with radio/mobile
telephone reception. This is particularly the
case for conduc tiveor metallic-coated films.
Infor mation about anti-glare film can be
obtained from any Mercedes-Benz Service
Centre. Features
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thi
sreason, following acar wash, drive with
particular care unti lthe brakes are dry. G
Risk of accident
Th ev ehicle is braked when th eHOLDfunction
or DISTRONI CPLUSisa ctivated. Therefore,
dea ctivate th eHOLD function and DISTRONIC
PLU Sbefor ethe vehicle is washed in an auto-
matic car wash.
You can wash the vehicle in an automatic car
wash from the ver ystart.
! We recommend automatic car washes
with an adjustable 40
high-pressure pre-
cleaning program. In car washes that use
hig hw ater pressures, there is adanger that
as mall quantity of water may leak int othe
vehicle.
! Cabriolet: do not treat the vehicle with
hot wax under any circumstan ces.
! Cabriolet: pull the key out of the ignition
lock when washing the vehicle .This
ensures that the win ddeflector on the
windscreen is retracted. The wind deflector
may otherwise be damaged.
If the vehicle is ver ydirty, pre-wash it before
cleaning it in an automatic car wash.
! In car washes with atowing mechanism,
make sure that the automatic transmission
is in transmission position N,otherwis ethe
vehicle could be damaged.
! Make sur ethat the side windows ar ecom-
pletel yclosed, that the ventilation/heater
blowe risfully turned off and that the wind-
screen wiper switch is set to 0.Otherwi se,
the rain/light senso rmay be activated, trig-
gering unintended wiper movemen ts.T his
could cau se damage to the vehicle.
After using an automatic car wash, wip eoff
wax from th ewindscreen and the wiper
blades. This will prevent smears and reduce
wiping noises caused by residue on the wind-
screen. High-pressur
ecleaners G
Risk of accident
Do not use high-pressur ecleaners with circu-
lar-jet nozzles (dirt grinders) to clean your
vehicle, in particular the tyres. You could oth-
erwise damage the tyres and cause an acci-
dent.
! Always maintain adistance of at least
30 cm between the vehicle and the high-
pressure cleaner nozzle. Information about
the correct distance is available from the
equipment manufacturer.
Move the high-pressure cleaner nozzle
around when cleaning your vehicle.
Do not aim directly at any of the following:
R tyres
R door joint
R soft top (Cabriolet)
R wind deflector net (Cabriolet)
R electrical components
R battery
R connectors
R lights
R seals
R trim elements
R ventilation slots
Damaged seals or electrical components
can lead to leaks or failures.
Cleanin gthe whee ls !
Do not use acidic whee lcleaning products
to remov ebrake dust .This could damage
wheel bolts and brake componen ts.
! Do not park up the vehicle for an extended
perio dstraight after cleaning it, particularly
after having cleaned the wheels with wheel
cleaner. Wheel cleaners could cause
increased corrosio nofthe brake discs and
brake pads/linings. For this reason, you
should drive for afew minutes after clean-
ing. Brakin gheats the brak ediscs and
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Cleaning th
ewindows G
Ris
kofi njury
Switch off th ewindscree nwipers and remove
the key fro mthe ignition lock befor ecleaning
the windscreen or the wiper blades. On vehi-
cles with KEYLESS-GO, press the Star t/Stop
butto nuntil all indicato rlamps in the instru-
ment cluster go out. The windscreen wipers
could otherwise move and injure you.
X Clea nthe insid eand outside of the win-
dow swithadamp cloth and acleaning
agent that is recommended and approved
by Mercedes-Benz.
! Do not use dry cloths, abrasive products,
solvents or cleaning agents containing sol-
vent stoc lean the inside of the windows.
Do not use hard object stoclean the insides
of the windows, e.g. an ice scraper or ring.
There is otherwise arisk of damaging the
windows.
! Clean the water drainage channels of the
windscreen and the rear window at regular
intervals. Under certain circumstances,
deposits such as leaves, petals and pollen
may prevent water from drainin gaway
leading to corrosion damage.
Cleaning the wiper blades G
Risk of injury
Switch off the windscreen wipers and remove
the key from the ignition lock before cleaning
the windscreen or the wiper blades. On vehi-
cles with KEYL ESS-GO, pres sthe Start/S top
button until all indicator lamps in the instru-
ment cluster go out. The windscreen wipers
could otherwise mov eand injure you.
! Do not pull on the wipe rblade. Otherwise,
the wiper blade could be damaged.
! Do not clean wiper blades too often and
do not rub them too hard. Otherwise, the
graphite coating could be damaged. This
could cause wiper noise. X
Fold the wiper arm saway from the wind-
screen.
X Carefully clean the wiper blades with a
damp cloth.
X Fold the windscreen wipers back again
before switching on the ignition.
! Hold the wiper arm securely when folding
back. The windscreen could be damaged if
the wiper arm hits against it suddenly.
Cleaning the headlamps X
Clean the plastic lamp lenses on the head-
lamps using awet sponge and amild clean-
ing agent, e.g. Mercedes-Benz car sham-
poo or cleaning cloths.
! Only use cleaning agents or cleaning
cloths which are suitable for plastic head-
lamp lenses. Unsuitable cleaning agents or
cleaning cloths could scratc hordamage
the plastic headlamp lenses.
Cleaning the sensors X
Clean sensors :of the driving systems
with water, car shampoo and asoft cloth.
! If you clea nthe sensor swithahigh-pres-
sure cleaner ,make sure that you keep a
distance of at least 30 cm between the
vehicle and the high-pressure cleaner noz- Care
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