sensor MERCEDES-BENZ EQB 2023 Owner's Manual

Blind
Spo Blind
SpotAss is t
Ass istand A t
and Acti v cti
ve Blind Spo e
Blind SpotAss is t
Ass istwith t
wit h
e e
xit w xit
war ar
ning ning
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unction ofBlind Spo unction
ofBlind SpotAssi s t
Assi stand A t
and Activ ctiv
eBlind e
Blind
Spo Spo
tAssi s t
Assi stwit t
wit he h
exit w xit
war ar
ning ning
Blind SpotAssi stand ActiveBlind SpotAssi stuse
tw olat eral, rear-facing radar sensor sto monit or
th ear ea up to130 T(40 m)behind and10T
(3 m) next to your vehicle.
If ave hicle isde tected atspeeds aboveappr ox-
imat ely8 mp h(1 2km /h)an dth is vehicle subse-
qu entl yent ersth emonit oring rang edir ectl yne xt
to your vehicle, thewa rning lampin theoutside
mir rorlights upred.
Pe rm anen tst atus displayintheinst rument clus-
te r:
R ¸ (gra y): system isac tiva tedbut inoper a-
tiv e
R ¸ (gre en): system isactiv ated and oper a-
tional
If ave hicle isde tected close toyour vehicle and
yo uswitc hon thetur nsignal indicat orinthecor -
re spond ingdirecti on, adoubl ewa rning tone
sou nds and there dwa rning lampin theoutside mir
ror0as hes. Ifth etur nsignal indicat orremains
switc hedon,allother detected vehicles areind i-
cat ed onlyby the0ash ingofthere dwa rning
lam p.
If yo uove rtak eave hicle quickl y, no warning is
giv en. &
W W
ARNIN G ARNIN
GRisk ofaccident despiteBlind
Spo tAssist
Blind SpotAssist doesnotre act tovehicles
appr oaching andovertaking youat agr eatl y
di.er entspeed.
Blind SpotAssist cannotwa rndriver sin this
situation. #
Alwayspa ycar eful att ent ion tothetra1c
situation andmaint ainasaf edist ance at
th eside oftheve hicle. Obser
vetheno teson drivi ng systems andyour
re sponsi bility;yo uma yot her wise failto recogn ize
dang ers(/ page180) .
Exit w Exit
war ar
nin g nin
g
The exitwa rning isan additional functionofBlind
Spo tAssist andcanwarnvehicle occupan tsabout appr
oaching vehicles whenleavingth eve hicle
when station ary. &
W W
ARNI NG ARNI
NGRisk ofaccid ent despiteex it
wa rning
The exitwa rning neit her reacts tostat iona ry
objects nortoper sons orroad user s
appr oaching youat agr eatl ydi.er ingspeed.
The exitwa rning canno twa rndriver sin these
situations. #
Alwayspa ypar ticu larattent ion tothe
tr a1 csitu ation whe nop ening th edoor s
and makesur eth er eis su1cien tclear -
ance. If
th er eis ave hicle inthemonit oring rang e, this is
indicat edintheoutside mirror.Ifave hicle occu-
pant opensth edoor ontheside withth ewa rning,
a wa rning tone sou nds and thewa rning lampin
th eoutside mirrorst ar ts to 0ash.
Thi saddi tion alfunc tion ison lyavailabl ewhen
Bli nd SpotAss istisac tive. Whe nth eex itwa rning
is activ ated, itcan warnvehicle occupan tsforup
to thre eminut esaTer switchingtheve hicle o.. Dr
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The
exitwa rning isno long eravailabl eonce the
wa rning lampin theoutside mirror0as hes thre e
times .
The exitwa rning isonl yan aid and nota substi-
tut efo rth eatt ention ofvehicle occupan ts.The
re sponsi bilityforopening andclosing thedoor s
and forlea ving theve hicle remains withth eve hi-
cle occupan ts.
