2020 MERCEDES-BENZ GLA SUV oil

Exam
ple: eng ineoilcap
X Tu rn cap 0043cou nter-c lockwi seand remove
it.
X Add engineoil.
If the oille vel isat or below the MIN mark
on the oildi ps tick, add1.1 USqt(1.0 liter)
of eng ineoil.
X Re place cap 0043onthe fillerneck andturn
clo ckwi se.
Ensu retha tthe cap locks into place
sec urely.
X Ch eck theoille vel again wi th the oildi ps tick
(Y page 275 ).
Fur therinfo rma tionon eng ineoil
(Y page 338 ). Ch
eckin gand addi ngoth erservi ce
produ cts
Ch eckin gco olant leve l G
WA
RNING
The cooling system ispre ssu rize d,partic u-
la rly when the moto ris wa rm. Ifyo uop en
the cap,yo ucou ldbe sca lded ifhot coolant
sp rays out.The reisaris kof inju ry.
Let the enginecoo ldo wn befor eyo uop en
the cap.We arpro tecti veglove sand protec-
tive eyew earwh en openi ng. Open the cap
sl ow lyto release pre ssu re.
! The
coolant level mustonl ybe che cked
and correcte dwh en the enginehascoo led
do wn (coolant temp eratureund er104 ‡
(40 †).Ch ecki ngthe coolant level when the
coo lant temp eratureis ove r104 ‡(40 †)
can lead todama getothe engineorthe
eng inecoo ling system . X
Pa rk the vehicleon alevel surfa ce.
Onl yche ckthe coolant level when the vehi-
cle ison alevel surfa ce and theenginehas
coo led do wn.
X Tu rn the Sma rtKeyto positio n0048 inthe igni-
tio nlock (Ypage 125 ).
X Ch eck thecoolant temp eraturedisp layin
the instrument cluster .
The coolant temp eraturemu stbe below
104 ‡(40 †).
X Tu rn the Sma rtKeyto positio n005A
(Y page 125 )in the igniti onlock .
X Slo wlytur ncap 0043cou nter-c lockwi seand to
rel ieve exce sspre ssu re.
X Tu rn cap 0043furthe rcou nter-c lockwi seand
rem ove it.
If the coolant isat the level ofma rker bar
0087 inthe fillerneck when cold,the reis
eno ughcoo lant incoo lant exp ansion
tank 0044.
X Ifnece ssary,ad dcoo lant tha tha sbe en tes-
ted and appro ved byMe rced es-Benz.
X Re place cap 0043and turnit clo ckwi seasfar
as itwi llgo .
For furthe rinfo rma tionon coo lant, see
(Y page 339 ).
Win dshi eld wa she rsys tem G
WA
RNING
Ce rta incomp onents inthe enginecomp art-
ment, such asthe engine,ra diato rand parts
of the exhaust system ,can become very
hot. Workin gin the enginecomp artment
po ses aris kof inju ry.
Wh ere possi ble, letthe enginecoo ldo wn
and touchonl ythe comp onents descri bedin
the followi ng. En
gine compartmen t
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G
WARNING
Opening thehood when theengine isover-
hea ted orwhen thereisafire inthe engine
compartment couldexpose youtohot gase s
or other service products.There isarisk of
injury .
Let anoverhe atedengine cooldownbefore
openi ngthe hood. Ifthere isafire inthe
engine compartment, keepthehood closed
and contact thefire depa rtment. G
WARNING
Windsh ieldwas herconcentrate ishigh ly
flamma ble.If winds hieldwas herconcentrate
gets onto hotcomponents ofthe engine or
the exhau stsystem, itcan ignite. Thereisa
risk offire and injury .
Make surethatwinds hieldwas herconcen-
trate isnot spilled inthe vicinity ofthe filler
neck. X
To open :pul lcap 0043upw ards bythe tab.
X Add thepremi xedwasherfluid.
X To clo se: press cap0043onto thefiller neck
until itengag es.
If the was herfluidleve ldrops below the rec-
ommended minimumof 1liter, amessa ge
app ears inthe multi function displayprompti ng
you toadd washerfluid(Y pag e229) .
Further informati onon winds hieldwas her
flui d/antifree ze(Y pag e339). ASSY
STPLU S Servic
emessag e
The ASSYST PLUSservice interval display
informs youofthe next service duedate.
You canfind informati ononthe type ofservice
and service intervalsin the Maintenance Book-
let.
