Notesoncleaning and carePreventing damagetothe vehicle
Steps
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Cleanthe electrically operated steps
and their housing withapower
washer.
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Aftercleaning, spray thelateral
guides withsilicone spray.
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Clean thesteps in thebumper witha
powerwasher.
Do notuse oil or grease as alubricant.
Aluminum
dropsides
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Brush down thealuminum dropsides
withwater and aneutral or mild alka‐
line cleaning agent.
Do notuse abrasivecleaning agents to
cleanthe dropsides.
Notesoninterior care
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WARNING Risk of injury from plastic
parts breakingoff afterthe use of sol‐
vent-based careproducts
Care and cleaning products containingsol‐
vents can cause surfaces in thecockpit to
become porous.
When theairbags aredeployed, plastic parts
maybreak away.
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Do notuse anycareorcleaning prod‐
ucts containing solvents to cleanthe
cockpit.
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WARNING Risk of injury or deathfrom
bleached seat belts
Bleaching or dyeing seat belts can severely
weaken them.
This can, forexample, cause seat beltstotear
or fail in an accident.
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Neverbleach or dyeseat belts.
Observe thefollowing notes:
Notesoncleaning and carePreventing damagetothe vehicle
Seat belts
Clean withlukewarm soapywater.
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Do notuse chemical cleaning
agents.
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Do notdry theseat belt by heating
above 176°F(80 °C) or in direct
sunlight.
Display
Clean thesurface carefully with amicro‐
fiber cloth and LCD/TFT display care
product.
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Switchoff thedisplayand letitcool
down.
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Do notuse anyother agents.
Plastic trim
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Clean withadampmicrofiber cloth.
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Forheavy soiling: use careproduct
recommended forMercedes-Benz .
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Do notaffix stickers,films or similar.
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Do notallowtocome intocontact
with cosmetics, insect repellent and
sun creams.
Real wood/
trim ele‐
ments
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Clean withamicrofiber cloth.
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Black piano-lacquer look: clean with
adampcloth and soapywater.
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Forheavy soiling: use careproduct
recommended forMercedes-Benz .
Do notuse solvent-based cleaning
agents, polishes or waxes.
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