2020 MERCEDES-BENZ SL CLASS wiper blades

Int
erior ligh ting cont rol
Gener alnot es In
ord erto pre ven tth eveh icle's battery from
disc harg ing,th eint erio rligh ting fun ction sare
auto maticallydeac tivat ed aftersom etime,
unle sstheSm artKey isin pos ition 0048inthe
ign ition lock.
The color and brightne ss oftheambi entligh t-
ing are setviathemult imed iasyst em
(Y page 202).
Aut oma tic int erior ligh ting cont rol X
To swit chon: settheswit chtocenter pos i-
ti on 004B.
X To swit choff:set theswit chtothe0033
pos ition .
The interio rligh ting auto maticallyswit ches on
if you:
R unlo cktheveh icle
R open adoor
R rem ove theSm artKey from theign ition lock
The interio rligh ting isswit ched on for aset
ti me when theSm artKey isrem ovedfrom the
ign ition lock.You canactivat eth is delaye d
swit ch-off usin gth eon -board comput er
(Y page 203). Rep
lacin gbul bs
The fron tand rear lamp sof your vehicleare
equipp edwithLE Dbulbs .Do notrep lace the
bulbs yourself.Con tacta qualif iedspec ialist
wor kshop whic hhas thene cessar yspec ialist
kn owled geand tools tocar ryout thewor k
req uire d.
Bulb sand lamp sare animpo rtant aspe ctof
veh iclesaf ety. You must there foremak esur e
th at these function correc tly at all times .Hav e
th eheadl ampsetting checke dreg ularly. Win
dshiel dwiper s Swit
chingth ewind shield wiper s
on/of f
! Do
notoper atethewin dsh ield wiper s
when thewin dsh ield isdry, asthis co uld damag
eth ewiper blades.Mor eover,dust
th at has collec tedon thewin dsh ield can
sc rat ch theglass ifwipin gtak esplac ewhen
th ewin dsh ield isdry.
If it is ne cessar yto swit chon thewin dsh ield
wiper sin dry weat hercond ition s,always use
washe rfluid when operating thewin dsh ield
wiper s.
! If
th ewin dsh ield wiper sleav esme arson
th ewin dsh ield aftertheveh iclehas been
washe din an auto maticcar wash, waxor
ot her residues maybethereas onfor this.
Clean thewin dsh ield usingwashe rfluid
aft erwashi ngtheveh iclein an auto matic
car wash.
! In
te rm itte nt wipin gwit hrain sensor:due
to opt ical influen cesand thewin dsh ield
bec omi ngdirt yin dry weat hercond ition s,
th ewin dsh ield wiper smay beact ivat ed
ina dve rten tly. This could then damag eth e
win dsh ield wiper bladesor scrat ch thewin d-
shie ld.
Fo rth is reas on,you should always switch
off thewin dsh ield wiper sin dry weat her. Comb
ination swit ch
0047 003F Windshield wiper off
0048 0062 Inte rm itte nt wipe, low(rain sensor
set tolow sensitivit y)
0049 0063 Inte rm itte nt wipe, high(rain sensor
set tohigh sensitivit y)
004A 00AA Continuo uswipe, slow
004B 00A9 Continuo uswipe, fast
0084 00D3 Single wipe/ 00D4Wipes thewin d-
shie ldusin gwashe rfluid
If th ewiper bladesare worn,thewin dsh ield
will nolonger bewiped properly.This could
pre ven tyou from observing thetraff icco nd i-
ti on s. Wind
shield wiper s
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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.
Cha ngingthe windsh ield wiper blades Mov
ingthe wiper arm toave rtic alpos i-
tio n
On vehic leswi thout KEYLES S-GO :
X Tu rn the Smar tKeytopos ition 0047 or0048 in
the igniti onlock.
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 veit.
X Fol dthe wiper arm away from thewind-
shi eld unti lyo ufee lit enga ge. On
vehic leswi th KEYLES S-GO :
X Swi tch offthe engi ne.
X Re move your foo tfrom thebrakeped al.
X Set thewindsh ield wiper tothe 00AA posi-
tion.
X Pre ssthe Start/Sto pbu tton repeatedl yunti l
the windsh ield wiper starts.
X Whe nthe wiper armsare inaverti calpos i-
tion tothe hood,pre ssthe Start/Sto pbu t-
ton.
X Fol dthe wiper arm away from thewind-
shi eld unti lyo ufee lit enga ge.
Remo vingawi per blade X
To
brin gthe wiper blade into pos ition to
be remo ved: hol dthe wiper arm firmlywith
one hand. With the othe rha nd, turn the
wi per blad ein the directi onofarr ow 0087
bey ond thepointofres ista nce.
The wiper blad eenga gesinthe remo val
pos ition with an audible cli ck.
X To remo veawi per blade: firmlypre ss
rel ease knob 0044and pullthe wiper blad e
up wa rds 0043.
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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. !
Vehicles
withHAND S-FREE ACCESS: ifa
key with KEYLES S-GOiswithin thedetec-
tion range ofthe KEYLES S-GOantenn as,the
trunk lidcould openunintent ionallyinthe
followi ngsituations, forexample:
R when usinganautomatic carwash
R when usingapower washer
Make surethatthekey isat least 6.5ft
(2 m) awa yfrom thevehicle.
! 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 androof arecompletely
closed
R the climate controlblower isswitched off
R the windshiel dwiper switch isin position
0
The vehicle mayotherwise 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. 274
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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
WAR
NING
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
WAR
NING
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
WAR
NING
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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