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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 (
୴ page 208) or the au-
tomatic climate control (
୴ page 222)
to air recirculation mode.
If the vehicle is very dirty, prewash it
before running it through the automatic
car wash.
Ornamental moldings
For regular cleaning and care of ornamen-
tal moldings, use a damp cloth.
!
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.
!
If you want the gear position to remain in N
(for example when the vehicle is pulled through
a car wash)
ț do not remove the SmartKey from the starter
switch
or, when using KEYLESS-GO*
ț do not turn off the engine using the
KEYLESS-GO start/stop button* and open
the driver’s door.
Otherwise, the transmission will shift to P and
lock the wheels, preventing the vehicle from be-
ing pulled through a car wash.
!
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.
i
After running the vehicle through an auto-
matic car wash, wipe any wax off of the wind-
shield (
୴ page 410). This will prevent smears
and reduce wiping noise which can be caused by
residual wax on the windshield.
When leaving the car wash, make sure that the
mirrors are folded out. Otherwise they may
vibrate.
!
Do not use chrome cleaner on ornamental
moldings. Although ornamental moldings may
have chrome appearance, they could be made of
anodized aluminum that will be damaged when
cleaned with chrome cleaner. Instead, use a
damp cloth to clean those ornamental moldings.
For very dirty ornamental moldings of which you
are sure are chrome-plated, use a chrome clean-
er. If in doubt whether an ornamental molding is
chrome-plated, contact an authorized
Mercedes-Benz Light Truck Center.