Cleaning And Care - Mercedes-Benz Metris Operator's Manual

180 Maintenance and care
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Push cap 1 onto the ller opening until it
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audibly engages.

Cleaning and care

Cleaning and care
N N o o t t es on w es on washing t ashing the v he vehicle in an aut ehicle in an automatic car
w w ash ash
& W W ARNING
ARNING Risk of accident due to reduced
braking e ect a er washing the vehicle
The braking e ect is reduced a er washing the
vehicle.
A er the vehicle has been washed, brake
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carefully while paying attention to the
tra c conditions until the braking e ect
has been fully restored.
* N N O O TE TE Damage to the vehicle due to auto-
matic braking
When the following functions are activated, the
vehicle brakes automatically in certain situa-
tions:
Active Brake Assist
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Active Distance Assist DISTRONIC
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HOLD function
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To avoid damage to the vehicle, deactivate
these systems in the following or similar situa-
tions:
When towing
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In a car wash
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* N N O O TE TE Damage due to unsuitable car wash
Before driving into a car wash make sure
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that the car wash is suitable for the vehi-
cle dimensions.
Ensure there is su cient ground clear-
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ance between the underbody and the
guide rails of the car wash.
Ensure that the clearance width of the
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car wash, in particular the width of the
guide rails, is su cient.
To avoid damage to your vehicle, observe the fol-
lowing before using an automatic car wash:
Active Brake Assist is deactivated.
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Active Distance Assist DISTRONIC is deactiva-
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ted.
The HOLD function is switched o .
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The side windows and roof are completely
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closed.
The outside mirrors are folded in and an addi-
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tional antenna is removed, if present.
The climate control blower is switched o .
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omatic car
The windshield wiper switch is in position g.
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If the vehicle is very dirty, wash o excess dirt
before cleaning the vehicle in an automatic car
wash.
A er leaving the car wash, pay attention to the fol-
lowing:
The outside mirrors are fully folded out again
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and an additional antenna is mounted again, if
present.
Remove wax residues on the windshield and
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wiper rubbers to prevent smearing and reduce
wiper noise.
Remove wax residues from the camera lens in
vehicles with a rear view camera (
N N o o t t es on use of a pow es on use of a power w
& W W ARNING
ARNING Risk of an accident when using
power washers with round-spray nozzles
The water jet can cause externally invisible
damage.
Components damaged in this way may unex-
pectedly fail.
Do not use a power washer with round-
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spray nozzles.
Have damaged tires or chassis parts
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replaced immediately.
* N N O O TE TE Damage to component parts due to
improper high-pressure cleaning
Components can be damaged if the distance
of the high-pressure nozzle is too small.
Maintain a minimum distance of about
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12 in (30 cm) between the high-pressure
nozzle and car parts.
Do not use a power washer with a round-
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spray nozzle.
Keep the water jet moving constantly
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while cleaning.
Do not clean the following components
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with the power washer:
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