Exterior Lighting - Mercedes-Benz Sprinter Operating Instructions Manual

not touch the insides of the windows with
hard objects, e.g. an ice scraper or ring. There
is otherwise a risk of damaging the windows.
Before cleaning the windscreen
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Turn the key to position 0 in the ignition lock
or remove it.
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Fold the wiper arms away from the wind-
screen until you feel them engage.
Before switching the ignition on again, fold
the windscreen wipers back into position.
Cleaning the windows
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Clean the inside and outside of the windows
with a damp cloth and a cleaning agent that is
recommended and approved by Mercedes-
Benz.
Cleaning the sliding window
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Clean the seals, contact areas and guide rails
of the sliding window every 3 weeks with a
damp cloth.
Exterior
Cleaning the wheels
Do not use any acidic or alkaline cleaning
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agents. They can cause corrosion on the
wheel bolts (wheel nuts) or the retainer
springs for the wheel-balancing weights.
! Do not park up the vehicle for an extended
period straight after cleaning it, particularly
after having cleaned the wheels with wheel
cleaner. Wheel cleaners could cause
increased corrosion of the brake discs and
brake pads/linings. For this reason, you
should drive for a few minutes after cleaning.
Braking heats the brake discs and the brake
pads/linings, thus drying them. The vehicle
can then be parked up.
If you clean the wheels with a high-pressure
cleaner, observe the safety notes for the high-
Y
pressure cleaner ( page 258). You could oth-
erwise damage the tyres.
Cleaning the wiper blades
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WARNING
If the windscreen wipers are set in motion
when cleaning the windscreen or wiper
blades, you could become trapped. There is a
danger of injury.
Always switch off the windscreen wipers and
the ignition before cleaning the windscreen or
wiper blades.
! Do not fold the windscreen wipers away
from the windscreen unless the bonnet is
closed. Otherwise, you could damage the
bonnet.
! Do not pull on the wiper blade. Otherwise,
the wiper blade could be damaged.
Do not clean wiper blades too often and do
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not rub them too hard. Otherwise, the graph-
ite coating could be damaged. This could
cause wiper noise.
! Hold the wiper arm securely when folding
back. The windscreen could be damaged if
the wiper arm hits against it suddenly.
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Turn the key to position 0 in the ignition lock
or remove the key.
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Fold the wiper arms away from the wind-
screen until you feel them engage.
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Carefully clean the wiper blades with a damp
cloth.
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Fold back the wiper arms before switching on
the ignition.
Cleaning the exterior lighting
! Only use cleaning agents or cleaning cloths
that are suitable for plastic lenses. Unsuitable
cleaning agents or cleaning cloths could
scratch or damage the plastic lenses of the

exterior lighting.

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Clean the plastic covers of the exterior light-
ing with a damp sponge and a mild cleaning
agent, e.g. Mercedes-Benz car shampoo, or
with cleaning cloths.
Cleaning the mirror turn signal
! Only use cleaning agents or cleaning cloths
that are suitable for plastic lenses. Unsuitable
cleaning agents or cleaning cloths could
scratch or damage the plastic lenses of the
mirror turn signals.
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Clean the plastic lenses of the mirror turn sig-
nals in the exterior mirror housing using a wet
sponge and mild cleaning agent, e.g.
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