You canobtai nfurther informati onfrom an
au thorized Mercede s-BenzCenter orat
http://www.mb usa.com (USA only).
i The
ASSYST PLUSservice interval display
does notshow anyinformati ononthe
engine oilleve l.Observe thenotes onthe
engine oilleve l(Y pag e275).
The multi function displayshow sa service
messa gefor severa lseconds, e.g.:
R Service Ain ..days Service
Ain ..days
R Service Adue Service
Adue
R Service Aoverdue by..days Service
Aoverdue by..days
Dependi ngon the opera tingconditions ofthe
vehicl e,the remai ningtime ordista nceuntil
the next service duedate isdisp layed.
The letter A A
or B B,
possi blyinconnection witha
number oranother letter,indicatesthe type of
service .A A
stands foraminor service andB B
for
a major service .
You canobtai nfurther informati onfrom an
au thorized Mercede s-BenzCenter.
The ASSYST PLUSservice interval displaydoes
not take intoaccount anyperiods oftime dur-
ing whichthe battery isdisconnected.
Mai ntaining thetime-dep endentservice sched-
ule :
X Note downthe service duedate displayed in
the multi function displaybefore disconnect-
ing the battery .
or X After reconnecting thebattery ,sub tract the
battery disconnectio nperi ods from theser-
vice date show non the disp lay. Hiding
aservi cemessag e
X Press the0076 or0038 button onthe steer-
ing whee l. 278
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YST PLUSMainten anceandcare

Disp
laying service messa ges
X Swi tchon theign ition .
X Press the0059 or0065 buttonto sel ectth e
Ser v. Ser
v.men u.
X Press the0063 or0064 buttonto sel ectth e
ASS YST PLUS ASS
YST PLUSsubm enuand confirm by
pre ssing the0076 button.
The servicedue dateappe arsinthemult i-
fun ction display. Inf
orma tion about Service
Res etting theASSYS TPLUS service
int erva ldi sp lay !
If
th eAS SYST PLU Sser viceinte rval dis -
play hasbeeninadv ertently res et,th is set -
ti ng can becorrec tedat aqualif iedspecial-
ist wor kshop .
Hav eser vicewor kcar riedout asdes cribed
in theMain tenan ceBooklet .Thi smay other -
wise leadtoincr ease dwear anddam ageto
th emaj orass emb liesortheveh icle.
A qualif iedspecialis twor kshop ,e. g. an aut hor -
iz ed Mer cedes -Ben zCen ter, will resetthe
AS SYST PLU Sser viceinte rval dis play afterthe
ser vicewor khas beencar riedout .You can
also obtain further info rm ation onmain te-
nan cewor k,forex amp le.
Sp ecia lser vice requ irem ent s The
specifie dmain tenan ceinte rval take son ly
th eno rm alope ration oftheveh icle into
acc oun t.Un der arduous operating co nd ition s
or incr ease dload ontheveh icle, main tenan ce
wor kmus tbe car riedout morefreque ntly, for
ex amp le:
R reg ular city dri vin gwit hfreque ntinte rm edi-
at est ops
R ifth eveh icle ispri mar ilyused totrave lsho rt
dis tanc es
R use inmo unt ainous terrain oron poo rro ad
sur faces
R ifth een gin eis ofte nlef tidli ng forlon gper i-
ods
R in par ticul arly dust yco nd ition s,or ifair-
rec irculat ionmodeisfreque ntly used
In these orsim ilar ope rating co nd ition s,hav e
th einte rio rfil te r, en gin eair clean er,engin eoil and
oilfilte r, forex amp le,chang edmo refre-
quen tly. Un der arduous operating co nd ition s,
th etires mus tbe checke dmo reofte n. Fur ther
in fo rm ation can beobt ained ataqualif iedspe-
ci alis twor kshop ,e. g. an aut hor ized Mer cedes -
Be nz Cen ter.
Dri vin gab road An
extens ive Mer cedes -Ben zSe rvice ne twork
is also available inother count ries.You can
obt ain further info rm ation from any author ized
Mer cedes -Ben zCen ter. Car
e Gen
eral not es H
Envi
ronm ent alnot e
Di spo seofemp typac kagin gand clean ing
cl ot hs inan environ men tally res pon sible
man ner.
