R
Tree resin, oils, fuels and greases: remo veby
ru bbing gentl yw ithac loth soaked in petro-
leum ether or lighter 0uid.
R Coolan tand brak e0uid: remo vewit had amp
clo thand clean water.
R Tars tains: use tarr emo ver.
R Wax: use silicone remo ver.
R Do no tattac hstick ers, /lms or similar materi-
als. Onl yhave /lm attached totheb umper at
aq uali/ed specialist workshop.
R Remo vedirtimmediatel y,wher epossible.
Matt
Matt /nish
/nish
R Onlyuse car eproduct sappr oved for
Mercedes-Benz.
R Do no tattac hstickers,/ lms or similar materi-
als. Onl yhave/ lm attached totheb umper at
aq uali/ed specialist workshop.
R Do no tpolish thev ehiclea nd light-alloy
wheels.
R Onlyuse car washes that cor respond tothe
latest engineering standards. R
Do no tuse car wash prog rammes wit ha/nal
ho tw ax treatment.
R Do no tuse pain tcleaners, bu1ng or polishing
products, gloss preser vers,e .g.w ax.
In thee vent of paintwor kdamage:
R Alwaysh avep aintwor krepair scarried out at a
qu ali/ed specialis tworks hop.
R Mak esuret he radar sensor sfunction
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care" (/ page307) .Theya lso appl ytomatt dec-
orativ efoils.
Obser vethen otes on cleaning decora tivef oils to
av oid vehicle damage.
Cleaning
Cleaning R Forc leaning, use plenty of watera nd am ild
cleaning agent without additives or abrasive
substances, e.g. acar shampoo appr ovedfor
Mercedes-Benz. R
Remo vedirtimmediatel y,wher epossible,
whils tavoiding rubbing tooh ard. Ther eisoth-
erwise arisk of damaging thed ecorativ efoil
ir re parabl y.
R Ifth er eisd irtont he /nish or if thed ecorative
fo il is dull: Use theP aint Cleaner recommen-
ded and appr ovedfor Mercedes-Benz.
R Insect remains: Soak wit hinsect remo vera nd
ri nse o. thet reated areas aTer wards.
R Birdd roppings: Soak wit hwater and rinse o.
aTer wards.
R Topreve ntwa ters tains, dr yafoil-wrapped
ve hicle wit hasoT, absorbent clo thaTer every
car wash.
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etot
ot he decor
he decor ativ
ativef
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oil
R The service lif eand colou ring of decorative
fo ils ar eimp aired by:
- Sunlight
- Tempe rature, e.g. ho tair blo wer
- Weather conditions
- Stone chippings and dirt
- Chemicalc leaning agents 308
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