light MERCEDES-BENZ GLA 2020 Owners Manual

The
cup holder andtherubber matunderneath
can beremoved forcleaning. Cleanthemwith
clean, lukewarm wateronly.
X To remove: carefullypullinupper section s
of cup holder 0043onthe driver's andfront -
passenger sidesuntiltheyrelease.
X Lift the cup holder upwards 0044until itcan
be removed. X
To install: insertcupholder intolateral
curved sections0044 inthe stowage compart-
ment .Insert thecup holder sothat the
wedge ofthe upper section ofcup holder 0043
faces forwards.
X Press thecup holder downwards untilit
engages onthe right andleft-hand sides.
Cup holder inthe rear seat armrest !
Do
not siton orsupport yourbody weight
on the rear seat armrest whenitis folded
down, asyou could otherwise damageit.
! Close
thecup holder before folding the
rear seat armrest up.Otherwise, thecup
holder couldbedamaged. X
Fold down therear seat armrest.
X To open: pressthefront ofcup holder 0043
or 0044.
Cup holder 0043or0044 exten dsautomatically.
X To close: slidecupholder 0043or0044 back
until itengages. Sun
visors
Overview G
WARNIN
G
If the mirror coverofthe vanity mirror isfol-
ded upwhen thevehicle isin motion ,you
could beblinded byincident light.There isa
risk ofan accident .
Always keepthemirror coverfolded down
while driving. 0043
Mirror light
0044 Brack et
0087 Retaining clip,e.g.foracar park ticket
0085 Vanity mirror
0083 Mirror cover Featur
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Vani
tymirro rin the sun viso r Mi
rror light 0043onlyfunc tions ifthe sunvis oris
cli pp ed into bracket 0044and mirror cove r0083
ha sbe en foldedup .
Gla refrom theside X
Fol ddo wn the sunvis or.
X Pu llthe sunvis oroutof reta iner0044.
X Swi ngthe sunvis ortothe side . As
htray
Fro ntashtray !
The
stow agespa ceund erthe ashtra yis
not heatres istant. Beforeplaci ng lit cig a-
rette sin the ashtra y,make sure tha tthe
as htra yis pro perly enga ged.Othe rwise, the
stow agespa cecou ldbe dama ged . X
Vehi
cles with asto wage compartmen t
co ver:pre ssthe lowe rsecti onofcove r0043.
The stow agecomp artmentopens.
X To remo vethe inse rt: lift ins ert 0087up0044
and out.
X To re-i nstall the inse rt: pre ssins ert 0087
into theholderunti lit enga ges.
i If
yo urem ove theashtra yins ert, youcan
us ethe resulting comp artmentforstow age. Rear
compartmen tashtray X
To ope n:pullcove r0087 outby its top edge.
X To remo ve:pu llins ert 0044byrece ss0043 in
the directi onofarr ow 0085unti lit au dibly
rel eases .
X Lif tins ert 0044upand out.
X To instal lthe inse rt: installins ert 0044from
ab ove into theholderand pressdown unti lit
enga ges. Ci
gare ttelighte r G
WAR
NING
Yo ucan burn yoursel fif yo utou chthe hot
hea ting eleme ntor the socke tof the ciga-
rette lighte r.
In additio n,flamma ble ma teri alscan ignite
if:
R the hot cigare tte lighte rfal ls
R achi ldhol dsthe hot cigare tte lighte rto
ob jects, forexa mpl e
The reisaris kof fireand injury.
Alw ayshol dthe cigare tte lighte rby the
knob. Alwaysma kesure tha tthe cigare tte
li ghte ris ou tof rea chofchi ldren. Never
le ave children unsupervi sed inthe vehicle.
Yo ur atte ntionmu stalwa ysbe focu sedonthe
traf ficcond itions. Onlyus ethe cigare tte
li ghte rwh en roa dand trafficcond itions per-
mit. 26
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aturesSto wag ean dfe ature s

X
Turn theSmart Keytoposition 0048inthe igni-
tion lock (Ypage 125).
X Vehicles
withastowage compartment
cover: pressthelower section ofcover 0043.
The stowage compartmentopens.
X Press incigarett elighter 0044.
Cigarette lighter0044will pop outautomati-
cally when theheating element isred-hot . 12
Vsockets
General notes X
Turn theSmart Keytoposition 0047inthe igni-
tion lock (Ypage 125).
The socket scan beused foraccessories with
a maximum drawof180 W(15 A).Acc essories
include suchitems aschargers formobile
phones.
If you usethesocket sfor long periods when
the engine isswitched off,thebattery maydis-
charge.
An emergenc ycut- out ensures thattheon-
board voltage doesnotdrop toolow. Ifthe on-
board voltage istoo low, thepower tothe
socket sis automatically cut.This ensures that
there issufficient powertostart theengine.
Socket inthe front center console X
Vehicles
withastowage compartment
cover: pressthelower section ofthe cover.
The stowage compartmentopens.
X Lift upthe cover ofthe socket . Socket
inthe rear passenger compart-
ment center console X
Pull thecover outbythe top ofthe handle
edge.
X Lift upthe cover ofthe socket .
Socket inthe cargo compar tment X
Lift upthe cover ofsocket 0043. Mercedes
meconnec t
General notes A
license agreement mustbeinplace inorder
to activate theMercedes meconn ectservice.
Make surethatyour system isactivated and
operational. Toregister, pressthe00D9 MB
Info callbutton .If any ofthe steps mentioned
are not carried out,thesystem maynotbe
activated.
