Ke
eping theair -water duct free #
Keep thear ea between thehood andthe
winds hieldfree ofdepos its,e.g .ice, snow
and leaves. Cleani
ngand care No
teson washing theve hicl ein acar wash &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent dueto
re duced braking effect afte rwa shing the
ve hicle
The braking effect isreduced afte rwa shing
th eve hicle. #
Afterth eve hicle hasbeen washed,
br ak ecar efully whilepaying attention to
th etraf fic condi tions untilth ebr aking
ef fect hasbee nful lyrestor ed. *
NO
TEDama gedue touns uitable car
wa sh #
Beforedr iving intoacar wash mak e
sur eth at thecar wash issuit able for
th eve hicle dimensions. #
Ensur eth er eis suf ficie ntgrou nd clear‐
ance between theunderbody andthe
guide rails ofthecar wash. #
Ensur eth at theclear ance widthof the
car wash, inpar ticular thewidt hof the
guide rails, issuf ficie nt. To
avo iddamag eto your vehicle when usinga
car wash, ensur eth efo llo wing beforehand:
R toavoid possible wateringr ess intheve hicle,
it is prefer able touse carwashes whichallo w
th ehigh-pr essurepr e-clean ingtobe deacti‐
va ted(specif ication forth econ vertible pro‐
gr am).
R itis im per ativ eto avo idasubseq uenthot-
wa xtrea tment.
R remo vetheSmar tKey inorder toensur eth at
th ewind deflect oron thewindshield retracts .R
ActiveDis tance AssistDIS TRONI Cand the
HOLD functio nar edea ctivated.
R theactiv eaer odynamic profile isfully retrac‐
te d.
R theside windo wsand softto par eclosed
com pletely.
R theblo werfo rth eve ntil ation/he ating is
sw itched off.
R thewindshield wiperswitchis in position 005A.
R theSmar tKey isat amin imum distance of
10 ft(3 m) away from theve hicle, other wise
th etrunk lidcould openunintentionally .
R incar washes withacon veyo rsy stem: neu‐
tra l005C iseng aged.
% Incar washes withacon veyo rsy stem: ifyo u
wo uld liketo lea vetheve hicle while itis
being washed, makesur eth eSmar tKey is
locat edintheve hicle. Theparkposition 005D
is other wise automaticall yeng aged.
% If,afte rth ecar wash, youre mo vethewa x
fr om thewindshield andwiper rubber s,this
will preve ntsme aring and reduce wiper
noise. 302
Maintenanc eand care