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Place asuitable collector beneathdrain hose
2.
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Switchonthe ignition.
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Open drain screw 1 until thewater/fuel
mixtureemerges from drain hose 2.
#
Close drain screw 1 as soon as around
0.2qt(0.2liter) of thewater/fuel mixturehas
been collected.
After30seconds, theelectrical fuel pump
automaticallystops thedischargeofthe
water/fuel mixture.
#
Afterdraining, switchoff theignition.
#
Dispose of thecollected water/fuel mixture
in an environmentally responsible manner,
e.g. at aqualified specialistworkshop.
#
Checkthat drain screw 1 has been closed.
If theengine is running whiledrain screw 1
is open, youwill lose fuel through drain hose
2.
#
Close thehood (/ page264).
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! The indicator lampdoes notgoout
afterdraining: drainthe fuel filter again.
#
!Theindicatorlampdoesnot go out
afterthe second draining: consultaquali‐
fied specialistworkshop.
Mercedes-Benz recommends that youhavethe
fuel filter drained at aqualified specialistwork‐
shop.
Cleaning and care
Notesonwashingthe vehicleinanautomatic
car wash
&
WARNING Risk of accident dueto
reduced braking effect afterwashing the
vehicle
The braking effect is reduced afterwashing
thevehicle.
#
Afterthe vehicle has been washed,
brakecarefully while paying attention to
thetraffic conditionsuntil thebraking
effect has beenfully restored.
*
NOTE Risk of damagetothe paintwork
and plastic components
If youwash your vehicle in TouchlessAuto‐
matic Car Wash systems that use special
cleaning agents, thecleaning agentsused can
damagethe paintworkorplastic components
of thevehicle.
#
Do notwash thevehicle in Touchless
Automatic Car Wash systems that use
special cleaning agents.
Makesurethat theautomatic car wash is suitable
forthe size of thevehicle.
Beforewashing thevehicle in an automatic car
wash, fold in theoutside mirrors and remove any
additional antennas. Otherwise, theoutside mir‐
rors,antennas or thevehicle itself could be dam‐
aged.
Makesureany additional antennas arere-instal‐
led and that theoutside mirrors arefullyfolded
out again when youleave theautomatic car
wash.
To avoid damagetoyourvehicle, observe thefol‐
lowing beforeusing an automatic car wash:
R
theside windows and thesliding windoware
completely closed.
R
theblowerfor ventilation and heating is
switched off.
R
thewindshield wiper switchisinposition g.
If thevehicle is very dirty,wash offexcess dirt
beforecleaning thevehicle in an automatic car
wash.
%
Removing thewax from thewindshield and
thewiper rubbersafter washing thevehicle,
will help avoid smearing and reduce wiper
noise.
Notesonuse of apowerwasher
&
WARNING Risk of accident whenusing
high-pressure cleaning equipment with
round-spray nozzles
The waterjet from around-spraynozzle (dirt
grinder) maycausedamagetotires and sus‐
pension components that is notvisible.
Componentsdamaged in this waymay fail
unexpectedly.
#
Do notuse high-pressurecleaning
equipment withround-spraynozzlesto
cleanyour vehicle.
#
Damaged tires or suspension compo‐
nentsmustbereplaced immediately.
Neveruse apowerwasherinthe vehicle interior.
The pressurized watercreated by thepower
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