! Whe
nclean ing your car,do notuse:
R dry, coars eor har dclot hs
R abr asiv eclean ing agen ts
R sol ven ts
R clean ing agen tscontain ing sol ven ts
Do notsc rub .
Do notto uch thesur facesand films with
har dobj ects,e. g. rin gs orice sc rap ers.Ot h-
erw ise,you may scrat ch ordam agethesur -
fac esand films .
! Do
notpar kyour vehicle fora lon gper iod
of time directly aft erclean ing, par ticul arly
aft erclean ing th ewhee lrim withwhee l
cl ean er.Whe elclean ercan lead tothe
in cr ease dco rrosi on ofthebra kediscsand
pads .The refore, dri ve fora fe w min utes
aft erclean ing. By heat ing up thebra kes,the
bra kediscsand pads dry.Thevehicle can
th en be par kedfo ra lon gper iod oftime.
Regul arcar eof your vehicle isaco nd ition for
ret ain ing th equalit yin thelon gte rm .
Use carepro duc tsand clean ing agen tsrec om-
men dedandappr oved byMer cedes -Ben z. Car
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Washing
thevehi cle and cleani ng
the paintwo rk
Automatic carwash G
WARNING
Braking efficiency isredu cedafter washing
the vehicl e.There isarisk ofan accid ent.
After thevehicl ehas been washed ,brake
carefu llywhi lepay ing attention tothe traffic
conditio nsuntil fullbraki ngpow eris
restored .
! When
Active Distance AssistDISTRONIC
or the HOLD function isactiva ted,thevehi-
cle brakes automatica llyincertain situa-
tions.
To avoi ddama getothe vehicl e,dea ctivate
Active Distance AssistDISTRONIC andthe
HOLD function inthe followi ngorsimi larsit-
ua tions:
R when towing thevehicl e
R in the carwash
! Never
cleanyou rvehicl ein aTou chless
Automati cCa rWas has these usespeci al
clea ning agents. These cleaning agents can
dama gethe paintwork orpla stic parts.
! Make
surethattheautomatic transmiss ion
is in transmiss ionposi tion 005Cwhe nwa shing
you rvehicl ein atow-throu ghcar wash. The
vehicl emay bedama gedinanother trans-
missi onposi tion.
! Make
surethat:
R the side windowsandsliding sunroo fare
close dcomple tely
R the blower isswi tched off
R the wind shieldwip erswi tch isin posi tion
0092
R the 360° camera orthe rear view camera
is dea ctivated
The vehicl emay otherw isebedama ged.
You cancleanthe vehicl eat an automatic car
wa sh from thevery start.
Prefera blyclea nthe vehicl eat automatic car
wa shes thatusetextile washing elements
witho utbrus hes. Thiswillpreve ntfine
scratches tothe paintwork ordecora tivefilms .
If the vehicl eis very dirty,pre-wa shitbefore
clea ning itin an automatic carwash. After
using anautomatic carwash, wipeoff
wa xfrom thewind shieldand thewiperbla des.
This willpreve ntsmea rsand redu cewip ing
noises causedbyresid ueon the wind shield.
i Vehi
cles with decora tivefilm: selecta
wa sh progra mwitho uthot waxat the auto-
matic carwash.
Washing byhand In
some countries ,wa shing byhand isonly
all owe dat speci allyequ ipped washing bays.
Obser vethe lega lrequ ireme ntsineach coun-
try.
X Do not use hotwater and donot wash the
vehicl ein dire ctsunli ght.
X Use asoft sponge toclea n.
X Use amild cleaning agent,such asacar
shamp ooapp roved byMerced es-Benz.
X Thoro ughlyhose downthe vehicl ewith a
gentle jetofwa ter.
X Do not pointthe water jetdire ctly towa rds
the airinlet orthe edge sof decora tivefoils.
X Use plenty ofwa ter and rinse outthe
sponge frequently.
X Rinse thevehicl ewith cleanwa ter and dry
thorou ghlywith achamoi s.
X Do not letthe clea ning agentdry onthe
pai ntwork orthe decora tivefoils.
Ca reful lyremove alldepo sitsofroad saltas
soon aspossi blewhe ndrivi nginwinter.
Pow erwashe rs G
WARNING
The water jetfrom acircul arjet nozzle (dirt
bla sters) cancaus einvisi bleexterior dam-
age tothe tires orchassi scomponents.
Comp onents damagedinthis waymay fail
unexpe ctedly.There isarisk ofan accid ent.
