Cleaning And Care - Mercedes-Benz V-Class 2021 Owner's Manual

236 Maintenance and care
Pull cap 1 upwards by the tab.
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Top up the washer fluid.
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Push cap 1 onto the filler opening until it
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audibly engages.

Cleaning and care

Notes on washing the vehicle in an automatic
car wash
& WARNING Risk of an accident due to
reduced braking power after washing the
vehicle
Braking efficiency is reduced after washing
the vehicle.
After the vehicle has been washed,
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brake carefully while paying attention to
the traffic conditions until braking
power has been fully restored.
* NOTE Damage to the vehicle due to auto‐
matic braking
When the following functions are activated,
the vehicle brakes automatically in certain sit‐
uations:
Active Brake Assist
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Active Distance Assist DISTRONIC
R
HOLD function
R
To avoid damage to the vehicle, deactivate
these systems in the following or similar sit‐
uations:
when towing
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in a car wash
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* NOTE Damage due to unsuitable car
wash
Before driving into a car wash make
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sure that the car wash is suitable for the
vehicle dimensions.
Ensure there is sufficient 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 sufficient.
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 off.
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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 off.
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The windscreen wiper switch is in position
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g.
If the vehicle is very dirty, wash off excess dirt
before cleaning the vehicle in an automatic car
wash.
After leaving the car wash, pay attention to the
following:
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 windscreen 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 reversing camera (
Notes on use of a high-pressure cleaner
& WARNING Risk of an accident when
using high-pressure cleaners 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 high-pressure cleaner with
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round-spray nozzles.
Have damaged tyres or chassis parts
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replaced immediately.
* NOTE 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.
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