Mercedes-Benz E-Class Coupe 2022 Operator's Manual page 282

280 Maintenance and care 280
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Insect remains: soak with insect remover and
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rinse o the treated areas a erwards.
Bird droppings: soak with water and rinse o
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a erwards.
Tree resin, oils, fuels and greases: remove by
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rubbing gently with a cloth soaked in petro-
leum ether or lighter uid.
Coolant and brake uid: remove with a damp
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cloth and clean water.
Tar stains: use tar remover.
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Wax: use silicone remover.
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Do not attach stickers, lms or similar materi-
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als. Only have lm attached to the bumper at
a quali ed specialist workshop.
Remove dirt immediately, where possible.
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Matt Matte e nish nish
Only use care products approved for
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Mercedes-Benz.
Do not attach stickers, lms or similar materi-
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als. Only have lm attached to the bumper at
a quali ed specialist workshop.
Do not polish the vehicle and alloy wheels.
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Only use car washes that correspond to the
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latest engineering standards.
Do not use car wash program with a nal hot
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wax treatment.
Do not use paint cleaners, bu ng or polishing
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products, gloss preservers, e.g. wax.
In the event of paintwork damage:
Always have paintwork repairs carried out at a
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quali ed specialist workshop.
Make sure the radar sensors function
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( page 167).
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N N o o t t es on cleaning decor es on cleaning decorativ ative f e foils oils
Observe the notes on matte nish care in the
chapter "Notes on paintwork/matte nish paint-
work care" ( page 279). They also apply to
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matte decorative foils.
Observe the notes on cleaning decorative foils to
avoid vehicle damage.
Cleaning Cleaning
For cleaning, use plenty of water and a mild
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cleaning agent without additives or abrasive
substances, e.g. a car shampoo approved for
Mercedes-Benz.
Remove dirt immediately, where possible,
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whilst avoiding rubbing too hard. There is oth-
erwise a risk of damaging the decorative foil
irreparably.
If there is dirt on the nish or if the decorative
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foil is dull: use the Paint Cleaner recommen-
ded and approved for Mercedes-Benz.
Insect remains: soak with insect remover and
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rinse o the treated areas a erwards.
Bird droppings: soak with water and rinse o
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a erwards.
To prevent water stains, dry a foil-wrapped
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vehicle with a so , absorbent cloth a er every
car wash.
Av Avoiding damag oiding damage t e to t o the decor he decorativ ative f e foil oil
The service life and color of decorative foils
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are impaired by:
Sunlight
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