Do not use pow erwa shers withcircul arjet
nozzles toclea nthe vehicl e.Have damaged
tires orchassi scomponents replaced imme-
dia tely .
! Vehi
cles with decora tivefilm: parts ofyou r
vehicl eare covered withdecora tivefilm.
Mai ntain adista nceofat lea st27.5 in
(70 cm) betwe enthe film-cove redparts of 280
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the
vehicleand thenozzl eof the powe r
wa she r.
Info rma tionab ou tthe corr ectdista nce is
av ailabl e fro mthe equipme ntma nuf actu rer.
Mov ethe powe rwa she rnozzl ear ou nd when
cle ani ng your veh icle.
The water temp eratureof the powe rwa she r
mu stnot exce ed140 ‡(60 †).
! Alw
aysma inta inadi sta nce ofat leas t
12 in(30 cm) betwe enthe vehicleand the
po we rwa she rnozzl e.Info rma tionab ou tthe
corr ectdista nce isavailabl e fro mthe equip-
ment manuf actu rer.
Mov ethe powe rwa she rnozzl ear ou nd when
cle ani ng your veh icle.
Do not aim directl yat any ofthe followi ng:
R Tires
R Doo rga ps,roo fga ps,joi nts, etc.
R Ele ctri cal comp onents
R Batte ry
R Plug -typ ecou pling s
R Light bulbs
R Sea ls
R Tri m eleme nts
R Ven tilati on slots
Dam aged sealsor electri calcomp onents
can lead toleaks orfailur es .
Cl ea ning the pain twork !
Do
not affix :
R sti cker s
R films
R ma gne ticplate sor simi larite ms
to painte dsu rfa ces .Yo ucou ldothe rwise
da ma gethe paintw ork.
Scra tches,corr osive depo sits, area saf fecte d
by corr osion and dama gecau sedby ina de-
qu ate carecann otalwa ysbe comp letel y
rep aired .In such cas es,vis itaqu alifi ed spe-
cia list wo rksh op.
X Re mov edirt im med iatel y,wh ere possi ble,
wh ile av oidi ng rubb ing too hard.
X Soa kins ect rem ains with ins ect rem over
and rinse off the trea tedarea saf terw ards .
X Soa kbird dro pping swi th wa ter and rinse off
the trea tedarea saf terw ards . X
Re mov etree resin,oils,fu elsand greases by
ru bb ing gently with aclo thsoa ked inpe tro-
le um etheror lighte rflu id
X Re mov ecoo lant and brakefluidwith amoi st
clo thand clearwa ter.
X Use tarrem overto rem ove tarstains.
X Use silicone removerto rem ove wax.
If wa ter nolonge rfor ms "bea ds"on the paint
su rfa ce, usethe paint carepro ducts recom-
mend edand appro ved byMe rce des-Be nz.This
is the caseap pro xim atelyeve rythre eto five
month s,de pendi ng on the clima tecond itions
and thecarepro duct used .
If dirt ha spe netra tedthepaint surfa ce orif
the paint hasbe come dull, the paint cleane r
rec omm endedand appro ved byMe rce des-
Benz should be used .
Do not usethe secar epro ducts inthe sunor
on the hoodwh ile the hoodis hot.
X Use asu ita ble tou ch-u psti ck, e.g.MB
To uch -Up Stick, torep airsl ig ht dama geto
the paintw orkquickl yand provisional ly.
Matte finish ca re !
Nev
erpolish the vehicleor the light allo y
wh eels.Po lishi ng cau sesthe finish to shi ne.
! Th
efol lowi ng can give the paint agloss y
ap pe arance andthusred uce thematt
eff ect:
R Ru bbing hard with uns uitab leag ents
R Wa shing the vehiclein direc tsu nli ght
! Nev
erusepa int cleane r,bu ffing orpolish-
ing products, orgloss preserve r,e.g .wa x,
for the purpo seofpaintw orkcare.These
pro ducts areonl ysu ita ble for high- gloss sur-
fa ces .Th eirus eon veh icles with ma tte
pa intw orklead sto cons idera ble su rfa ce
da ma geor, mor esp eci fically,to shi ny, spot-
ted area s.
Alw aysha ve paintw orkrepairs car riedou tat
a qu alifi ed speci alistwo rksh op.
! Onl
yus eau toma ticcar washe swh ich cor-
res pond tothe lates ttech nologica lsta nd-
ar ds .Nev erusewa sh pro grams which finish
by trea ting thevehiclewi th hot wax.
