2019 MERCEDES-BENZ CLA COUPE wiper blades

X
Press retainin gclips 0043atthe same timein
the direction ofthe arrows.
X Carefully removethebulb holder together
with theconn ected plugandthebulbs. Bulb
holder
0044 Brake lamp
0087 Brake lamp
0085 Rear foglamp
0083 Back uplamp
0084 Turn signals
X Bra kelamp andbackup lamp:remove the
correspon dingbulb from thebulb holder.
X Insert thenew bulb intothebulb holder.
X Rear foglamp andturnsignal: pressthe
bulb gentlyinto thebulb holder, turnitcoun-
ter- clock wiseandremove itfrom thebulb
holder.
X Insert thenew bulb intothebulb holder and
turn itclock wise.
X Reinsert thebulb holder andengage on
retainin gclips 0043.
X Close theside trimpanel (Ypage 107). Windshield
wipers Switching
thewindshield wipers
on/off
! Do
not operate thewindshield wiperswhen
the windshield isdry, asthis could damage
the wiper blades. Moreover, dustthathascol-
lected onthe windshield canscrat chthe glass
if wiping takesplacewhenthewindshield is
dry.
If it is necess arytoswitch onthe windshield
wipers indry weather conditions,alway suse
washer fluidwhen operating thewindshield
wipers. !
If
the windshield wipersleavesmears onthe
windshield afterthevehicle hasbeen washed
in an automatic carwash, waxorother resi-
dues maybethe reason forthis. Clean the
windshield usingwasher fluidafter washing
the vehicle inan automatic carwash. Combination
switch
0047 003F Windshield wiperoff
0048 0062 Intermitt entwipe, low(rain sensor set
to low sensit ivity)
0049 0063 Intermitt entwipe, high(rain sensor
set tohigh sensit ivity)
004A 00AA Contin uouswipe, slow
004B 00A9 Contin uouswipe, fast
0084 00D3 Single wipe/00D4 Wipesthewind-
shield usingwasher fluid
X Switc hon the ignition .
X Turn thecombinat ionswitch tothe corre-
sponding position.
! Vehicles
witharain sensor: ifthe windshield
becomes dirtyindry weather conditions,the
windshield wipersmaybeactivat edinadver-
tent ly.This could thendamage thewindshield
wiper blades orscrat chthe windshield.
For this reason, youshould alwaysswitch off
the windshield wipersindry weather.
Vehicles witharain sensor: inthe 0062 or0063
position, theappropriate wipingfrequency is
automatically setaccordin gto the inten sityof
the rain. Inthe 0063 position, therain sensor is
more sensit ivethan inthe 0062 position, caus-
ing the windshield wipertowipe more fre-
quently.
If the wiper blades areworn, thewindshield will
no longer bewiped properly. Thiscould prevent
you from observing thetraff iccondit ions. 108
Windshield
wipersLightsandwindshield wipers

Repl
acing the wiper blades
Impo rtant safetynotes G
WARNI
NG
If the windsh ield wiper sbeg into move while
yo uare changing thewiper blad es, youcou ld
be trap ped bythe wiper arm .The reisaris kof
inju ry.
Alw aysswi tch offthe windsh ield wiper sand
ig niti onbef ore changing thewiper blad es.
! To
avo idda mag ingthe wiper blad es, make
su re that youtou chonly thewiper arm ofthe
wi per .
! Neve
rope nthe hoodifawi ndsh ield wiper
arm hasbee nfol ded away from thewind-
shi eld.
Neve rfol dawi ndsh ield wiper arm withou ta
wi per blad eba ck onto thewindsh ield .
Hol dthe windsh ield wiper arm firmlywh en
yo ucha nge thewiper blad e.Ifyo urel ease the
wi ndsh ield wiper arm withou ta wi per blad e
and itfal lsonto thewindsh ield ,the windsh ield
may bedamag edbythe force ofthe impact.
Mer cedes-Be nzreco mmend sthat youha ve
the wiper blad es cha nged ataqu alifi ed spe -
cia list wo rksho p.
Cha ngingthe windsh ield wiper blades Remo
vingthe wiper blades
X Vehi
cles without KEYLES S-GO orKEY-
LE SS-G Ostart function:remo vethe Smar t-
Key from theigniti onlock.
X Vehi
cles with KEYLES S-GO orKEYLES S-
GO start function:swi tch offthe engi ne.
X Fol dthe wiper arm awayfrom thewindsh ield . X
Hol don tothe wiper arm with one hand. With
the othe rha nd, turn wiper blad ein directi on
of arr ow 0043awayfrom thewiper arm asfar as
it wi llgo.
X Sli de catch 0044inthe directi onofarr ow 0087
unti lit enga gesinthe remo valpos ition with a
notice ableclick. X
Re move thewiper blad ein the directi onof
arr ow 0085away from thewiper arm.
