Care
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tyres
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door joint
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electrical components
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battery
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connectors
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lights
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seals
Damaged seals or electrical components
can lead to failures or leaks.
Cleaning the wiper blades and the out-
side of the windscreen
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Risk of injury
Turn the key to position 0 in the ignition
lock before cleaning the windscreen or the
wiper blades. There is otherwise a risk of
the windscreen wipers being set in motion
and causing injury.
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Turn the key to position 1 in the ignition
lock (
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page 73).
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Set the windscreen wipers to position I on
the combination switch (
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page 92).
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Turn the key to position 0 or remove it when
the wiper arms are vertical (
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page 73).
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Only fold the wiper arms away from the
windscreen when they are in a vertical posi-
tion, otherwise you will damage the bonnet.
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Fold the wiper arms away from the wind-
screen until you feel them engage.
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Clean the windscreen and the wiper blades.
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Fold the windscreen wipers back again
before the ignition is switched on.
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Do not clean the wiper blades too often
as this will result in the rubber becoming
porous, leading to wiper noise.
Cleaning the windows
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Do not use dry cloths, abrasive products,
solvents or cleaning agents containing sol-
vents to clean the inside of the windows.
Clean the insides of the windows with a
damp cloth or commercially-available glass
cleaner. Avoid touching the inside of the
rear windscreen and the side windows with
hard objects, e.g. ice scrapers or rings. You
could otherwise cause damage to the win-
dows, rear window heating or aerial on the
rear window.
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Anti-glare film retrofitted to the insides of
the windows could interfere with radio or
mobile phone reception, especially if it is
conductive or metal-coated film. Informa-
tion about anti-glare film can be obtained
from any Mercedes-Benz Service Centre.
Cleaning the headlamps
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Clean the plastic lenses of the headlamps
with a damp sponge.
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Only use washer fluid which is suitable
for plastic lenses. Unsuitable washer fluid
could damage the plastic lenses of the
headlamps.
Do not use the following:
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dry cloths
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abrasive cleaning agents
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solvents
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cleaning agents containing solvent
You could otherwise scratch or damage the
surface of the lenses.
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