2021 MERCEDES-BENZ CLS-Class wiper blades

004A
00AA Continuous wiping,slo w
004B 00A9 Continuous wiping,fast #
Turn thecombin ationswitchto thecor re‐
sponding position0047-004B. #
Sing lewipe/w ashing: pushthebutt onon
th ecombin ationswitchin thedir ect ion of
ar row 1.
R 00D3 Singlewipe
R 00D4 Wipes withwa sher fluid Re
plac ingthe windsh ield wiper blades &
WARNIN GRisk ofbeco ming trap ped if
th ewindshield wipersar eswitc hedon
while wiper blades arebeing replaced
If th ewindshield wipersbegin tomo vewhile
yo uar ech ang ingthewiper blades, youcan
be trapped bythewiper arm. #
Alw aysswitc hof fth ewindshield wipers
and theignition beforech ang ingthe
wiper blades. Mo
ving thewiper arms intoth ere plac eme nt
pos ition #
Swi tchth eignition onand then offag ain
immediat ely. #
Within around 15seconds, press and hold
th e00D4 buttononthecombin ationswitch
fo rapp roxima tely thre esecon ds
(/ page12 0).
The wiperarms willmo veintoth ere place‐
ment position .
Re mo ving the wiper blade s #
Foldthewiper arms away from thewind‐
shield. #
Hold thewiper arm wit hone hand. With the
ot her hand, turnth ewiper bladeaway from
th ewiper arm inthedir ect ion ofarro w 1 as
fa ras itwil lgo. #
Slide catch2 inthedir ect ion ofarro w 3
unt ilit eng ages inthere mo valposit ion. #
Remo vethewiper bladefrom thewiper arm
in thedir ect ion ofarrow 4. Light
andvisib ility 12
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Ins
tallin gth ewiper blades #
Inser tth ene wwiper bladeintoth ewiper
ar m inthedir ect ion ofarrow 1. #
Slide catc h2 inthedir ect ion ofarro w 3
unt ilit eng ages intheloc king position . #
Mak esur eth at thewiper bladeisseat edcor‐
re ctly . #
Foldthewiper arms backont oth ewind‐
shield. #
Switc hon theignition . #
Press the00D4 buttononthecombin ation
switc h(/ page12 0).
Th ewip erarms willre tur nto theor iginal
position . #
Switc hth eignition off. Maint
enance display #
Remo veprotect ive film 1 from themaint e‐
nanc edispla yon thetip ofthene wlyins tal‐
led wiper blades.
When thecolor ofthemaint enanc edispla y
ch ang esfrom blac kto yello w, thewiper blades
should bereplaced. 12
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Light andvisib ility

No
teson cleaning decorativefo ils Obser
vetheno teson matt efinis hcar ein the
ch ap ter"No teson paintw ork/matt efinis hpa int‐
wo rkcar e"(/ page 271). They also applyto
matt edecor ativefo ils.
Obser vetheno teson cleaning decorativefo ils to
av oid vehicle damag e.
Cleaning
R Forclea ning, useplenty ofwa terand amild
clea ning agent without additivesorabr asive
subs tances, e.g.a car shampooappr ovedfo r
Mer cedes-Ben z.
R Remo vedirtimmediat ely, wher eposs ible,
whils tavo iding rubbing toohar d.Ther eis
ot her wise arisk ofdamagi ngthedecor ative
fo ilirre par ably.
R Ifth er eis dir ton thefinis hor ifth edecor a‐
tiv efo ilis dull: usethePa int Cleaner recom‐
mend edand approv ed forMer cedes-Benz.
R Insect remains: soakwithinsect remo verand
ri nse offth etreat edareas afte rw ards.
R Birddr oppin gs:soak withwa terand rinse off
af te rw ards. R
Topreve ntwa terst ains ,dr ya fo il-wr apped
ve hicle withasof t,absorbent clothafte r
eve rycar wash.
Av oiding dama getothedecor ative fo il
R The service life and color ofdecor ativefo ils
ar eim pair edby:
- Sunl ight
- Temp eratur e,e.g. hotair blower
- Weather condition s
- Stone chipping sand dirt
- Chemic alclean ingagent s
- Oilypr oduct s
R Donotuse polish onmatt edecor ativefo il.
Po lishin gwill have theef fect of shi ning the
fo il-wr apped surface.
R Donottr ea tmatt eor stru ctur eddeco rativ e
fo ils wit hwa x.Pe rm anen tst ains mayocc ur.
Sc ratche s,cor rosiv edeposits, areas affect ed by
cor rosion anddamag ecaused byinc orrect car e
canno tal wa ys be com pletely repair ed.Insuc h
cases, visitaqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. Yo
ucan obtain mor einf ormat iononcar eand
cle anin gpr oduc tsfrom themanuf acturer.
In thecase offoil-wr apped surfaces, optica ldi f‐
fe re nces mayoccu rbe twee nth esur faces that
we renotpr otect edbyadec orativ efo ilaf te r
re mo ving adecor ativefo il.
% Have wo rkor repair sto decor ativefo ils car‐
ri ed out ataqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop,
e.g. atan aut hor ized Mercedes-Benz Center. No
teson car eof vehicl epar ts &
WARNIN GRisk ofentr apment ifth e
winds hieldwiper sar eswit ched on while
th ewindshield isbeing cleaned
If th ewindshield wipersar ese tin mo tion
while youar ecle anin gth ewindshield or
wiper blades, youcan betrapped bythe
wiper arm. #
Alw aysswitc hof fth ewindshield wipers
and theignition beforecleanin gth e
winds hieldorwiper blades. 27
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Maint enance andcare