Sy st Sy
stem limits em
limits
Bli nd Spo tAssis tand ActiveBlind SpotAssi stma y
be limit edinthefo llo wing situations, inpar ticular :
R ifth er eis dir ton thesensor sor thesensor s
ar eobscur ed
R inpoor visibility ,e.g. duetofog, hea vyrain or
sno w
R ifth er ear enar row vehicles, e.g.bicy cles or
mo torbik es
R ifth ero ad has very wide ornar row lane s
R ifve hicles areno tdr ivi ng inthemiddle oftheir
lane
Wa rnings maybe issued inerro rwhen driving
close tocrash barrier sor similar continuous lanebor
ders.Alw aysmak esur eth at ther eis su1cien t
dist ance totheside forot her tra1c orobs tacles.
Wa rnings maybe interru pted when driving along-
side long vehicles, forex am ple truc ks,fo ra pr o-
long edtime.
Blind SpotAssist isno toper ational whenreve rse
ge ar iseng aged.
The exitwa rning maybe limit edinthefo llo wing
situations:
R when thesensor sar eco veredby adjace nt
ve hicles innar row par king spaces
R when peopleappr oachth eve hicle
R intheev ent ofstationar yor slo wly moving
object s
F F
uncti onofbr uncti
onofbrak ak
eapplication (A e
application (Activ ctiv
eBlin dSpo t e
Blin dSpo t
Assis Assis
t) t)
If Ac tiveBlind SpotAssi stdetects arisk ofaside
im pact inthemonit oring rang e, acou rse-cor rect-
ing brak eapplicat ioniscar ried out. This is
designed tohelp youavo idacollision.
The cour se-cor rectin gbr ak eapplicat ionisavaila-
ble inthespeed rang ebe tween approximat ely
20 mph(3 0km /h)an d12 5mp h(2 00 km/h). &
W W
ARN ING ARN
INGRiskof accide nt despite br ak e
ap plicat ion of ActiveBlind SpotAssi st
A cour se-correctin gbr ak eapplicat ioncann ot
alw ayspr eve ntacol lision. #
Alwaysst eer ,br ak eor acceler ateyo ur-
self, especia lly if Ac tiveBlind SpotAssi st
wa rnsyo uor mak esacour se-cor rectin g
br ak eapplicat ion. #
Alwaysmaint ainasaf edis tance atthe
sides. If
acour se-cor rectin gbr ak eapplicat ionoccur s,
th ere dwa rning lamp0as hes intheoutside mirror
and awa rning tone sou nds. Inadd ition,dis pla y 210210
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The
system maybe impai redor ma yno tfun ction
par ticular lyin thefo llo wing situations:
R Ifth er eis poor visibility ,e.g. duetoinsu1c ient
illumination ofthero ad, highl yva riable shade
cond itions, rain, sno w,fogor hea vyspr ay.
R Ifth er eis glar e,e.g. from oncoming tra1c, the
sun orre0ectio ns.
R Ifth ewindshield inthear ea ofthemultifun c-
tion camer ais dir ty,or ifth ecamer ais fogg ed
up, dam aged orcovered.
R Ifth er ear eno lane markings, orseveral
unclear lanemarkings arepr esent forone
lane, e.g.around roadw orks .
R Ifth elane markings arewo rn,dar kor cov-
er ed.
R Ifth edist ance totheve hicle infront istoo
shor tand thus thelane markings canno tbe
de tected.
R Ifth elane markings chang equ ickl y, e.g. lanes
br anc ho., cross one another or mer ge.
R Ifth ero ad isvery nar row and wind ing.
R V V
ehicle swit ehicle
swit hDr h
Dr iving Assis t ivi
ng Assis tance P ance
Pac k ac
kag ag
e: e:
if
th era dar sensor sin there ar bum peraredir ty or
coveredin sno wand anobst acle isde tec-
te din your lane, nolane-cor rectin gbr ak e
applicat iontake splace.
A A
ctiv ctiv
atin g/deacti v atin
g/deacti vatin gA atin
gActiv ctiv
eLane K e
Lane Keepi ng eepi
ng
Assis t Assis
t
Mul time diasystem:
4 © 5
Setting s5
Qui ckAccess
5 Active LaneKeeping Assi st #
Activateor dea ctivateth efunction .
Se Se
tting A tting
Activ ctiv
eLane K e
Lane Keeping Assist eeping
Assist
Multimedia system:
4 © 5
Settings 5
Assistance
5 Active LaneKeeping Assist
A A
ctiv ctiv
ating ordeactiv ating
ordeactiv atingt ating
the hap he
hap ticw tic
war ar
ning ning
#
Select Warning.