Ob serve thesenote sif yo ur veh icleha sa cle ar
ma tte finish. Thiswillhe lpyouto avoid da m-
ag eto the paintw orkdueto inco rrecttrea t-
ment. Ca
re
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X
Clean sensors0043 ofthedriv ingsyst ems
wit hwate r,car sham pooandasof tclo th.
Clean ingtherea rview camera !
Do
notcle an thecam eralensand thearea
aroun dth erear view camerawithapower
washe r. X
Mak esure that theveh icle isat ast and still
and theSm artKey isin posi tion0048 inthe
ign ition lock.
X Open thecam eracover forcleanin gvia the
mult imed iasyst em(see Digital Oper ator's
Man ual).
X To clean therea rview camera:use clear
wate rand asof tclo thto cle an cam era
len s0043. Clean
ingtheexha ustpipes G
WAR
NING
The exhaust tailpipe andtailpipe trim can
bec ome veryhot .If you come intoco ntact
wit hth ese partsof theveh icle,you could
burn yours elf.Ther eis aris kof burn s.
Alwa ysbe part icular lycar eful andsuper vise
ch ildr enclosely aroun dth eex haust pipeand
th eex haust pipetrims .All ow these compo -
ne ntsto cool down before touch ingthem.
! Do
notcle an theex haust pipewithacid -
based cleanin gagen ts,suc has bat hro om
cle ane ror wheel cleane r.
! Mer
cedes‑AM Gveh icleswit hblac ktail -
pipes :blac kch rom etrims must notbe pol-
ishe dwit hach rom epolis has this will caus e
th em tolose their blac kshin e.For optimal
car e,thefac eplat essho uld berubbe dwit ha
light lyoiled clothaft ereve rycar wash. Com-
mer ciall yavailab leen gin eoils and careoils
are suitable foruse.
For heav iersoili ng,you can apply afin e
pain tworkpolis hwit hamic rofiber cloth.
Remo vetheex ces spolis hres idue afterpol-
ishin g.
Imp urities combin edwithth eeff ect sof road
grit and corrosiv een viron men talfactors may
caus eflas hrust tofor mon thesurf ace. You
can restore theorig inal shineof theex haust
pipe bycleanin git reg ularly, especiallyin win-
te rand afterwashin g.
X Clean theex haust pipewithacar epro duct
te sted and appr ovedby Mer cedes-Ben z. Int
erior car e
Clean ingthedis pla y !
For
cleanin g,do notuse anyofthefoll ow-
ing :
R alco hol-based thinn eror gaso line
R abras ivecleanin gagen ts
R co mm ercially- availab lehous eholdcle an-
ing agen ts
Thes emay damag eth edispl aysurf ace. Do
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when
cleaning.This could leadtoirre parable
damage tothedisplay.
X Bef ore clean ingthedisplay, makesure that
it is swit chedoff and hascooleddown .
X Clean thedisplay surface using acom mer-
cially available microfiber clothand
TFT /LCD display cleaner.
X Dr yth edisplay surface using adry micro-
fiber cloth.
Cleaning thepla stic trim G
WAR
NING
Care produc tsand clean ingagen tscon tain -
ing solv entscause surfaces inthecoc kpit to
beco meporo us.Asaresult ,plast icpart s
may comeloose intheeven tof air bag
deploym ent.Ther eis arisk ofinjury.
Do not use anycareproduc tsand clean ing
agen tsto clean thecoc kpit .
! Nev
eratt ach thefollo wing toplast icsurf a-
ces :
R stick ers
R film s
R perf ume oilcon tain eror similar
You could otherwise damage theplast ic.
! Do
not allow cosmet ics, insect repel lentor
suns creen tocom eint ocon tactwith the
plast ictrim. This main tainsth ehigh- quality
look ofthesurf aces .
X Wipe theplast ictrim with adamp, lint-free
clot h,e.g .a mic rofiber cloth.
X Heav ysoiling: usecareand clean ingprod-
uct srec omm endedand approv edby
Merc edes- Benz.
The surface may chan gecolo rtem porar ily.
Wait untilth esurf ace isdry again.
Cleaning thesteer ingwheel andgear
or selector lever X
Thor oughly wipewithadamp clothor use
leath ercar eagen tsthat have been recom-
men dedandapprov edbyMerc edes- Benz. Cleaning
genuinewoodandtrim ele-
ment s !
