Cleaning The Wiper Blades; Cleaning The Sensors - Mercedes-Benz Vito 2018 Operating Instructions Manual

Cleaning the wiper blades

G
WARNING
If the windscreen wipers are set in motion
when cleaning the windscreen or wiper
blades, you could become trapped. There is
a danger of injury.
Always switch off the windscreen wipers and
the ignition before cleaning the windscreen
or wiper blades.
!
Do not fold the windscreen wipers away
from the windscreen unless the bonnet is
closed. Otherwise, you could damage the
bonnet.
!
Do not pull on the wiper blade. Otherwise,
the wiper blade could be damaged.
!
Do not clean wiper blades too often and
do not rub them too hard. Otherwise, the
graphite coating could be damaged. This
could cause wiper noise.
!
Hold the wiper arm securely when folding
back. The windscreen could be damaged if
the wiper arm hits against it suddenly.
Turn the key to position 0 in the ignition
X
lock or remove the key.
Fold the wiper arms away from the wind-
X
screen until you feel them engage.
Carefully clean the wiper blades with a
X
damp cloth.
Fold back the wiper arms before switching
X
on the ignition.
Cleaning the exterior lighting
!
Only use cleaning agents or cleaning
cloths that are suitable for plastic lenses.
Corrosive, irritating or other unsuitable
cleaning agents or cleaning cloths can
scratch or damage the plastic lenses of the
exterior lighting.
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Enquire about suitable cleaning agents or
cleaning cloths at a specialist workshop.
Clean the plastic lenses of the exterior light-
X
ing with a damp sponge and a mild cleaning
agent, e.g. car shampoo, or with cleaning
cloths.

Cleaning the sensors

!
Do not use dry, coarse or hard cloths and
do not scrub. You will otherwise scratch or
damage the sensors.
If you clean the sensors with a high-pres-
sure cleaner or steam cleaner, observe the
information provided by the manufacturer
regarding the distance to be maintained
between the vehicle and the nozzle of the
high-pressure cleaner.
Clean drive system sensors : with water,
X
car shampoo and a soft cloth.
Cleaning the reversing camera
!
Do not use dry, coarse or hard cloths and
do not scrub. You could otherwise scratch
or damage the lens of the reversing camera.
When cleaning the vehicle with a high-pres-
sure or steam cleaner, observe a minimum
distance of 50 cm to the reversing camera.
Do not aim directly at the reversing camera.
You could otherwise damage the reversing
camera.
Make sure that you do not apply any wax to
camera lens when waxing the vehicle. If neces-
sary, remove the wax using water, shampoo
and a soft cloth.
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