Ac tivateor dea ctivateth efunction . FF
unction ofadap unction
ofadap tiv tiv
edam e
dam ping adjus ping
adjustmen t tment
Suspension
withadap tivedam ping adjustmen t
continuousl yadjusts thech aract eristi cs ofthe suspen
siondampersto thecur rent ope rating and
dr iving condi tions.
The dam ping isse tindividu allyfo reac hwheel and
is a.ect edbythefo llo wing fact or s:
R The road sur face condi tions
R Vehicle load
R The drive pr og ram select ed
R The drivin gst yle
The drive pr og ram can beadjus tedusing the
DY NAMI CSEL ECTsw itch. RR
ea rvie ea
rvie wca me ra w
camer a FF
unct ionoft unct
ionofthe r he
rear vie ear
viewcamer a w
camer a
When youeng agere ve rsege ar,th eimag efrom
th ere ar vie wcamer ais sho wninthemedia dis-
pla y.Dynamic guidelinesshowthepat hth eve hi-
cle will take withth ecur rent steer ing angle .This
hel psyouto orient yourself and toavo idobst acles
when backing up.
The rear vie wcamer ais onl yan aid. Itis no ta
subs titutefo ryo ur att ention tothesur roundings.
The responsi bilityforsaf emaneuv ering and park- Dr
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R
Or Or
ang ang
esegment s: e
segment s:obst acles atadist ance
be tween appr ox.1.0 T(0.3 m)and 2.0T
(0.6 m)
R R R
ed segme nts: ed
segme nts:obstacles atave ry shor tdis-
ta nce ofapp rox. 1.0 T(0.3 m)orless
Displ a Displ
ay of P y
of Par ar
king Assis king
Assis tP t
PAR K AR
KTR TR
ONIC int ONIC
inthe he
Head -upDispl ay Hea
d-up Display Op
tion ally,obst acles detected byParking Assist
PA RK TRON ICfrom adist anceof app roximat ely
3.3 T(1.0 m)infront 2and 2.0T(0.6 m)onthe
sides 3can also bedispla yedin theHead-up
Displa y. Sy
st Sy
stem limits em
limits
Pa rking Assist PARK TRON ICdoes notnece ssarily
ta ke intoaccount thefo llo wing obstacles:
R Obst acles belowthede tection rang e, e.g. per-
sons ,anim alsorobje cts.
R Obst acles abo vethede tection rang e, e.g.
ov erhanging loads,overhangs orloading
ra mp sof truc ks.
The sens orsmust befree ofdir t,ice and slush.
Ot her wise,they ma yno tfun ction correctl y.Clean
th esensor sre gula rly, taking careno tto scr atc h
or damag eth em (/ page180). Pr Pr
oblems wit oblems
withP h
Par ar
king Assis king
Assist P t
PARK ARK
TR TR
ONIC ONIC
Ex
am ple: vehicles withsur round viewcamer a
When rear segme nts1 orall- round segments
2 light upredand theé symbol appearsin
th eInstr ument Display,Pa rking Assist
PA RK TRON ICma yha ve been deactiv ated due to
sign alint erfere nce. Startth eve hicle again and
ch eckif Pa rking Assist PARK TRON ICiswo rking at
a di.er entlocation. 220220
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If
awa rning tone alsosou nds forappr oximat ely
tw oseconds everytime theve hicle isstar ted, it
ma ybe due toone ofthefo llo wing causes :
R The sensor The
sensor sar s
ar edir e
dir ty ty
: :
clean thesensor sand
obser vetheno teson car eof vehicle parts
(/ page289).
R P P
ar ar
king Assis king
Assis tP t
PAR K AR
KTR TR
ONIC hasbeen deact i- ONIC
hasbeen deact i-
v v
at at
ed due t ed
due to amalf unct ion: o
amalf unct ion:re star tth eve hi-
cle. Ifth epr oblem persists, consult aqu ali/ed
special istwo rkshop.