Do
not use solvent-bas edclean ingagen ts
such astar rem over ,wheel cleaners,pol-
ishes orwaxes .Ther eis oth erwise arisk of
damagin gth esurf ace.
! Do
not use chrome polish ontrim piec es.
The trim piec eshave achr ome lookbutare
most lymade ofanod izedalumin umand can
lose their shin eif chr ome polish isused.
Use adamp, lint-free clothins tead when
clean ingthetrim piec es.
If th echr ome- platedtrim piec esare very
dirt y,you can useachr ome polish .If you
are unsur eas towhet herthetrim piece sare
chr ome- platedor not ,con sult anautho rized
Merc edes- BenzCent er.
X Wipe thewooden trim and trim piec eswith
a damp, lint-free cloth,e.g .a mic rofiber
clot h.
X Heav ysoiling: usecareand clean ingprod-
uct srec omm endedand approv edby
Merc edes- Benz.
Cleaning theseat covers Gener
alnotes
! Do
not use amic rofiber clothto clean cov-
ers made outofreal leath er,artific ialleath er
or DINA MICA .If used often, these can dam-
age thecov er.
Not eth at regular careis essen tialtoens ure
th at theappearan ceand comfortof thecov ers
is ret ained overtime.
Genu ineleat her seat covers
! To
retain thenat ural appearan ceofthe
leath er,obser vethefollo wing clean ing
ins truct ions :
R Clean genuine leath ercov ers carefully
with adamp clothand then wipe thecov -
ers down withadry cloth.
R Make surethat theleath erdoes not
beco mesoak ed.Itmay otherwise become
rough andcrack ed.
R On lyuse leath ercar eagen tsthat have
been tested and approv edbyMerc edes-
Ben z.You canobtain these fromaquali-
fied spec ialist workshop.
Leat herisanat ural produc t. Car
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Where
willIfind...? Refle
ctive safety jacket
Removi ng/replac ingthe refle ctive
safety jacket The
refle ctive safetyjackets areloca tedin
front doorstowa gecompa rtments 0043.Reflec-
tive safetyjackets canalsobe stored inthe
rear door stowa gecompa rtments.
X To remove :pul lout thesafe tyjacket bag
containing therefle ctive safetyjacket.
X Open thesafe tyjacket bagand pullout the
refle ctive safetyjacket.
X To stow :fold therefle ctive safetyjacket,
roll itup and stow itin the safe tyjacket bag.
X Rep lace thesafe tyjacket baginto stowa ge
compa rtment 0043.
i Remo
veanew reflective safetyjacket
from itspacka gingmateri albefore sliding it
into thestowa gecompa rtment. Thepacka g-
ing materi almay otherw isecaus eit to slip
out ormake removi ngitdiffi cult.
Obser vethe lega lrequ ireme ntsineach coun-
try. Info
rmation onrefle ctive safety jack-
ets 0043
Maxim umnumbe rof wa shes
0044 Maxim umwash tempera ture
0087 Donot bleach
0085 Donot iron
0083 Donot use alau ndry dryer
0084 Donot dry-cl ean
006B This isaclas s2 vest
R The refle ctive safetyjackets meetthe
requ ireme ntsdefined bythe lega lstanda rd
only :
- ifthe correct sizeisuse dand
- ifthe refle ctive safetyjackets arecor-
rectly fastened
R Before use,ensure thattherefle ctive safety
jackets areclea nand intact. Thespeci al
prope rtiesmayotherw isebecompromi sed.
R The refle ctive safetyjackets shouldbe
stored intheir originalpacka ginginadry
pla ceaway from sourcesofhea tand light.
R The maximu mnumbe rof wa shes speci fied
is not theonly factor influencing thelife
spa nof the refle ctive safetyjackets. Their
life spanals odepe ndsonuse ,care, storage ,
etc.
R The refle ctive safetyjackets shouldbe dis-
pose dof and replaced withnewones:
- after 15washes, and/or
- ifthe refle ctive strips havebecome
scratched ,and/or
- ifthe backing materialand/or reflective
strips havebecome soiledand cannot be
clea ned off,and/or
- ifthe fluorescence hasfade de.g. due to
the effects ofsunli ght
R Dispos eof refle ctive safetyjackets inan
environmenta llyrespo nsiblemanner. Todo Where
willIfind...?
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