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Vehicle care
Cleaning and care of the vehicle
Notes
Regular and proper care will help to maintain
the value of your vehicle.
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Warning!
Many cleaning products can be hazardous.
Some are poisonous, others are flammable.
Always follow the instructions on the par-
ticular container. Always open your vehi-
cle’s doors or windows when cleaning the
inside.
Never use fluids or solvents that are not
designed for cleaning your vehicle.
Always lock away cleaning products and
keep them out of reach of children.
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When cleaning the vehicle, do not use
scouring agents. Never apply strong force
and only use a soft, wet cloth or sponge.
Otherwise you may scratch or damage the
surface to be cleaned.
While in operation, even while parked, your
vehicle is subjected to varying external influ-
ences which, if gone unchecked, can attack
the paintwork as well as the vehicle under-
body and cause lasting damage.
Such damage is caused not only by extreme
and varying climatic conditions, but also by:
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Air pollution
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Road salt
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Tar
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Gravel and stone chipping
To avoid paint damage, you should immedi-
ately remove:
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Grease and oil
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Fuel
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Coolant
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Brake fluid
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Bird droppings
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Insects
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Tree resins etc.
Frequent washing reduces and/or eliminates
the aggressiveness and potency of the above
adverse influences.
More frequent washings are necessary to
deal with unfavorable conditions:
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near the ocean
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in industrial areas (smoke, exhaust emis-
sions)
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during winter operation
You should check your vehicle from time to
time for stone chipping or other damage. Any
damage should be repaired as soon as pos-
sible to prevent corrosion.
In doing so, do not neglect the underbody of
the vehicle. A prerequisite for a thorough
check is a washing of the underbody followed
by a thorough inspection. Damaged areas
need to be re-undercoated.
Your vehicle has been treated at the factory
with a wax-base rustproofing in the body cav-
ities which will last for the lifetime of the
vehicle. Post-production treatment is neither
necessary nor recommended by Mercedes-
Benz because of the possibility of incompati-
bility between materials used in the produc-
tion process and others applied later.
We have selected vehicle-care products and
compiled recommendations which are spe-
cially matched to our vehicles and which
always reflect the latest technology. You can
obtain Mercedes-Benz approved vehicle-care
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