Mercedes-Benz V-Class 2021 Owner's Manual page 241

238 Maintenance and care
Do not affix stickers, films or similar.
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Remove dirt as soon as possible.
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Matt finish
Only use care products approved for
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Mercedes-Benz.
Do not polish the vehicle and light-alloy
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wheels.
Use only automatic car washes that meet cur‐
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rent technological standards.
Do not use a wash program that ends with a
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hot wax treatment in automatic car washes.
Do not use paint cleaners, buffing or polish‐
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ing products, or gloss preservers, e.g. wax.
Always have paintwork repairs carried out at
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a qualified specialist workshop.
Notes on the care of vehicle parts
& WARNING Risk of injury if unsuitable
climbing aids are used
In the event that you use openings in the
bodywork or attachments as steps, you
could:
Slip and/or fall.
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Damage the vehicle and thus slip and fall.
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Always use non-slip, stable climbing
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aids, e.g. a suitable ladder.
& WARNING Risk of entrapment if the
windscreen 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 off the windscreen wip‐
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ers and the ignition before cleaning the
windscreen or wiper blades.
& WARNING 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
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the tailpipe and the tailpipe trims and
supervise children especially closely in
this area.
Allow vehicle parts to cool down before
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touching them.
* NOTE Damage caused by the use of
openings in the bodywork or detachable
part as a step
Using the lower guide of the sliding door (car‐
riage) as a step can damage the trim and/or
mechanism of the sliding door.
Do not use the guide of the sliding door
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(carriage) as a step.
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Information on suitable cleaning agents or
cleaning cloths can be obtained from a quali‐
fied specialist workshop.
To prevent damage to the vehicle, observe the
notes for cleaning and care of the following car
parts:
Wheels and rims
Use water and acid-free alloy wheel cleaner.
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Do not use acidic alloy wheel cleaners to
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remove brake dust. Otherwise, wheel bolts
and brake components could be damaged.
To avoid corrosion of brake discs and brake‐
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pads, drive for a few minutes after cleaning
before parking the vehicle. The brake discs
and brakepads warm up and dry out.
Windows
Clean the windows inside and outside with a
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damp cloth and with a cleaning agent recom‐
mended for Mercedes-Benz.
Do not use dry cloths, abrasive cleaning
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agents or cleaners containing solvents to
clean the inside of windows.
Wiper blades
With the wiper arms folded away, clean the
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wiper blades with a damp cloth
( page 118).
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Do not clean the wiper blades too often.
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Exterior lighting
Clean the lenses with a wet sponge and mild
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cleaning agent, for example, car shampoo.
Only use cleaning agents or cloths suitable
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for plastic covers.