a
dec orat ivefilm when thedec orat ivefilm is
rem oved.
i Hav
ework orrepai rson dec orat ivefilm
car ried outataqualifi edspec ialist work-
shop .Mer cedes-Ben zrec omm endsth at you
use anauth orizedMer cedes-Ben zCent erfor
th is purpo se. Cleani
ngthevehi cleparts
Cleani ngthewheels G
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The wate rje tfr om acir cular jetno zzle (dirt
blast ers)can caus einv isible exterio rdam-
age tothetir es orchassis components.
Compo nentsdamage din this way may fail
unex pectedly. Ther eis arisk ofan acc iden t.
Do notuse power washer swith circular jet
no zzles tocle an theveh icle.Hav edamage d
tir es orchassis componentsrepl aced imme-
diat ely.
! Do
notuse acidi cwheel cleanin gprod ucts
to rem ove brak edust .This coulddamage
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 rimwith wheel
cle aner .Whee lcle aner canlead 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.
Cleani ngthewindows G
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You couldbec ome trapped bythewind -
shie ldwiper sif th ey start mov ingwhile
cle anin gth ewind shieldor wiper blades .
Ther eis arisk ofinjury.
Always switchoff thewind shieldwiper sand
th eign ition befo recle anin gth ewind shield
or wiper blades . !
On
lyfold thewind shieldwiper saway from
th ewind shieldwhen vertical. Other wise, you
will damage thehood .
! Do
notuse drycloths, abras iveprod ucts,
solv entsor 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 scraper orring.
Ther eis other wise arisk ofdamagi ngthe
wind ows.
! Clean
thewate rdrain agechann elsofthe
wind shieldand therear wind owatreg ular
int erv als. Deposit ssuc has leave s,pet als
and pollen mayunde rcer tain circum stanc es
prev entwate rfr om drain ingaway. Thiscan
lead tocor rosion damage anddamage to
elec tron iccom ponents.
X Clean theins ide and outside ofthewind ows
with adamp clothand acle anin gpro duct
th at isrec omm endedand appro vedby
Mer cedes-Ben z.
Cleani ngwiper blades G
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If th ewind shieldwiper sare setinmot ion
while youarecleanin gth ewind shield,you
can betrapped bythewiper arm.Ther eis a
risk ofinjury.
Always switchoff thewind shieldwiper sand
th eign ition befo recle anin gth ewind shield.
! Do
notpull thewiper blade. Other wise, the
wiper bladecouldbe damage d.
! Do
notcle an wiper blades toooft en and
do notrub them toohard .Ot her wise, the
grap hitecoat ingcoul dbe damage d.This
coul dcaus ewiper noise.
! Hol
dth ewiper armsecurely when folding
back .The wind shieldcoul dbe damage dif
th ewiper armsmac ksagain stitsudden ly.
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
befo reswit ching ontheign ition . Car
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