Do not us ep ower washers with circular jet
nozzles to clean the vehicle. Hav ed amaged
tire sorc hassi sc omponents replaced imme-
diately.
! Do not us ea cidi cw heel cleaning products
to remove brake dust. Thi sc ould damage
whee lb ol ts and brake components.
! Do not park your vehicl ef or al on gp er io do f
time directl ya ft er cleaning, particularly after
cleaning the whee lr im with whee lc leaner.
Whee lc leane rc an lead to the increased cor-
rosio noft he brake discs and pads .T herefore,
drive for af ew minute sa ft er cleaning. By
heating up the brakes ,t he brake discs and
pads dry .T he vehicl ec an the nb ep ar ked for a
long perio doft ime.
Cleanin gt he windows
G WARNING
Yo uc ould become trapped by the windshield
wipers if the ys tart moving whil ec leaning the
windshiel dorw iper blades. There is ar is ko f
injury.
Alway ss wi tch off the windshiel dw iper sa nd
the ignition befor ec leaning the windshiel do r
wipe rb lade s.
! Do not us ed ry cloths, abrasive products,
solvents or cleaning agents containing sol-
vents to clean the insid eoft he windows .D o
not touch the insides of the windows with
hard objects ,e .g .ani ce scrape rorr ing. There
is otherwis ear is kofd amagin gt he windows.
! Clea nt he water drainage channel soft he
windshiel da nd the rea rw in do watr egular
intervals .D eposits such as leaves, petal sa nd
pollen ma yu nder certain circumstances pre-
vent water fro md raining away .T hi sc an lead
to corrosion damage and damage to elec-
troni cc omponents.X
Clea nt he insid ea nd outside of the windows
with ad am pc loth and ac leaning product that
is recommende da nd approved by Mercedes-
Benz. Cleanin gw ip er blades
G WARNING
Yo uc ould become trapped by the windshield
wipers if the ys tart moving whil ec leaning the
windshiel dorw iper blades. There is ar is ko f
injury.
Alway ss wi tch off the windshiel dw iper sa nd
the ignition befor ec leaning the windshiel do r
wipe rb lade s.
! Do not pull the wipe rb lade .O therwise, the
wipe rb lade could be damaged.
! Do not clean wipe rb lade st oo ofte na nd do
not ru bt he mt oo hard. Otherwise, the graph-
ite coating could be damaged. Thi sc ould
cause wipe rn oise.
! Hol dt he wipe ra rm securel yw he nf olding
back. The windshiel dc ould be damage dift he
wipe ra rm smacks against it suddenly. X
Fol dt he windshiel dw iper arms away fro mt he
windshield. X
Carefully clean the wipe rb lade sw it had am p
cloth. X
Fol dt he windshiel dw iper arms back again
befor es wi tching on the ignition.
Cleanin gt he exterior lighting
! Onl yu se cleaning agents or cleaning cloths
which ar es ui tabl ef or plastic light lenses.
Unsuitabl ec leaning agents or cleaning cloths
could scratch or damage the plastic light len-
ses. X
Clea nt he plastic lense soft he exterio rl ig hts
with aw et spong ea nd am il dc leaning agent,
e.g .M er cedes-Benz car shampo oorc leaning
cloths.
Cleanin gt he mirro rt urn signals
! Onl yu se cleaning agents or cleaning cloths
tha ta re suitabl ef or plastic lenses. Unsuitable
cleaning agents or cleaning cloths could
scratch or damage the plastic lense soft he
mirror tur ns ig nals. X
Clea nt he plastic lense soft he mirror tur ns ig -
nal sint he exterio rm irror housing using aw et
spong ea nd mil dc leaning agent, e.g.Care 239
Maintenance and care Z
