Mercedes-Benz 2009 CLS 550, Operator'S Manual

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Vehicle care
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! Only use window cleaning solutions that
are suitable for plastic lamp lenses. Win-
dow cleaning solutions which are not suit-
able may damage the plastic lamp lenses
of the headlamps. Therefore, do not use
abrasives, solvents or cleaners that contain
solvents.
Cleaning the Distronic system sensor
cover
1
Distronic system sensor cover
X
Switch off the ignition.
X
Only clean sensor cover
1
by hand.
X
Use a mild vehicle wash detergent, such as
Mercedes-Benz approved Car Shampoo,
with plenty of water and a non-scratching
cloth to clean sensor cover
1
.
X
Restart the engine after cleaning sensor
cover
1
.
Cleaning the Parktronic system sensors
Parktronic system sensors are located in the
front and rear bumper.
1
Parktronic system sensors in front
bumper
X
Only clean sensors
1
by hand.
X
Use a mild vehicle wash detergent, such as
Mercedes-Benz approved Car Shampoo,
with plenty of water and a soft, non-
scratching cloth to clean sensors
1
on the
bumpers.
! Applying strong pressure may damage
the sensor covers.
Cleaning the windows and the wiper
blades
! The windshield wipers must be in a verti-
cal position before folding them away from
the windshield. They could otherwise dam-
age the hood.
Never open the hood when the wiper arms
are folded forward.
X
Make sure the hood is fully closed.
X
Switch on the ignition.
X
Turn combination switch to wiper setting
u
(
Y
page 101).
X
With wiper arms in vertical position, switch
off the ignition.
G
Warning!
For safety reasons, switch off wipers and
remove SmartKey from starter switch (vehi-
cles with KEYLESS-GO: Make sure the vehi-
cle’s on-board electronics have status
0)
before cleaning the windshield and/or the
wiper blades. Otherwise, the wiper motor
could suddenly turn on and cause injury.
Operation