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Automatic car wash
You can have your car washed in an auto-
matic car wash from the start.
̈ To protect the filter system, switch the
automatic climate control to air recir-
culation mode (
୴ page 496).
If the vehicle is very dirty, prewash it be-
fore running it through the automatic car
wash.
When taking the vehicle through an auto-
matic conveyor type car wash, observe the
following instructions.
Vehicles with SmartKey:
̈ With the vehicle at a standstill and the
ignition switched on shift the
automatic transmission to neutral
position N.
̈ If engaged, manually release the
electronic parking brake (
୴ page 413).
̈ Switch off the ignition and leave the
SmartKey in the starter switch.
Vehicles with KEYLESS-GO*:
̈ With the vehicle at a standstill, depress
the brake pedal and keep it pressed.
̈ With the ignition switched on shift the
automatic transmission to park
position P.
̈ Release the brake pedal.
̈ Remove the KEYLESS-GO start/stop
button from the starter switch
(
୴ page 366).
̈ Insert the SmartKey with KEYLESS-GO
into the starter switch.
̈ Switch on the ignition.
̈ Depress the brake pedal.
̈ Shift the automatic transmission to
neutral position N.
̈ Release the brake pedal.
̈ If engaged, manually release the
electronic parking brake (
୴ page 413).
̈ Switch off the ignition and leave the
SmartKey with KEYLESS-GO in the
starter switch.
!
Do not clean your vehicle in an automatic
touchless car wash which uses caustic spray.
Otherwise the caustic spray will damage the
paint or ornamental moldings.
!
Make sure that the windshield wiper switch
is set to 0 (
୴ page 400). Otherwise, e.g. the rain
sensor could activate and cause the wipers to
move unintentionally. This may lead to vehicle
damage.
Due to the width of the vehicle, fold in exterior
rear view mirrors prior to running the vehicle
through an automatic car wash to prevent dam-
age to the mirrors.
Warning! G
When leaving the SmartKey or SmartKey
with KEYLESS-GO* in the starter switch, do
not leave children unattended in the vehicle.
It is possible for children to switch on the
ignition which could result in unsupervised
use of vehicle equipment. Unsupervised use
of vehicle equipment could result in an
accident and/or serious personal injury.