Cleaning the exterior lighting
!
Only use cleaning agents or cleaning
cloths that are suitable for plastic lenses.
Caustic, irritant or otherwise unsuitable
cleaning agents or cleaning cloths could
scratch or damage the exterior lighting plas-
tic lenses.
X
Clean the plastic lenses of the exterior lights
with a wet sponge and a mild cleaning
agent, e.g. Mercedes-Benz car shampoo or
cleaning cloths.
Cleaning the mirror turn signals
!
Only use cleaning agents or cleaning
cloths that are suitable for plastic lenses.
Unsuitable cleaning agents or cleaning
cloths could scratch or damage the plastic
lenses of the mirror turn signals.
X
Clean the plastic lenses of the mirror turn
signals in the exterior mirror housing using a
wet sponge and mild cleaning agent, e.g.
Mercedes-Benz car shampoo or with clean-
ing cloths.
Cleaning the sensors
!
If you clean the sensors with a power
washer, make sure that you keep a distance
of at least 11.8 in (30 cm) between the vehi-
cle and the power washer nozzle. Informa-
tion about the correct distance is available
from the equipment manufacturer.
X
Clean sensors
:
of the driving systems
with water, car shampoo and a soft cloth.
Cleaning the reversing camera
!
Do not clean the camera lens and the area
around the rear view camera with a power
washer.
X
Use clean water and a soft cloth to clean
camera lens
:
.
Cleaning the exhaust pipe
G
WARNING
The exhaust tail pipe and tail pipe trim can
become very hot. If you come into contact
with these parts of the vehicle, you could
burn yourself. There is a risk of burns.
Always be particularly careful and supervise
children closely around the exhaust pipe and
the exhaust pipe trims. Allow these compo-
nents to cool down before touching them.
!
Do not clean the exhaust pipe with acid-
based cleaning agents, such as bathroom
cleaner or wheel cleaner.
X
Clean the exhaust pipe with a chrome care
product tested and approved by Mercedes-
Benz.
Impurities combined with the effects of road
grit and corrosive environmental factors may
cause flash rust to form on the surface. You
can restore the original shine of the exhaust
pipe by cleaning it regularly, especially in win-
ter and after washing.
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