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Vehicle care
Automatic car wash
You can have your car washed in an auto-
matic car wash from the start. Automatic
car washes without brushes are prefera-
ble.
̈ To protect the filter system, switch the
climate control system (
୴ page 206) or
the automatic climate control system*
(
୴ page 220) to air recirculation mode.
If the vehicle is very dirty, prewash it
before 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, release the parking brake
(
୴ page 57).
̈ 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 41).
̈ Insert the SmartKey with
KEYLESS-GO* into the starter switch.
̈ Switch on the ignition.
̈ Depress the brake pedal.
!
Do not clean your vehicle in an automatic
touchless car wash which use 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 61). 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
damage 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.
A child’s unsupervised access to a vehicle
could result in an accident and/or serious
personal injury.