In stal ling the wiper blades X
Inse rtthe new wiper blad einto thewiper arm
in the directi onofarr ow 0043. Win
dshi eld wi pers
109Lights andwindsh ield wipers Z

To
avoid damage tothe vehicle, deactivate
Act ive Distan ceAssist DISTRONIC andthe
HOLD functioninthe following orsimilar sit-
uations:
R when towing thevehicle
R in the carwash
! Never
cleanyourvehicle inaTouchless
Automat icCar Wash asthese usespecial
cleaning agents.Thesecleaning agentscan
damage thepaintwork orplastic parts.
! Make
surethattheautomatic transmission
is in trans mission position 005Cwhen washing
your vehicle inatow-t hrough carwash. The
vehicle maybedamaged inanother transmis-
sion position.
! Make
surethat:
R the side windows andthesliding sunroof
are fully closed
R the blower isswitched off
R the windshield wiperswitch isat position
0092
The vehicle mayotherwise bedamaged.
You canclean thevehicle atan automatic car
wash fromthevery start.
Preferably cleanthevehicle atautomatic car
washes thatusetextilewashing elements with-
out brushes. Thiswillprevent finescratc hesto
the paintwork ordecorative films.
If the vehicle isvery dirty, pre-wash itbefore
cleaning itin an automatic carwash.
Aft erusing anautomatic carwash, wipeoffwax
from thewindshield andthewiper blades. This
will prevent smearsandreduce wipingnoises
caused byresidue onthe windshield.
i Vehicles
withdecorative film:select awash
program withouthotwax atthe automatic car
wash.
Washing byhand In
some countries,washing byhand isonly
allowed atspecially equipped washingbays.
Observe thelegal requirement sin each count ry.
X Do not use hotwater anddonot wash the
vehicle indirect sunlight.
X Use asoft sponge toclean.
X Use amild cleaning agent,suchasacar
shampoo approved byMercedes- Benz. X
Thoroughly hosedown thevehicle withagen-
tle jet ofwater.
X Do not point thewater jetdirectly towards the
air inlet orthe edges ofdecorative foils.
X Use plenty ofwater andrinse outthesponge
frequent ly.
X Rinse thevehicle withclean water anddry
thoroughly withachamois.
X Do not letthe cleaning agentdryonthe paint-
work orthe decorative foils.
Carefully removealldeposits ofroad saltas
soon aspossible whendriving inwinter.
Power washers G
WARNIN
G
The water jetfrom acircular jetnozz le(dirt
blasters) cancause invisible exteriordamage
to the tires orchassis compon ents.Compo-
nent sdamaged inthis way may failunexpect -
edly. There isarisk ofan accident .
Do not use power washers withcircular jet
nozz lestoclean thevehicle. Havedamaged
tires orchassis compon entsreplaced imme-
diately.
! Vehicles
withdecorative film:parts ofyour
vehicle arecovered withdecorative film.
Maintain adistance ofat least 27.5in(70cm)
between thefilm-c overed partsofthe vehicle
and thenozz leof the power washer.
Infor mation aboutthecorrec tdistance is
availab lefrom theequipment manufacturer.
Move thepower washer nozzlearound when
cleaning yourvehicle.
The water temperat ureofthe power washer
must notexceed 140‡(60 †).
! Always
maintain adistance ofat least 12in
(30 cm) between thevehicle andthepower
washer nozzle.Infor mation aboutthecorrec t
distance isavailabl efrom theequipment
manufact urer.
Move thepower washer nozzlearound when
cleaning yourvehicle.
Do not aim directly atany ofthe following:
R Tires
R Door gaps, roofgaps, joints,etc.
R Elect ricalcompon ents
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To
clean, useplenty ofwater andamild cleaning
agent without additional orabrasive products,
e.g. useacar shampoo approved forMercedes-
Benz .
X Dry vehicles coveredwithfilmusing asoft,
absorbent clothafterevery wash.
Water marks couldotherwise form.
Scr atches, corrosiv edeposits, areasaffectedby
corrosion anddamage causedbyinadequate
care cannotalway sbe completely repaired.In
such cases, visitaqualified specialist workshop.
X Remove dirtimmediately, wherepossible,
while avoiding rubbingtoohard.
The decorative filmmay beirreparably dam-
aged.
X Soak insect remains withinsect remover and
rinse offthe treated areasafterwards.
X Soak birddroppings withwater andrinse off
the treated areasafterwards.
The Paint Cleaner cleaning product, whichhas
been approved andrecomm endedby
Mercedes- Benz,should beused when dirthas
penetr atedthedecorative filmsurface orthe
decorative filmhasbecome dull.
The manufact urercanprovide youwith infor-
mation onspecial careandcleaning products.
Laminated surfacesmayexhibit optical differ-
ences tosurfaces whichwerenotprotec tedbya
decorative filmwhen thedecorative filmis
removed.
i Have
workorrepairs ondecorative filmcar-
ried outataqualified specialist workshop.