&
WARNIN GRisk ofburnsfrom theta il‐
pipe andtailpipe trims
The exhaus tta ilpipe andtailpipe trims can
becom eve ry hot.Ifyo uco me intoco ntact
wit hth ese partsof theve hicle, youco uld
bur nyo urself . #
Alw aysbe par ticular lycareful arou nd
th eta ilpipe andtheta ilpipe trims and
super visechildr enespec iallycloselyin
th is area. #
Allo wvehicle partsto cool down before
to uc hin gth em. To
avo iddamag eto theve hicle, observethe
no teson cleaning andcareof thefo llo wing vehi‐
cle parts:
Wheels andrims
R Use waterand acid-free alloy wheel cleaners.
R Donotuse acidic alloywheel cleanersto
re mo vebrak edus t.This could damag ewheel
bolts andbrak ecom ponen ts.
R Toavo idcor rosion ofthebr ak ediscs and
br ak epads, drive th eve hicle fora fe w minut
esafte rclea ning beforepar king it.The
br ak ediscs andbrak epa dswarm upand dry
out .
Wi ndo ws
R Clean thewindo wsinsid eand outs idewitha
dam pclo thand withacle anin gag ent recom‐
mend edforMer cedes-Benz.
R Donotuse dryclo thsor abr asiv eor sol vent-
ba sed cleani ng agents tocle an theinside of
windo ws.
Wi per blades
R Movethewiper arms intoth ere placemen t
position (/page12 1).
R With thewiper arms folded out,clean the
wiper blades withadam pclo th.
R Donotcle an thewiper blades tooof ten.
Ex terior light ing
R Clean thelenses withawe tsp ong eand mild
cle ani ng agent, e.g.car shampoo.
R Onlyuse cleaning agents orcleaning cloths
th at aresuit able forpla stic lens es. Sensor
s
R Clean thesensor sin thefront and rear
bum perswit hasof tclo thand carsham poo
(/ page16 1).
R Whenusing apo we rwa sher ,maint ainamini‐
mum distance of11.8 in(30 cm).
Re ar vie wcamer aand surround viewcamer a
R Open thecamer aco verwit hth emultimedia
sy stem (/ page203).
R Use clean waterand asof tclo thtocle an the
came ralens .
R Donotuse apo we rwa sher .
Ta ilpip es
R Clean withaclean ingagent recomme nded
fo rMer cedes-Benz, especiallyin thewint er
and afte rwa shing theve hicle.
R Donotuse acidic cleaning agents. Maint
enance andcare27
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Wheel
s
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Chan ginghub caps .............................. 320
Chec king.............................................2 96
Che cking thetir epr essur e(man‐
uall y)................................................ ... 300
Chec kingthetir epr essur e(tir epr es‐
sur emonit oring system) ......................3 02
Def initio ns....... ................................... .313
DO T,Tire Identif ication Number (TIN)
..... ........................................................3 09
Flat tire ....... ......................................... 277
Ins talling .............................................. 323
Load index...........................................3 11
Load-be aring capaci ty..... .....................3 11
Maximum tireload ........................... ....3 10
Maximum tirepr essur e........................ 310
MOExt ended tires ................................ 278
No ise .... .......................................... .....2 96
No teson installing ...............................3 16
Ov ervie wof tirelabel ing......................3 08
Re mo ving ............................................ 323
Re placing ...... ...............................3 16,320
Re star tin gth etir epr essur eloss
wa rning system .............................. ..... 303 Re
star tin gth etir epr essur emonit or‐
ing system ...........................................3 02
Ro tating ........... ................................. ...319
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Sno wch ains ........................................ 297
Spe edrating ........... .............................311
St or ing ............................................. ....3 19
Te mp eratur egr ade .............................. 308
Ti re and Loadi ngInfo rm atio nplacar d
.. ...................................................... .....3 04
Ti re charact eristic s........................ ...... 311
Ti re pressur e(no tes) ........................ ... 297
Ti re pressur eloss warning system
(funct ion)............................................. 303
Ti re pressur emonit oring system
(funct ion)............................................. 300
Ti re pressur eta ble .......................... .... 299
Ti re Qua lityGradi ng .......... ................... 308
Ti re size designation ........................ ....3 11
TIREFIT kit...........................................2 79
Tr act ion grade ................................ .....3 08
Tr ead weargrade ............................ .....3 08
Un usual handlingch aract eristic s........ 296
Wi -Fi
Se tting ................................................ .232 Wi
ndo wcur tain airba g.............................. 41
Wi ndo ws
see Side windo ws
Wi ndo ws(car e)........................................ 272
Wi ndshield ........................................1 21,12 7
Defr osting ............ ................................127
Infr ared reflect ive ................................ 126
Ra dio wav es......................................... 126
Re placing thewiper blades .................. 121
Wi ndshield
see Windsh ield
Wi ndshield heater................................... 131
Wi ndshield heating
see Windsh ield hea ter
Wi ndshield washer fluid .........................3 35
No tes .................................................. 335
Wi ndshield washer system
To pping up...........................................2 69
Wi ndshield wipers
Ac tivati ng/d eactiv ating ........... ............120
Re placing thewiper blades .................. 121 Inde
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