Exterior Lights; Rear View Camera; Sensors - Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG Operator's Manual

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! 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.
Switch off the engine.
X
Remove your foot from the brake pedal.
X
Set the windshield wiper to the ° posi-
X
tion on the combination switch.
Press the Start/Stop button repeatedly
X
until the windshield wiper starts.
When the wiper arms have reached a ver-
X
tical position, press the Start/Stop button.
Fold the wiper arm away from the wind-
X
shield until it engages.
Set the wiper blade at right angles to the
X
wiper arm.
Carefully clean the wiper blades with a
X
damp cloth.
Fold the windshield wiper arms back again
X
before switching on the ignition.
! Hold the wiper arm securely when folding
back. The windshield could be damaged if
the wiper arm smacks against it suddenly.
Cleaning the exterior lighting
Clean the plastic lenses of the exterior
X
lighting using a wet sponge and a mild
cleaning agent, e.g. Mercedes-Benz car
shampoo or cleaning cloths.
! Only use cleaning agents or cleaning
cloths which are suitable for plastic light
lenses. Unsuitable cleaning agents or
cleaning cloths could scratch or damage
the plastic light lenses.
Cleaning the mirror turn signals
! Only use cleaning agents or cleaning
cloths that are suitable for plastic lenses.
Unsuitable cleaning agents or cleaning
cloths could scratch or damage the plastic
lenses of the mirror turn signals.
Clean the plastic lenses of the mirror turn
X
signals in the exterior mirror housing using
a wet sponge and a mild cleaning agent,
e.g. Mercedes-Benz car shampoo or clean-
ing cloths.
Cleaning the sensors
! If you clean the sensors with a power
washer, make sure that you keep a dis-
tance of at least 11.8 in (30 cm) between
the vehicle and the power washer nozzle.
Information about the correct distance is
available from the equipment manufac-
turer.
Clean sensors : of the driving systems
X
with water, car shampoo and a soft cloth.
Cleaning the rear view camera
Use clear water and a soft cloth to clean
X
camera lens :.