Mountingawheel .......................... 287
Removing awheel .......................... 288
Removing and mounting the spare
wheel ............................................. 292
Snow chains ..................................2 70
Storing ...........................................2 86
Tightening torque. .......................... 289
Wheels ize/tire size ....................... 290
Windo wcurtain air bag
Display message (vehicle with
steering wheel buttons) ................. 208
Display message (vehicle without
steering wheel buttons) ................. 194
Operation ......................................... 50
Windows
see Side windows
Windshield
Cleaning ......................................... 256
Defrosting ...................................... 114
Windshiel dwashe rfluid
Adding ...........................................2 46
Windshiel dwiper
Setting the sensitivity of the rain
sensor (vehicle with steering
wheel buttons) ............................... 187
Setting the sensitivity of the rain
sensor (vehicle without steering
wheel buttons) ............................... 174
Windshiel dwiper
see Windshield
Windshiel dwipers
Problem (malfunction) ................... 106
Rea rwindow wiper ........................ 102
Replacing the wiper blades ............ 103
Switching on/off ........................... 101
Winte rdriving
Slippery road surfaces ................... 138
Snow chains .................................. 270
Winte roperation
General notes ................................ 269
Radiator cover ................................. 31
Winte rtires
M+S tires ....................................... 269
Setting alimit speed. .....................1 35
Wiper blades
Cleaning ......................................... 256
Important safety notes .................. 103
Replacing (rearw indow) ................ 104 Replacing (windshield).
.................. 103
Service indica tor ............................ 103
Wo rk
shop
see Qualifie dspecialist workshop
24Index
Care
Notes on care
GWARNING
If you use opening sinthebodywork or
detachable part sassteps, you could:
Rslip and/or fall
Rdamag ethe vehicle and caus eyourself to
fall.
Thereisar iskofi njury.
Always use secure climbinga ids, e.g.asuita-
ble ladder.
!Do no tuse th elower slidingd oor guide (car-
riage )asas tep. Otherwise, you coul ddamage
th ep anelinga nd/or theslidingd oor mecha-
nism.
!For cleanin gyour vehicle ,donotuse any of
th ef ollowing:
Rdry, roug horhard cloths
Rabrasive cleanin gagents
Rsolvents
Rcleanin gagents containing solvents
Do no tscrub.
Do no ttou ch th esurfaces or protective films
withh ard objects, e.g .aringori ce scraper.
You coul dotherwise scratch or damag ethe
surfaces and protective film.
!Do no tpark th evehicle for an extended
period straigh tafter cleanin git, particularly
after having cleane dthe wheelsw ithwheel
cleaner. Wheelc leaners couldcause
increased corrosion of th ebrak ediscsa nd
brak epads/linings. For this reason,y ou
should driv efor afew minute safter cleaning.
Brakin gheatst hebrak ediscsa nd thebrake
pads/linings, thus dryin gthem. The vehicle
can then be parked.
HEnvironmental note
Only clean your vehicle at specially designed
wash bays. Dispose of emptyc ontainers and
used cleanin gproduct sinane nvironmentally
responsible manner.
HEnvironmental note
Dispose of emptyp ackagingand cleaning
cloth sinane nvironmentall yresponsible man-
ner.
Regular car eofyour vehicle is acondition for
retaining th equalityint helongt erm.
Use car eproduct sand cleanin gagents recom-
mended and approved by Mercedes-Benz.
Washingt hevehicle and cleaning the
paintwork
Automatic car wash
GWARNING
Brakin gefficienc yisreduced after washing
th ev ehicle .Thereisar iskofana ccident.
Afte rthe vehicle has been washed, brake
carefull ywhile payinga ttentiontothetraffic
conditionsu ntil full braking power is restored.
!Makesure that th eautomatic car wash is
suitable for th esizeoft hevehicle.
Before washingt hevehicle in an automatic
car wash, fold in th eexteri or mirror sand
remove any additional antennas .Otherwise,
th ee xteri or mirror ,antenna or th evehicle
itself coul dbedamaged.
Makes ure that th eexteri or mirror sare fully
folded out again and that any additional
antennas are re-installed when you leave the
automatic car wash.
!Makes ure that:
Rthes ide windows and th eroofa re com-
pletely closed
Rth ec limate control blower is switched off
Rthew indshield wiper switch is at position 0
The vehicle coul dotherwise be damaged.
You can wash th evehicle in an automatic car
wash from th everys tart.
Wash off exces sdirt before cleanin gthe vehicle
in an automatic car wash.
Afte rputtin gthe vehicle throug hanautomatic
car wash, wipe off wax from:
Rth ew indshield
Rthew indshield wiper blades
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Maintenance and care
