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Automatic car wash
You can have your vehicle washed in an auto-
matic car wash from the start. Brushless car
washes are preferable.
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To protect the filter system, activate the air
recirculation mode using button , on
the climate control panel.
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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.
If the vehicle is very dirty, prewash it before
running it through the automatic car wash.
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Make sure the combination switch is set
to wiper setting 0. Otherwise, the rain sen-
sor could activate and cause the wipers to
move unintentionally. This may lead to vehi-
cle damage.
Due to the width of the vehicle, fold in exte-
rior rear view mirrors prior to running the
vehicle through an automatic car wash to
prevent damage to the mirrors.
When leaving the automatic car wash, make
sure the mirrors are folded out.
After running the vehicle through an auto-
matic car wash, wipe any wax off of the wind-
shield and the wiper blade inserts. This will
prevent smears and reduce wiping noise
which can be caused by residual wax on the
windshield.
Ornamental moldings
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For regular cleaning and care of ornamental
moldings, use a damp cloth.
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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 cleaner. If in doubt whether an
ornamental molding is chrome-plated, con-
tact an authorized Mercedes-Benz Center.
Headlamps, brake lamps, tail lamps,
side markers, turn signal lenses
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Use a mild vehicle wash detergent, such as
Mercedes-Benz approved Car Shampoo,
with plenty of water.
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Only use window cleaning solutions that
are suitable for plastic lamp lenses. Win-
dow cleaning solutions which are not suit-
able may damage the plastic lamp lenses
of the headlamps. Therefore, do not use
abrasives, solvents or cleaners that contain
solvents.
Cleaning the Distronic system sensor
cover
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Distronic system sensor cover
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Switch off the ignition.
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Only clean sensor cover 1 by hand.
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Use a mild vehicle wash detergent, such as
Mercedes-Benz approved Car Shampoo,
with plenty of water and a non-scratching
cloth to clean sensor cover 1.
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