Mercedes-Benz 300 TE Owner's Manual page 95

Upholstery
U sing a fte rm a rke t seat c o ve rs o r
w earing c lo th in g th a t have th e te n ­
de n cy to give o ff c o lo rin g (e.g. w hen
w et, etc.) may cause th e u p h o lste ry
(velour fo r exam ple) to b e co m e p e r­
m anently d is c o lo re d . By lining the
seats w ith a p ro p e r in te rm e d ia te
cover, c o n ta c t-d is c o lo ra tio n w ill be
prevented.
M B-Tex Upholstery
P our M B P lastic C leaner o n to s o ft
lin t-fre e c lo th and ap ply lig h t p re s ­
sure.
Leather U p h o lste ry
W ipe leather u p h o ls te ry w ith a dam p
c lo th and dry th o ro u g h ly o r clean w ith
M B Leather Cleaner. E xercise p a rti­
cu la r care w h en cle an ing p e rfo ra te d
le athe r as its u n d e rsid e sh o u ld n o t
be co m e w et.
V elou r U p h o lste ry
P ressu re m arks re s u ltin g fro m d a m p ­
ness and heat may a p pe ar to be
stains. S uch m arks can be rem oved
by w ip in g w ith a m o is te n e d bru sh,
iro nin g w ith a w e t c lo th o r by tre a tin g
w ith a dry sha m po o. Do n o t s it on
dam p u p h o lste ry. Q u ick d ryin g is
achieved by ap plying h o t air - fo r
exam ple, by using a hair drye r. If in
d o u b t, please c o n s u lt yo u r a u th o rize d
M ER C ED ES-BEN Z dealer.
Hard P lastic Trim Item s,
Headliner, etc.
P ou r M B P la stic C leaner o n to s o ft
lin t-fre e c lo th and ap ply lig h t p re s ­
sure.
Paintw ork, Painted Body C o m p o ­
nents
M B -P aint P ro te to r and S ea le r s ho uld
be a p plied w h en w a te r d ro p s on the
paint su rfa ce do n o t " bead u p " ; n o r­
m ally in 3 —5 m o n th s d e p e n d in g on
clim ate and w a sh in g d e te rg e n t used.
M B -P a in t-P o lish sh o u ld be a p plied if
paint su rfa ce sh o w s s ig n s o f d irt
e m b e d d in g (i.e. lo ss o f glo s s).
M B -F ine P o lish ing Paste m u s t be
used w h en th e pa in t su rfa c e sho w s
sig n s o f e xce ssive fa d in g /c h a lk in g
due to lack o f care, etc..
Do n o t ap ply any o f th e se p ro d u c ts o r
wax if y o u r car is p a rked in the sun o r
if th e h o o d is still hot.
Use the a p p ro p ria te M B -T o u c h -U p
S tic k fo r q u ic k and p ro visio n a l rep airs
of m in o r pa in t dam age (i.e. c h ip s fro m
sto n e s, ca r d o o rs , etc.).
A u to m atic A ntenna
F or tro u b le -fre e o p e ra tio n o f the
au to m a tic antenna, w e re co m m e n d to
clean th e antenna m ast perio dica lly.
Light Alloy W heels
M B -A u to s h a m p o o sh o u ld be used fo r
re g u la r c le an ing of th e light alloy
w heels.
If p o s s ib le , clean w h e e ls o n c e a w e ek
w ith M B -A u to s h a m p o o , using a s o ft
sp o n g e and an am ple su p p ly o f lu ke­
w arm w a te r.
If th e M B -A u to s h a m p o o do es not
s a tis fa c to rily clean the w heels, use
M B -P ro te c tiv e A g e n t fo r Ligh t A lloy
W heels fo r norm al cleaning and
M B -C le a n e r fo r Ligh t A llo y W heels fo r
heavier d irt accu m u la tio n .
F o llo w in s tru c tio n s on c on tain er.
O rnam ental M oldings
F or re g u la r cle an ing and care o f very
d irty c h ro m e -p la te d parts, use a
c h ro m e cleaner.
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