Sensor Cover; Cleaning - Mercedes-Benz 2009 CLS-Class Operator's Manual

Operation
Vehicle care
! 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
Distronic system sensor cover
1
X
Switch off the ignition.
X
Only clean sensor cover
1
X
Use a mild vehicle wash detergent, such as
Mercedes-Benz approved Car Shampoo,
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with plenty of water and a non-scratching
cloth to clean sensor cover 1.
X
Restart the engine after cleaning sensor
cover 1.
Cleaning the Parktronic system sensors
Parktronic system sensors are located in the
front and rear bumper.
Parktronic system sensors in front
1
bumper
X
Only clean sensors
X
Use a mild vehicle wash detergent, such as
by hand.
Mercedes-Benz approved Car Shampoo,
with plenty of water and a soft, non-
scratching cloth to clean sensors
bumpers.
! Applying strong pressure may damage
the sensor covers.
Cleaning the windows and the wiper
blades
! The windshield wipers must be in a verti-
cal position before folding them away from
the windshield. They could otherwise dam-
age the hood.
Never open the hood when the wiper arms
are folded forward.
X
Make sure the hood is fully closed.
X
Switch on the ignition.
X
Turn combination switch to wiper setting
u
X
With wiper arms in vertical position, switch
off the ignition.
G Warning!
For safety reasons, switch off wipers and
remove SmartKey from starter switch (vehi-
by hand.
1
cles with KEYLESS-GO: Make sure the vehi-
cle's on-board electronics have status 0)
before cleaning the windshield and/or the
wiper blades. Otherwise, the wiper motor
on the
1
could suddenly turn on and cause injury.
( Y page 101).