Mercedes-Benz E-Class 2010 Owner's Manual page 270

Cleaning the windows
G Risk of injury
Switch off the windscreen wipers and remove
the key from the ignition lock before cleaning
the windscreen or the wiper blades. On vehi-
cles with KEYLESS-GO, press the Start/Stop
button until all indicator lamps in the instru-
ment cluster go out. The windscreen wipers
could otherwise move and injure you.
Clean the inside and outside of the win-
X
dows with a damp cloth and a cleaning
agent that is recommended and approved
by Mercedes-Benz.
!
Do not use dry cloths, abrasive products,
solvents or cleaning agents containing sol-
vents to clean the inside of the windows.
Do not use hard objects to clean the insides
of the windows, e.g. an ice scraper or ring.
There is otherwise a risk of damaging the
windows.
!
Clean the water drainage channels of the
windscreen and the rear window at regular
intervals. Under certain circumstances,
deposits such as leaves, petals and pollen
may prevent water from draining away
leading to corrosion damage.
Cleaning the wiper blades
G Risk of injury
Switch off the windscreen wipers and remove
the key from the ignition lock before cleaning
the windscreen or the wiper blades. On vehi-
cles with KEYLESS-GO, press the Start/Stop
button until all indicator lamps in the instru-
ment cluster go out. The windscreen wipers
could otherwise move and injure you.
!
Do not pull on the wiper blade. Otherwise,
the wiper blade could be damaged.
!
Do not clean wiper blades too often and
do not rub them too hard. Otherwise, the
graphite coating could be damaged. This
could cause wiper noise.
Fold the wiper arms away from the wind-
X
screen.
Carefully clean the wiper blades with a
X
damp cloth.
Fold the windscreen wipers back again
X
before switching on the ignition.
!
Hold the wiper arm securely when folding
back. The windscreen could be damaged if
the wiper arm hits against it suddenly.
Cleaning the headlamps
Clean the plastic lamp lenses on the head-
X
lamps using a wet sponge and a mild clean-
ing agent, e.g. Mercedes-Benz car sham-
poo or cleaning cloths.
!
Only use cleaning agents or cleaning
cloths which are suitable for plastic head-
lamp lenses. Unsuitable cleaning agents or
cleaning cloths could scratch or damage
the plastic headlamp lenses.
Cleaning the sensors
Clean sensors : of the driving systems
X
with water, car shampoo and a soft cloth.
!
If you clean the sensors with a high-pres-
sure cleaner, make sure that you keep a
distance of at least 30 cm between the
vehicle and the high-pressure cleaner noz-
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