2019 MERCEDES-BENZ SLC ROADSTER wiper blades

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ua l...... ...... ......................................217
Wheel andtirecombinatio ns
Tire s...... ......................................... 292
Wheel bolttighten ingtorque ........... 292
Wheel chock...... ................................289
Wheel s
Cha nging awhe el...... ....................288
Che cking ........................................ 267
Cl eani ng...... ................................... 249
Emergency sparewhe el...... ........... 293
Important safetynotes .................. 267
Informatio non drivi ng...... ..............267
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0044[ nging................ 288
Mou nting anew wheel...... .............291
Mou nting awhe el....... ................... 289
Overvi ew....... ................................. 267
Rem oving awhe el....... ................... 291
Storing ...........................................289
Tig htening torque....... .................... 292
Whee lsize/tire size.......................292
Wind screen
Inserting andremovi ng....... ............. 81
Prep aring for instal lation ..................81
see AIRG UIDE
Windo ws
see Side windows
Windsh ield
Defrosting ......................................112
Windsh ieldwashe rfluid
see Winds hieldwa sher system
Windsh ieldwashe rsyste m
Addi ngwasher fluid....... ................243
Importa ntsafe tynotes .................. 302
Windsh ieldwi pers
Displ aymessa ge....... ..................... 206
Prob lem(malfunction) ................... 105
Rep lacing thewiper blades ....... ..... 104
Switchi ngon/off ........................... 103
Winte rdrivin g
Importa ntsafe tynotes .................. 269
Slip pery road surfaces....... ............ 141
Snow chains....... ........................... 270
Winte roperatio n
Overvi ew....... ................................. 269
Winte rtires
M+S tires.......................................269 Wiper
blades
Cl eani ng....... .................................. 249
Importa ntsafe tynotes .................. 104
Rep lacing .......................................104
Worksho p
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ZONE function
Switchi ngon/off ........................... 112 In
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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, you
cou ldbe trap ped bythe wiper arm.The reis
a ris 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 of
the wiper .
! 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 windsh ield wiper arm withou ta wi per
bl ad eand itfal lsonto thewindsh ield ,the
wi ndsh ield may bedamag edbythe force of
the impact.
Mer cedes-Be nzreco mmend sthat youha ve
the wiper blad es cha nged ataqu alifi ed spe -
cia list wo rksho p.
! Alw
ayspos ition the windsh ield wiper arms
verti callybef ore folding them away from the
wi ndsh ield .By doing so, youwi llavo idda m-
ag eto the hood.
Repl acing the wiper blades Remo
vingthe wiper blades
X Tu rn the Smar tKeytopos ition 0047 or0048 in
the igniti onlock (Ypage 118 ).
X Set thewindsh ield wiper topos ition 00AA.
X Whe nthe wiper armsare verti caltothe
hoo d:turn theSmar tKeytopos ition 0092 in the
igniti onlock and remo vethe Smar tKey
(Y page 118 ).
X Fol dthe windsh ield wiper armsaw ay from
the windsh ield . X
Pre ssboth release clips 0044.
X Fol dwi per blad e0043 inthe directi onof
arr ow 0087away from wiper arm 0085.
X Re move wiper blad e0043 inthe directi onof
arr ow 0083.
In stal ling the wiper blades X
Pos ition new wiper blad e0043 with rece ss0084
on lug 0083.
X Fol dwi per blad e0043 inthe directi onof
arr ow 0087onto thewiper arm,unti lreta ining
cli ps 0044 enga geinbra cket 0085.
X Ma kesure that wiper blad e0043 issea ted
corre ctly.
X Fol dthe wiper arm back onto thewind-
shi eld. 10
4 Win
dshi eld wi persLights andwindsh ield wipers

