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Protect the belt buckles against ingress
of fluids and foreign material.
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Allow the cleaned seat belt to dry fully
before allowing it to retract.
Cleaning seat covers
If clothing that is not sufficiently colour-
fast, e.g. denim, transfers colour to the seat
padding, this is not a defect of the cover
fabric. Parts of the airbag system and elec-
trical connectors may be installed in the
seat padding. In addition to damage to the
vehicle’s electrical system, a malfunction in
the airbag system may also be caused by
damage, incorrect cleaning and treatment
or soaking
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.
Depending on equipment, electrical com-
ponents and connectors are installed in
seat cushions with seat heating that can be
damaged in the event of incorrect cleaning
or treatment. This can also lead to damage
in another part of the vehicle’s electrical
system.
— Clean the seat surfaces only with
a slightly moistened cloth
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.
— In the case of coarser soiling, ask a suita-
bly qualified workshop about special
cleaning agents.
— Never use a high-pressure cleaner, steam
cleaner or coolant spray.
— Never soak seat covers.
— Never switch on the seat heating to dry
the seats.
— Do not use washing pastes or mild deter-
gent solutions.
— If you are unsure, go to a suitably quali-
fied workshop.
WARNING
Incorrect cleaning and treatment or soak-
ing of the vehicle interior can cause dam-
age to the vehicle’s electrical system,
a malfunction in the airbag system or also
lead to serious or fatal injuries in the event
of an accident.
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Avoid massive use of water, e.g. with
a water hose, high-pressure cleaner or
steam cleaner.
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Clean and care for vehicle parts only in
accordance with the manufacturer’s in-
structions.
Accessories, modifications,
repairs and renewal of parts
Repairs and technical modifica-
tions
Vehicles with special auxiliary equip-
ment or body parts
The manufacturer of these components
must ensure that these parts
(fittings) ad-
here to the stipulated environmental laws
and regulations, particularly the EU direc-
tive 2000/53/EC concerning end-of-life
vehicles and EU directive 2003/11/EC con-
cerning the restriction on the marketing and
use of certain dangerous substances and
preparations.
The vehicle owner should keep all assem-
bly documentation for these auxiliary
fit-
tings, and pass it on to any scrapping com-
pany later engaged. This is to facilitate en-
vironmentally responsible disposal for all
vehicles, including
refitted vehicles.
Windscreen repairs
To function properly, some items of equip-
ment require an electrical or electronic
module, which is located on the inside of
the windscreen in the area of the interior
mirror, for example. If the windscreen has
been damaged in the viewing
field of the
electrical or electronic module, e.g. by
stone impact, the windscreen must be re-
placed. Repairing the crack can lead to
malfunction or functional faults in the
equipment.
After changing the windscreen, the camera
and sensors must be adjusted and calibra-
ted by a correspondingly
qualified work-
shop.
Impairment or damage to sensors and
cameras
Incorrectly performed repairs, structural
changes to the vehicle, e.g. “lowering the
suspension”,
retrofitted add-on parts or
changes to the trim can lead to sensors
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