Mercedes-Benz 300 TE Owner's Manual page 94

E n g in e C le a n in g
C o rro sio n p ro te c tio n , s uch as MB
A n ti-C o rro s io n W ax, s ho uld be
applied to the en gine co m p a rtm e n t
a fte r every e n gine cleaning. B efore
applying, all c o n tro l linkage b u sh in g s
s h o u ld be lu b rica te d . The po ly-V -b e lt
and all pulleys sh o u ld be p ro te c te d
fro m any wax.
Car W ashing
B efo re w a shin g y o u r veh icle , rem ove
in s e c t residu es. M B In se ct R em over
is re c o m m e n d e d . Do n o t use hot
w a te r o r w ash yo u r ca r in d ire c t s u n ­
light. Use on ly a m ild car w ash d e te r­
gent, such as M B A u to s h a m p o o .
T h o ro u g h ly spra y th e car w ith a d if­
fu se d je t o f w a te r. D ire ct only a very
w eak spray to w a rd s th e v e n tila tio n
intake. Use ple n ty o f w a te r and rinse
th e sp o n g e and cha m ois fre q u e n tly.
Rinse w ith cle ar w a te r and th o ro u g h ly
w ipe dry w ith a cha m ois. Do n o t allow
cleaning a g e n ts to dry on th e finish.
Do not use s o lve n ts (fuels, thin ne r,
etc.) to clean the taillam ps.
In the w in te r, th o ro u g h ly rem ove all
tra c e s of road salt as s o o n as p o s s i­
ble.
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W hen w a sh in g th e u n d e rb o d y , do not
fo rg e t to clean th e in ne r sid e s o f the
w heels.
N o te :
L o ck ta ilg a te w ith m a ste r key p rio r to
w a shin g th e v e h icle in an a u to m a tic
car w ash. The w a sh in g b ru s h c o u ld
o th e rw is e cau se it to open.
Tar Stains
Q u ickly rem o ve ta r stain s b e fo re the y
dry and b e co m e m ore d iffic u lt to
rem ove. M B Tar R e m ove r is re c o m ­
m ended.
W indow C leaning, W iper Blade
Use a w in d o w cle an ing s o lu tio n on
ve ry d irty o r o il-sta in e d w in d o w s .
Clean th e w ip e r blade ru b b e r w ith a
clean c lo th and d e te rg e n t so lu tio n .
R eplace blade tw ic e a year; once
b e fo re and o n ce a fte r w in te r.
H e a d la m p C le a n in g S y s te m
The c o n d itio n o f th e w ip e r b lad es is
im p o rta n t fo r s a tis fa c to ry cle an ing of
th e headlam p lenses. W e th e re fo re
re c o m m e n d th a t the blad es be
in s p e c te d regularly.
Replace dam aged w ip e r blades.
Plastic Parts, Headliner, Rubber
Parts
Do n o t use oil o r w ax on th e se parts.
See fo llo w in g page fo r a d ditiona l
in fo rm a tio n .
S e a t Belts
The w e b b in g m u s t n o t be tre a te d w ith
che m ica l c le an ing ag en ts. Use only
clear, lu kew a rm w a te r and soap. Do
n o t d ry th e w e b b in g at te m p e ra tu re s
above 80 ° C (176 °F ) o r in d ire c t su n ­
light. N ever bleach o r re-d ye the w e b ­
bing as th is may seve rely w eaken the
belts.
S teerin g W heel, S e le c to r Lever and
Instrum ent C lu ster
Use a g e n tle d ish -w a s h in g d e te rg e n t
o r m ild d e te rg e n t fo r de lica te fa b ric s
as a w a sh in g s o lu tio n . W ipe w ith a
c lo th m o is te n e d in lu kew a rm s olutio n.
Do n o t use s c o u rin g agents.