R
solvents
R cleaning agentscontaining solvents
Do not scrub.
Do not touch thesurfaces andfilms with
hard objects, e.g.rings orice scrapers. Oth-
erwise, youmay scratch ordamage thesur-
faces andfilms.
! Do
not park yourvehicle foralong period
of time directly aftercleaning, particularly
after cleaning thewheel rimwith wheel
cleaner. Wheelcleaner canlead tothe
increased corrosionofthe brake discsand
pads. Therefore, driveforafew minutes
after cleaning. Byheating upthe brakes, the
brake discsandpads dry.Thevehicle can
then beparked foralong period oftime.
Regu larcare ofyour vehicle isacondition for
retaining thequal ityinthe long term.
Use care products andcleaning agentsrecom-
mended andapproved byMercedes-Benz . Washing
thevehicl eand cleani ng
the paintwork
Automatic carwash G
WARNING
Braking efficiency isreduced afterwashing
the vehicle. Thereisarisk ofan accident.
Aft erthe vehicle hasbeen washed, brake
carefully whilepayingattent iontothe traffic
conditions untilfullbraking poweris
restored.
! When
DISTRONIC PLUSorthe HOLD func-
tion isactivated, thevehicle brakesauto-
matically incertain situations.
To avoid damage tothe vehicle, deactivate
DISTRONIC PLUSandtheHOLD function in
the followi ngorsimilar situations:
R when towing thevehicle
R in the carwash
! It
is preferable touse carwashes with
adjustable high-pressure pre-cleaningthat
corresponds tothe specification forthe
Cabri oletprogram. Incar washes thatuse
high water pressures, thereisarisk that a
small amount ofwater mayleakintothe
vehicle. !
Lock
thecarifyou wash itin an automatic
car wash. Otherwise, thevehicle mightbe
damaged .
! Never
cleanyourvehicle inaTouchless
Automatic CarWash asthese usespecial
cleaning agents.Thesecleaning agentscan
damage thepaintwork orplastic parts.
If you have yourvehicle cleaned inahigh-
pressure automatic carwash, small
amounts ofwater mayenter thevehicle.
! Make
surethattheautomatic transmission
is in position Nwhen washing yourvehicle
in atow-through carwash. Thevehicle could
be damaged ifthe transmission isin another
position.
! Make
surethat:
R the side windows andtheroof arecom-
pletely closed
R the climate controlblower isswitched off
R the windshiel dwiper switch isat position
0
The vehicle couldotherwise bedamaged .
You canclean thevehicle atan automatic car
wash fromthevery start.
Preferably cleanthevehicle atautomatic car
washes thatusetextilewashing elements
without brushes. Thisprevents finescratches
from forming onthe paintwork andfilm.
If the vehicle isvery dirty, pre-wash itbefore
cleaning itin an automatic carwash.
Aft erusing anautomatic carwash, wipeoff
wax from thewindshiel dand thewiper blades.
This willprevent smearsandreduce wiping
noises caused byresidue onthe windshiel d.
i Vehicles
withdecorative film:select a
wash program withouthotwax atthe auto-
matic carwash.
Washing byhand In
some countries, washingbyhand isonly
allow edatspeciall yequip pedwashing bays.
Observe thelegal requirements ineach coun-
try.
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 .246
CareMaintenance
andcare

Clean
ingthevehi cleparts
Clean ingthewheels G
WAR
NING
The wate rje tfr om acir cular jetno zzle (dir t
blast ers)can caus einv isible exterior dam-
age tothetir es orchassis components.
Comp onents damag edinthis way may fail
une xpectedly. Thereis aris kof an acc iden t.
Do notuse power washerswit hcir cular jet
no zzles tocle an theveh icle.Hav edamag ed
tir es orchassis components repl aced imme-
diat ely.
! Do
notuse acidicwheel cleanin gpro duct s
to rem ove brak edust .This coulddamag e
wheel boltsand brak ecom ponents.
! Do
notpark yourvehicle foralon gperi od
of tim edire ctly aft ercle anin g,part icular ly
aft ercle anin gth ewheel rimwithwheel
cle ane r.Whee lcle ane rcan lead tothe
inc reas edcor rosion ofthebrak edisc sand
pads. Therefore, driv efor afew minutes
aft ercle anin g.By heat ingupthebrak es,the
brak edisc sand pads dry.Thevehicle can
th en be park edfor alon gperi odoftim e.
Clean ingthewind ows G
WAR
NING
You couldbec ome trapped bythewind -
shie ldwiper sif th ey start mov ingwhile
cle anin gth ewind shieldor wiper blades .
Ther eis aris kof injury.
Always switchoff thewind shieldwiper sand
th eign ition bef ore cleanin gth ewind shield
or wiper blades .
! Do
notuse drycloths, abras iveproduct s,
solv ents or cle anin gagen tscon tain ingsol-
ven tsto cle an theins ide ofthewind ows. Do
no tto uch theins ides ofthewind owswith
hard object s,e.g .an ice scrape ror ring.
Ther eis other wise aris kof damag ingthe
wind ows.
! Clean
thewate rdrain agechann elsofthe
wind shieldand therear wind owatreg ular
int erv als. Deposi tssuc has leave s,pet als
and polle nmay unde rcer tain circum stanc es prev
entwate rfr om drain ingaway. Thiscan
lead tocor rosion damag eand damag eto
elec tron iccom ponents.
X Clean theins ide and outside ofthewind ows
wit hadamp clothand acle anin gpro duct
th at isrec omm ended andappro vedby
Mer cedes-Ben z.
Clean ingwiper blades G
WAR
NING
If th ewind shieldwiper sare setinmot ion
while youarecleanin gth ewind shield,you
can betrapped bythewiper arm.Ther eis a
ris kof injury.
Always switchoff thewind shieldwiper sand
th eign ition bef ore cleanin gth ewind shield.
! Do
notpull thewiper blade. Other wise, the
wiper bladecouldbe damag ed.
! Do
notcle an wiper blades toooft en and
do notrub them toohard .Ot her wise, the
grap hitecoa tingcoul dbe damag ed.This
coul dcaus ewiper noise.
! Hol
dth ewiper armsecurely when folding
back .The wind shieldcoul dbe damag edif
th ewiper armsmac ksagain stitsudde nly.
X Fol dth ewind shieldwiper armsaway from
th ewind shield.
X Caref ullyclean thewiper blades witha
damp cloth.
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 g
clo thsth at are suitable forplast iclen ses .
Caust ic,irritan tor other wise unsuitab le
cle anin gagen tsor cle anin gclo thscoul d
sc rat ch ordamag eth eex terior light ingplas-
tic lenses .
X Clean theplast iclen ses oftheex terior light s
wit hawet spon geand amild cleanin g
agen t,e.g .Mer cedes-Ben zcar sham pooor
cle anin gclo ths. Car
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