Mercedes-Benz E 300, Owner'S Manual

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Do not use high-pressure cleaners with
circular jet nozzles to clean the vehicle.
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Have damaged tyres or chassis parts
replaced immediately.
To avoid damage to your vehicle, observe the fol‐
lowing when using a high-pressure cleaner:
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Keep the key at least 3 m away from the
vehicle. Otherwise the boot lid could open
unintentionally.
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Maintain a distance of at least 30 cm to the
vehicle.
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Vehicles with decorative foil: parts of your
vehicle are covered with a decorative foil.
Maintain a distance of at least 70 cm
between the foil-covered parts of the vehicle
and the nozzle of the high pressure cleaner.
Move the high-pressure cleaner nozzle
around whilst cleaning.
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Observe the information on the correct dis‐
tance in the equipment manufacturer's oper‐
ating instructions.
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Do not point the nozzle of the high-pressure
cleaner directly at sensitive parts such as
tyres, slits, electrical component parts, bat‐
teries, light sources and ventilation slots.
Washing the vehicle by hand
Observe the legal requirements, e.g. in some
countries, washing by hand is only allowed at
specially equipped washing bays.
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Use a mild cleaning agent, such as a car
shampoo.
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Wash the vehicle with lukewarm water using
a soft car sponge. When doing so, do not
expose the vehicle to direct sunlight.
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Carefully hose the vehicle off with water and
dry using a chamois. Take care not to point
the water jet directly towards the air inlet
grille.
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