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To prevent water stains, dry a foil-wrapped
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vehicle with a so , absorbent cloth a er every
car wash.
A A v v oiding damag
oiding damage t e to t o the decor
he decorativ
ative f e foil oil
The service life and colouring of decorative
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foils are impaired by:
sunlight
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temperature, e.g. hot air blower
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weather conditions
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stone chippings and dirt
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chemical cleaning agents
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oily products
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Do not use polish on matt decorative foil. Pol-
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ishing will have the e ect of shining the foil-
wrapped surface.
Do not treat matt or structured decorative
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foils with wax. Permanent stains may occur.
Scratches, corrosive deposits, areas a ected by
corrosion and damage caused by incorrect care
cannot always be completely repaired. In such
cases, visit a quali ed specialist workshop.
You can obtain more information on care and
cleaning products from the manufacturer.
In the case of foil-wrapped surfaces, optical di er-
ences may occur between the surfaces that were
not protected by a decorative foil a er removing a
decorative foil.
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Have work or repairs to decorative foils car-
ried out at a quali ed specialist workshop,
e.g. in a Mercedes-Benz Service Centre.
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& W W ARNING
ARNING Risk of entrapment if the wind-
screen wipers are switched on while the
windscreen is being cleaned
If the windscreen wipers are set in motion
while you are cleaning the windscreen or
wiper blades, you can be trapped by the wiper
arm.
Always switch o the windscreen wipers
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and the vehicle before cleaning the wind-
screen or wiper blades.
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& W W ARNING
ARNING Risk of burns from the tailpipe
and tailpipe trims
The exhaust tailpipe and tailpipe trims can
become very hot. If you come into contact
with these parts of the vehicle, you could burn
yourself.
Always be particularly careful around the
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tailpipe and the tailpipe trims and super-
vise children especially closely in this
area.
Allow vehicle parts to cool down before
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touching them.
To avoid damage to the vehicle, observe the notes
on cleaning and care of the following vehicle
parts:
Wheels and r
Wheels and rims
ims
Use water and acid-free alloy wheel cleaners.
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Do not use acidic alloy wheel cleaners to
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remove brake dust. This could damage wheel
bolts and brake components.
To avoid corrosion of the brake disks and
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brakepads, drive the vehicle for a few minutes
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