Mercedes-Benz 300 TE 124 T 1988 Owner's Manual page 94

Upholstery
Using a fte rm a rk e t seat c o ve rs or
w e arin g c lo th in g th a t have th e te n ­
de n cy to give o ff c o lo rin g (e.g. w hen
w e t, etc.) m ay cause th e u p h o ls te ry
(velou r fo r exam ple) to b e co m e p e r­
m an en tly d is c o lo re d . By lining the
sea ts w ith a p ro p e r in te rm e d ia te
cove r, c o n ta c t-d is c o lo ra tio n w ill be
pre ven te d.
M B Tex U p h o lste ry
W ipe u p h o ls te ry w ith a dam p clo th
and d ry th o ro u g h ly .
Le athe r U p h o ls te ry
W ipe le athe r u p h o ls te ry w ith a dam p
c lo th and d ry th o ro u g h ly o r clean w ith
M B le a th e r care. E xercise p a rticu la r
care w h en cle an ing p e rfo ra te d le athe r
as its u n d e rsid e s h o u ld n o t be co m e
w et.
V e lo u r U p h o lste ry
P ressu re m arks re s u ltin g fro m d a m p ­
n e ss and heat m ay a p pe ar to be
stain s. S uch m arks can be rem o ved
b y w ip in g w ith a m o iste n e d bru sh,
iro n in g w ith a w e t c lo th o r by tre a tin g
w ith a dry sha m po o. Do n o t s it on
da m p u p h o lste ry. Q u ick d ryin g is
ach ie ved by ap plying h o t air - fo r
exam ple, by using a hair drye r. If in
d o u b t, please c o n s u lt y o u r a u th o rize d
M E R C E D E S -B E N Z dealer.
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Paintw ork, Painted Body C o m p o ­
nents
M B -G lo ss P re se rve r s h o u ld be
ap plied w h en w a te r d ro p s on the
paint su rfa ce d o n o t " bead u p " ; n o r­
m ally in 3 — 5 m o n th s d e p e n d in g on
clim ate and w a sh in g d e te rg e n t used.
M B -P o lish s h o u ld be a p plied if paint
su rfa ce s h o w s sig n s o f d irt e m b e d ­
din g (i.e. lo ss o f gloss).
M B -F ine P o lish ing P aste m u s t be
used w h e n th e pa in t su rfa ce sh o w s
sig n s o f e xce s sive fa d in g /c h a lk in g
due to lack o f care, etc..
Do n o t ap ply any o f th e se p ro d u c ts o r
w ax if y o u r ca r is p a rked in th e sun o r
if the h o o d is still hot.
Use the a p p ro p ria te M B -T o u ch -U p
S tic k fo r q u ic k and p ro visio n a l repairs
o f m in o r p a in t dam age (i.e. c h ip s fro m
sto n e s , ca r d o o rs , etc.).
A u to m atic A ntenna
F or tro u b le -fre e o p e ra tio n of the
a u to m a tic antenna, w e re co m m e n d to
clean th e antenna m ast perio dica lly.
Light Alloy W heels
If p o ssib le , clean w h e e ls on ce a w e e k
w ith M B -alloy w h ee l cle a n e r and
sealer. Use an am ple s u p p ly o f w ater.
O rnam ental M oldings
F or re g u la r cle an ing and care o f very
d irty c h ro m e -p la te d pa rts, use a
ch ro m e cleaner.