Observe the notes in the section on the care and
treatment of matt paintwork (Ypage 240);
these notes also apply to decorative film.
To clean, use plenty of water and amild cleaning
agent without additional or abrasive products,
e.g. acar shampoo approved by Mercedes-
Benz.
XRemove bird droppings, tree resin or fuel as
soon as possible.
The decorative film may be irreparably dam-
aged.
XDry vehicles covered with film using asoft,
absorbent cloth after every wash.
Water marks could otherwise form.
Scratches, corrosive deposits, areas affected by
corrosion and damage caused by inadequate
care cannot always be completely repaired. In
such cases, visit aqualified specialist workshop.
The cleaning product Paint Cleaner, which has
been approved and recommended by
Mercedes-Benz,s hould be used when dirt has
penetrated the decorative film surface or the
decorative film has become dull.
The manufacturer can provide you with infor-
mation on special care and cleaning products.
Surfaces covered with film may appears hinier
after the decorative film has been removed.
iHave work or repairs on decorative film car-
ried out at aqualified specialist workshop.
Mercedes-Benz recommends that you use an
authorized Mercedes-Benz Center for this
purpose.
Cleaning the vehiclep arts
Cleaning the wheels
GWARNING
The water jet from acircular jet nozzle (dirt
blasters) can cause invisible exterior damage
to the tires or chassis components. Compo-
nentsd amaged in this way may fail unexpect-
edly.T here is arisk of an accident.
Do not use power washers with circular jet
nozzles to clean the vehicle. Have damaged
tires or chassis componentsr eplaced imme-
diately.
!Do not use acidic wheel cleaning products
to remove brake dust. This could damage
wheel bolts and brake components.
!Do not park your vehicle for along period of
time directly after cleaning, particularlya fter
cleaning the wheel rim with wheel cleaner.
Wheel cleaner can lead to the increased cor-
rosion of the brake discs and pads. Therefore,
drive for afew minutes after cleaning. By
heating up the brakes, the brake discs and
pads dry. The vehicle can then be parked for a
long period of time.
Cleaning the windows
GWARNING
You could become trapped by the windshield wipers if they start moving while cleaning the
windshieldorw iper blades. There is arisk of
injury.
Alwayss witch off the windshieldw ipers and
the ignition before cleaning the windshieldo r
wiper blades.
!Do not use dry cloths, abrasive products,
solvents or cleaning agents containing sol-
vents to clean the inside of the windows. Do
not touch the insides of the windows with
hard objects, e.g. an ice scraper or ring. There
is otherwise arisk of damaging the windows.
!Cleant he water drainage channels of the
windshielda nd the rear window at regular
intervals. Deposits such as leaves, petals and pollen may under certain circumstances pre-
vent water from draining away. This can lead
to corrosion damage and damage to elec-
tronic components.
XCleant he inside and outside of the windows
with adamp cloth and acleaning product that
is recommended and approved by Mercedes-
Benz.
Cleaning wiper blades
GWARNING
If the windshieldw ipers are set in motion
while you are cleaning the windshield, you can be trapped by the wiper arm. There is arisk of
injury.
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