Mercedes-Benz A Series Owner's Manual page 197

Operation
Care
Do not aim directly at any of the following:
tyres
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door joint
R
electrical components
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Battery
R
connectors
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lights
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seals
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trim elements
R
Damaged seals or electrical components
can lead to failures or leaks.
Cleaning the wiper blades and the out-
side of the windscreen
G Risk of injury
Before cleaning the windscreen or wiper
blades, turn the key in the ignition to 0.
Otherwise, the windscreen wipers may
move and injure you.
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Turn the key to position 1 (
X
Y
the ignition lock.
Set the windscreen wipers to position
X
I ( page 83) on the combination switch.
Y
Turn the key to position 0 (
X
Y
remove it when the wiper arms are vertical.
!
Only fold the windscreen wipers away
from the windscreen when vertical, other-
wise you will damage the bonnet.
Fold the wiper arms away from the wind-
X
screen.
Wipe the windscreen and wiper blades with
X
a damp, lint-free cloth (e.g. a microfibre
cloth) and cleaning agent.
Fold the wiper arms back on to the wind-
X
screen before the ignition is switched on.
!
Do not clean the wiper blades too often
as this will result in damage to the surface
coating, leading to wiper noise.
Cleaning the windows
!
Do not use dry cloths, abrasive products,
solvents or cleaning agents containing sol-
vents to clean the inside of the windows.
Clean the insides of the windows with a
damp cloth or commercially-available glass
page 62) in cleaner. Avoid touching the inside of the
rear windscreen and the side windows with
hard objects, e.g. ice scrapers or rings. You
could otherwise cause damage to the win-
dows, rear window heating or aerial on the
page 62) or
rear window.
i
Anti-glare film retrofitted to the insides of
the windows could interfere with radio or
mobile phone reception, especially if it is
conductive or metal-coated film. Informa-
tion about anti-glare film can be obtained
from any Mercedes-Benz Service Centre.
Cleaning the headlamps
Clean the plastic lenses of the headlamps
X
with a damp sponge.
!
Only use washer fluid which is suitable for
plastic lamp lenses. Unsuitable washer
fluid could damage the plastic lamp lenses
of the headlamps.
Therefore, do not use:
dry cloths
R
abrasive products
R
solvents
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cleaning products containing solvents
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