Mercedes- Benzrecomm endsthatyouusean
authorized Mercedes-BenzCenter forthis
purpose. Cleaning
thevehicle parts
Cleaning thewheels G
WARNIN
G
The water jetfrom acircular jetnoz zle(dirt
blasters) cancause invisible exteriordamage
to the tires orchassis compon ents.Compo-
nent sdamaged inthis way may failunexpect -
edly. There isarisk ofan accident .
Do not use power washers withcircular jet
noz zles toclean thevehicle. Havedamaged tires
orchassis compon entsreplaced imme-
diately.
! Do
not use acidic wheel cleaning products
to remove brakedust.Thiscould damage
wheel boltsandbrake compon ents.
! Do
not park yourvehicle foralong period of
time directly aftercleaning, particularly after
cleaning thewheel rimwith wheel cleaner.
Wheel cleaner canlead tothe increased cor-
rosion ofthe brake discsandpads. Therefore,
drive forafew minutes aftercleaning. By
heating upthe brakes, thebrake discsand
pads dry.Thevehicle canthen beparked fora
long period oftime.
Cleaning thewindows G
WARNIN
G
You could become trappedbythe windshield
wipers ifthey start moving whilecleaning the
windshield orwiper blades. Thereisarisk of
injury.
Always switchoffthe windshield wipersand
the ignition beforecleaning thewindshield or
wiper blades.
! Only
foldthewindshield wipersawayfrom
the windshield whenvertical.Otherwise, you
will damage thehood.
! Do
not use drycloths, abrasive products,
solvent sor cleaning agentscontaining sol-
vent sto clean theinside ofthe windows. Do
not touch theinsides ofthe windows with
hard object s,e.g. anice scraper orring. There
is otherwise arisk ofdamaging thewindows.
! Clean
thewater drainage channelsofthe
windshield andtherear window atregular
inter vals. Deposits suchasleaves, petalsand
pollen mayunder certaincircumst ancespre-
vent water fromdraining away.This canlead
to corrosion damageanddamage toelec-
tron iccompon ents.
X Clean theinside andoutside ofthe windows
with adamp clothandacleaning productthat
is recomm endedandapproved byMercedes-
Benz . 268
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Clean
ingwiper blades G
WAR
NING
You couldbec ome trapped bythewind shield
wiper sif th ey start mov ingwhile cleanin gth e
wind shieldor wiper blades .Ther eis aris kof
inj ury.
Always switchoff thewind shieldwiper sand
th eign ition bef ore cleanin gth ewind shieldor
wiper blades .
! On
lyfold thewind shieldwiper saway from
th ewind shieldwhen vertical. Other wise, you
will damag eth ehood .
! Do
notpull thewiper blade. Other wise, the
wiper bladecouldbe damag ed.
! Do
notcle an wiper blades toooft en and do
no trub them toohard .Ot her wise, thegrap h-
ite coa tingcoul dbe damag ed.This could
caus ewiper noise.
! Hol
dth ewiper armsecurely when folding
back .The wind shieldcoul dbe damag edifth e
wiper armsmac ksagain stitsudde nly.
X Fol dth ewind shieldwiper armsaway from the
wind shield.
X Caref ullyclean thewiper blades withadamp
clo th.
X Fol dth ewind shieldwiper armsback again
bef ore swit ching ontheign ition .
Clean ingtheext erior ligh ting !
On
lyuse cleanin gagen tsor cle anin gclo ths
whic hare suitable forplast iclight lenses .
Un suit able cleanin gagen tsor cle anin gclo ths
coul dsc rat ch ordamag eth eplast iclight len-
ses .
X Clean theplast iclen ses oftheex terior light s
wit hawet spon geand amild cleanin gagen t,
e.g .Mer cedes-Ben zcar sham pooorcle anin g
clo ths.
Clean ingthemir ror turn signa ls !
On
lyuse cleanin gagen tsor cle anin gclo ths
th at are suit able forplast iclen ses .Un suit able
cle anin gagen tsor cle anin gclo thscoul d
sc rat ch ordamag eth eplast iclen ses ofthe
mir ror turnsign als. X
Clean theplast iclen ses ofthemir ror turnsig-
nals intheex terior mirror hous ingusin gawet
spon geand mild cleanin gagen t,e.g .
Mer cedes-Ben zcar sham pooorcle anin g
clo ths.
Clean ingthesensor s !
If
you clean thesen sorswit hapower
washe r,mak esure that you keep adist ance
of at least 11.8in(30 cm)be tweenthe vehicle
and thepower washer nozzle. Infor mat ion
about thecor rectdist anceis availabl efrom
th eequipm entman ufacturer. X
Clean sensors0043 ofthedriv ingsyst ems with
wate r,car sham pooandasof tclo th.
Cleani ngtherea rview camera !
Do
notcle an thecam eralensand thearea
aroun dth erear view camerawith apower
washer . Car
e
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