F F
unct ionoft unct
ionofthe passiv he
passiv eside im e
side impact prot pact
protection ection
Pa ssiv eside impact protection isan additional
Pa rking Assist PARK TRON ICfunctio nwh ich wa rns
th edr iver about obstacles attheside oftheve hi-
cle. Awa rning isissued whenobstacles are
de tected between thefront and rear detection
ra ng e. Inorder foran object ontheside tobe
de tected, thesensor sin thefront and rear
bum permus t/r st detect theobject whileyouar e
dr iving pastit.
Dur ingthepar king procedur eor maneuv ering,
objects arede tected astheve hicle drives pas t.If
yo usteer inthedir ection ofade tected obs tacle
and ther eis arisk ofalat eral colli sion ,a wa rning is
issued andthesegments lightupincolor onthe
displa y.
The segm entcolorchang esdepen dingon thedis-
ta nce tothede tected obs tacle:
R Y Y
ello w ello
w: :
appr oximat ely1.0 -2.0 T(30 -60 cm)
R R R
ed: ed:
less than appr oximat ely1.0 T(30 cm)
In order forlat eral, front orrear segme ntsto be
displa yed, theve hicle must/r st trav el adist ance
of atleast halfave hicle' slen gth. Once theve hicle
has trave lled thelengt hof theve hicle, allofthe
lat eral front and rear segme ntscan bedispl ayed. Pa
rking Assist PARK TRON ICdis pla y:vehicles
wit hout asur round viewcamer a
1 Oper ational front and rear
2 Oper ationalfront ,re ar and sides
3 Obstacle detected atthefront right (yello w)
and rear (red) Dr
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Ac
tivePa rking Assist willbecanceled inthefo l-
lo wing situations:
R Parking Assist PARK TRON ICisdea ctivated.
R Youbegin steer ing.
R Youappl yth epar king brak e.
R Youeng agetransmiss ionposition 005D.
R ESP ®
int erve nes.
R Youopen thedoor sor theta ilg atewhile driv-
ing.
Sy st Sy
stem limits em
limits
If th eex terior lightin gis malfunct ioning,Ac tive
Pa rking Assist isno tav ailabl e.
Obj ects locatedabo veorbelo wthede tection
ra ng eof thesensor s,e.g. overhanging loads,
ove rhang sor loadi ngramp sof truc ks,or thebor -
der sof par king spaces ,ar eno tde tected dur ing
measur ementof thepar king space. Theseare
also then notta ke nint oac cou ntwh en calcu lati ng
th epar king procedur e.Insome circumst ances,
Ac tivePa rking Assist mayth er efor eguide youint o
th epar king space incorrectl y. &
W W
ARNI NG ARNI
NGRisk ofaccid ent due toobjects
locat edabo veorbelo wthede tection
ra ng eof ActivePa rking Assist
If th er ear eobjects aboveorbelo wthede tec-
tion rang e, thefo llo wing situations mayar ise:
R ActivePa rking Assist mayst eer tooear ly.
R The vehicle mayno tst op infront ofthese
objects.
Ther eis adang erofcollision! #
Inthese situations, donotuse Active
Pa rking Assist. Extr
eme weather cond itions, suchas sno wor
hea vyrain, ma ylead toapar king space being
measur edinacc urately. Pa rking space sth at are
par tiallyoccupied bytraile rdr aw bar smight notbe
identi/ edassuc hor be measur edincor rectl y.
Onl yuse ActivePa rking Assist onleve l,high-g rip
gr ound.
Do notuse ActivePa rking Assist inthefo llo wing
situations:
R Inextreme weather cond itions suchas ice,
pac kedsno wor inhea vyrain. R
When transpor tingaload that protru des
be yond theve hicle.
R Onsteep uphil lor downhil lgr adien tsof mor e
th an appr oximat ely15%.
R When snowch ains areins talled.
R Directl yaTer atir ech ang eor when sparetir es
ar eins talled.
R Ifth etir epr essur eis toolow or toohigh.
R Ifth esuspension isout ofalignment, e.g.aTer
bo ttoming outonacurb.
Ac tivePa rking Assist mayalso displa ypar king
space sth at areno tsuit able forpar king, suchas:
R Parking space swher epar king isprohibit ed.
R Parking space son unsuit ablesurfaces. 224224
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mals
orobject set c. arein themaneuv ering
ra ng e.
A risk ofcolli sion mayoccur inthefo llo wing situa-
tions, forex am ple:
R Ifth eacceler ator and brak epedals areint er-
ch ang ed.
