Cleaning and care of the vehicle
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Operation
! Do not use dry, coarse or hard cloths and ag-
gressive cleaning agents. Do not scrub or use
high pressure. You will otherwise scratch or
damage the lens or the camera.
If you clean the vehicle with a high-pressure
cleaner or steam cleaner, maintain a minimum
distance of 1.6 ft (50 cm) to the rear-view cam-
era. To prevent damage, do not aim directly at
the rear-view camera or at the microphone open-
ings on the underside of the rear-view camera.
The minimum distance that must be main-
tained between the vehicle and the nozzle
of the high-pressure cleaner is:
O approximately 2.2 ft (70 cm) for round-
spray jets
O approximately 1 ft (30 cm) for 25° flat-
spray jets and concentrated-power jets
E Move the high-pressure cleaner nozzle
around when cleaning your vehicle.
! To avoid damage, do not aim directly at the:
O door joints and seals
O brake hoses
O electrical components and connectors
O the drive train, especially at the interme-
diate bearing of the propeller shaft
O the rear-view camera or the microphone
openings on the underside of the rear-
view camera. Maintain a minimum dis-
tance of 1.6 ft (50 cm).
! Do not allow water to enter the intake and
ventilation openings. When cleaning with high-
pressure water or steam cleaners, the spray
must not be aimed directly at electrical compo-
nents or at the end of electrical lines.
Treat the engine with preservative agents after
cleaning. Protect the belt drive system from the
preservative when you do so.
You can clean the vehicle in an automatic
car wash from the very start. It is prefera-
ble to use a car wash that does not have
brushes.
If the vehicle is very dirty, prewash it be-
fore you drive into the car wash.
E Remove the radio/telephone antenna
and fold the exterior mirrors in before
driving into the automatic car wash.
! Make sure that the automatic car wash is
suitable for the size of the vehicle.
If you do not remove the radio/telephone anten-
na and fold in the exterior mirrors, there is a pos-
sibility that the antenna, the exterior mirrors or
the vehicle could be damaged by the automatic
car wash. Make sure that the antenna is refitted
and that the exterior mirrors are fully folded out
again when you leave the automatic car wash.
! Make sure that the side windows are closed
completely, that the blower for the air
conditioning/heating is switched off and that
the windshield wiper switch is set to 0. The rain
sensor could otherwise be activated, for exam-
ple, and the windshield wipers could be triggered
unintentionally. This could cause damage to the
vehicle.
For information on the windshield wiper
switch, see the "Controls in detail" section
(e page 80).
High-pressure cleaners
G Warning
Do not use high-pressure cleaners with
round-spray jets for cleaning the tires.
The pulsating water jet can cause damage to
the substructure of the tires that is not visible
from the outside. This type of damage only
becomes noticeable at a much later stage
and can cause the tires to burst. This could
cause you to lose control of the vehicle, re-
sulting in an accident and injuring yourself or
others. Replace damaged tires immediately.
Engine cleaning
Automatic car wash
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