R Ifan inco rrect transmission positionis
eng aged.
Dr ive Aw ayAss istisac tiveunde rth efo llo wing
conditions:
R IfPa rking Assist PARK TRON ICisac tivated.
R Ifyo ushiT thetransmission positionto005E or
005B when theve hicle isstation ary.
R Ifth ede tected obs tacle isless than appr ox.
3.3 T(1.0 m)awa y.
R Ifth emaneuv ering assist ancefunction isacti-
va tedin themultimedia system.
Sy st Sy
stem limits em
limits
The perform ance ofDrive Aw ayAss istislim ited
on incl ines .
% Also observe thesy stem limits ofParking
Assist PARK TRON IC(/ page218). F F
uncti onofCr uncti
onofCross oss
Tr Tr
a1c a1c
Alert Aler
t
% Cross Tra1c Alertisonl yav ailabl efo rve hicles
wit hBli nd Spo tAssis tor ActiveBlind Spot
Assi st.
Cr oss Tra1c Alertcan warndriver sof anycr oss-
ing tra1c when backing upand maneuv ering out
of apar king space. Theradar sensor sin the
bum peralso monit orthear ea adjacent tothe
ve hicle. Ifacr itical situ ation isde tected, theL
symbol appearsin themedia displayand theve hi-
cle can bebrak ed aut omati cally.
If th era dar sensor sar eobstr uctedbyvehicles or
ot her objects, detection isno tpossible .
Cr oss Tra1c Alertisactiv eunder thefo llo wing
conditions:
R Ifth eve hicle isbac king upatawa lking pace.
R Maneuv ering assist anceisactiv ated
(/ page228).
% Also obser vetheinst ruction son Blind Spo t
Assis tand ActiveBlind SpotAssi st
(/ page209) .
Sy st Sy
stem limits em
limits
Cr oss Tra1c Alertisno tav ailabl eon incl ines. A A
ctiv ctiv
atin g/deact iv atin
g/deact ivatin gt atin
gthe mane uv he
mane uver er
ing assis t ing
assis tant ant
Mul time diasystem:
4 © 5
Setting s5
Assi stance
5 Camera &Pa rking #
SwitchMa neu veringAssi stance onoro..
% The mane uvering assis tant must beactivefo r
th efunction ofDrive Aw ayAss ist
(/ page227) andCros sTr a1c Alert
( / pag e228). VV
ehicle to ehicle
towing ins wing
instr tr
ucti ons ucti
ons
The vehicle isno tsuit able forth euse oftow bar
sy stems that areused for0at towing ordin ghy
to wing ,fo rex am ple. Attach ing and using tow bar
sy stems canresult indamag eto theve hicle.
When youar eto wing ave hicle withtow bar sys-
te ms, safedr ivin gch aract eristics cann otbe guar -
ant eed forth eto wing vehicle ortheto we dve hicle.
The vehicle- trailer combin ationmaysw erve from
si de toside.
Obser vethefo llo wing information:
R Perm itted towing methods (/page305) 228228
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N N
O O
TE TE
Dam agefrom automa ticbrak ing If
one ofthefo llo wing functions isswitc hed
on, theve hicle brak es aut omati callyin cer tain
situations:
R ActiveBr ak eAssi st
R ActiveDist ance AssistDIS TRONI C
R HOLD function
R ActivePa rking Assist
To avoid damag eto theve hicle, deactivat e
th ese systems inthefo llo wing orsimilar situa-
tions: #
Duringtowing #
Inacar wash *
N NO O
TE TE
Damag edue tounsuit ablecarwash #
Beforedr ivi ng intoacar wash mak esur e
th at thecar wash issuit able forth eve hi-
cle dimen sions. #
Ensu rether eis su1cien tgr ound clear-
ance between theunderbody andthe
guide rails ofthecar wash. #
Ensur eth at theclear ance widthof the
car wash, inpar ticu larthewidt hof the
guide rails, issu1cien t. To
avo iddamag eto your vehicle when usingacar
wa sh, ensu rethefo llo wing beforehand:
R ActiveDist ance AssistDIS TRONI Cis dea ctiva-
te d.
R The HOLD function isswitc hedo..
R The surround viewcamer aor there ar vie w
camer ais switc hedo..
R The side windowsand slidingsunr oofarecom-
ple tely closed.
R The blowerfo rth eve ntila tion/h eating is
sw itched o..
R The wind shield wipersw itchis in pos ition005A.
R The Smar tKey isat aminimum distance of
10 T(3 m) away from theve hicle. Other wise
th eta ilg atecould openunintentionall y. R
Inaut omati ccar washes withcon veyorsys-
te ms:
- Neut ral005C iseng aged.
- Ifyo uwo uld liketo lea vetheve hicle while
it is bein gwa shed, makesur eth eSmar t-
Ke yis locat edintheve hicle. Thepark
posit ion005Disother wise automati cally
eng aged.
% If,aTer thecar wash, youre mo vethewa x
fr om thewindshield andwiper rubber s,this
will prev ent smear ingand reduce wiper noise.
A A
ut ut
omatic carw omatic
carwash mode ash
mode
In car wash mode, theve hicle isprepar edfordr iv-
ing intoth eaut omatic carwash. Car wash mode
can beactiv ated ataspeed ofup to12 mph
(20 km/h )(/ pag e287).
The follo wing settings aremade whencarwash
mode isactiv ated:
R The outsi demir rors arefo lded in.
R Toprev ent thewindshield washer system from
st ar tin gup aut omati cally,thera in sensor is
deactiv ated.
R The rear wind owwiper isdeacti vated. 286286
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enance andcare

R
The aircond itioning system isse tto air-recir -
culat ionmode.
R Parking Assist PARK TRON ICisdea ctivated.
R V V
ehi cleswit ehi
cleswit hsur r h
sur round vie ound
viewca mer w
ca mer a: a:
thefront
imag eis activ ated aTer approx.eight seconds.
If one ofthese tting scanno tbe select ed,this is
displa yedby a% behindth ere specti veset-
tin g.
Ab ove aspeed of12 mph(2 0km /h)ca rwa sh
mode isaut omati callydeacti vated.
The follo wing settings arere se twhen carwash
mode isdeacti vated:
R The outside mirrors arefo lded out.
R The rain sensor isactiv ated.
R The rear wind owwiper isactiv ated.
R The aircondi tioningsystem isse tto fres hair
mo de.
R Parking Assist PARK TRON ICisrese tto the
pr ev iousl yselect edsetting.
R V V
ehicles wit ehicles
withsur r h
sur round vie ound
viewcamer w
camer a: a:
thefront
imag eis deactiv ated atspeeds above11 mph
(18 km/h ). AA
ctiv ctiv
atin g/deactiv atin
g/deactiv atingaut atin
gaut omatic carw omatic
carwash mode ash
mode RR
eq eq
uir uir
emen ts: emen
ts:
R The vehicle isstation ary.
R The engine isrunning.
Multim ediasystem:
4 © 5
Set tings 5
Quick Access
A A
ctiv ctiv
ating aut ating
automa ticcarw oma
ticcarw as hmod e as
hmod e #
Selec tAut omat icCar Wash Mode. #
Selec tSt art.
If one ofthese tting scanno tbe select ed,this is
displa yedby a% behindth ere specti veset-
tin g.
% Foran overvie wof these tting smade when
activ ating automatic carwash mode
(/ page285).
Deacti v Deacti
vatin gaut atin
gaut omati ccar w omati
ccar wash mode ash
mode #
Select Stop.
The automati ccar wash setting sar ere se t. %
The automati ccar wash mode isaut omati cally
deacti vatedas soon asaspeed of12 mph
(20 km/h )is exceeded. NNo o
t t
es on using apo w es
on using apo wer w er
washer asher
&
W W
AR NIN G AR
NIN GRisk ofan acciden twhen using
po we rwa sher swit hro und-spr aynozzles
The waterje tcan cause extern all yin visi ble
damag e.
Com ponentsdamag edinthis wa yma yun ex-
pect edlyfa il. #
Donotuse apo we rwa sher withro und-
spr aynozzles . #
Have damag edtires orchassis parts
re placed immediat ely. To
avo iddamag eto your vehicle, observethefo l-
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fo il-wr apped surface.
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decor ativefo il.
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