If you have questions abouttheactivation ,
cont actone ofthe following telephone hot-
lines:
R USA: Mercedes- BenzCustomer Assistance
Center at1-8 00-FOR-ME RCedes
(1-80 0-367-6372 )or 1-86 6-990-9007
R Canada: Customer Serviceat
1-88 8-923-8367
Short lyafter successfully registeringwith the
service, auser IDand password willbesent to
you bypost.
USA only: youcan usethis password tolog
onto theMercedes meconn ectarea under
"Owners Online"athtt p://www.mbusa. com. Featur
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The
system isavailabl eif:
R ithas been activated andisoperational
R the correspon dingmobile phonenetwork is
availabl efor trans mittingdata tothe Cus-
tomer Center
R aservice subscription isavailabl e
R the start erbattery issufficient lycharged
i Deter mining thelocation ofthe vehicle on
a map isonly possible if:
R GPS reception isavailabl e
R the vehicle position canbeforwarded to
the Customer AssistanceCenter
The Mercedes meconnec tsystem To
adjust thevolume duringacall, proceed as
follows:
X Press the0081 or0082 button onthe multi-
funct ionsteerin gwheel.
or X Use themultimedia system'svolumecon-
trol.
The system offersvarious services, e.g.:
R Automat icand manual emergenc ycall
R Roadside Assistancecall
R MB Info call
USA only: youcan find inform ationanda
description ofall availabl efeatures under
"Owners Online"athtt p:// www.mbusa.com.
System self-test Aft
eryou have switched onthe ignition, the
system carriesoutaself-diagnosis.
A malfunct ioninthe system hasbeen detec-
ted ifone ofthe following occurs:
R The indicator lampinthe SOS button does
not come onduring thesystem self-test.
R The indicator lampinthe 0052 Roadside
Assist ancecallbutton doesnotlight updur-
ing self-diagnosis ofthe system.
R The indicator lampinthe 00D9 MBInfo call
button doesnotlight upduring self-diagno-
sis ofthe system. R
The indicator lampinone ormore ofthe fol-
lowing buttonscont inues tolight upred
after thesystem self-diagnosis:
- SOS button
- 0052 Roadside Assistancecallbutton
- 00D9 MBInfo callbutton
R Aft erthe system self-diagnosis, theInoper‐ Inoper‐
ative ative
orService NotActivated Service
NotActivated mes-
sage appears inthe multifunct iondisplay .
If amalfunct ionisindicated asoutlined above,
the system maynotoperate asexpect ed.In
the event ofan emergenc y,help willhave to
be summoned byother means.
Have thesystem checkedatthe nearest
Mercedes- BenzServic eCenter orcont actthe
following servicehotlines:
R USA: Mercedes- BenzCustomer Assistance
Center at1-8 00-FOR-ME RCedes
(1-80 0-367-6372 )or 1-86 6-990-9007
R Canada: Customer Serviceat
1-88 8-923-8367
Emergency call Import
antsafety notes G
WARNING
It can bedangerous toremain inthe vehicle,
even ifyou have pressed theSOS button in
an emergenc yif:
R you seesmoke insideoroutside ofthe
vehicle, e.g.ifthere isafire after anacci-
dent
R the vehicle ison adangerous sectionof
road
R the vehicle isnot visible orcann oteasily
be seen byother roadusers, particularly
when darkorinpoor visibility conditions
There isarisk ofan accident andinjury.
Leave thevehicle immediately inthis orsim-
ilar situations assoon asitis safe todo so.
Move toasafe location alongwithother
vehicle occupant s.In such situations, secure
the vehicle inaccordanc ewith national regu-
lations, e.g. with awarning triangle.
A license agreement mustbeinplace inorder
to activate theMercedes meconn ectservice.
Make surethatyour system isactivated and 262
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You
canspecif yup toten areas simult ane-
ously. Differe ntset tings are possible foreach
area.
USA only: theseset tings can becalled up
under "Owner sOnlin e"athtt p:/ /
www.mbusa. com.
Alt ern ative ly,you can trigger anMB Infocall
and inform thecust omer servicerepre senta-
tiv ethat youwish toact ivate geofencing.
Curren tlyinac tiveareas canbeact ivate dby
tex tmessag e.
Tr iggering thevehicle alarm With
thisfunc tion,you can trigger thevehic le's
panic alarm viatextmessag e.An alarm
sounds andtheexterior lightingflashes .
Depen dingonthe setting,the panic alarm
lasts fiveorten seco nds. After wards, the
alarm switchesoff. Gar
age door opener
Genera lnotes The
Hom eLink®
garage dooropene rint egrat ed
in the rear- view mirrorallows youtooperat e
up tothr ee diffe rentdoor andgate syste ms.
Use theintegrat edgarage dooropene ronly on
garage doorsthat:
R have safetysto pand rever sefeat ures and
R meet currentU.S.feder alsafet ystan dards
Onc eprogr amed, theintegrat edgarage door
opene rin the rear- view mirrorwill assume the
func tion ofthe garage doorsyste m'sremo te
con trol. Please alsoread theoperat inginst ruc-
tion sfor the garage doorsyste m.
When programmin gagarage dooropene r,
park thevehic leoutsid ethe garage. Donot
leave theengin erunn ingwhile programmin g.
Cert aingarage doordrives areincompat ible
with theintegrat edgarage dooropene r.Ifyou
have difficultyprogr aming theintegrat ed
garage dooropene r,con tacta Merc edes- Benz
Ser vice Cent er. Alt
ern ative ly,you can callthefollowin gtele-
phon eassist anceserv ices:
R USA: Mercedes- BenzCustom erAss istan ce
Cent erat1-800 -FOR-ME RCedes
R Canad a:Custom erSer vice at
1- 800 -387- 010 0
R Hom eLink®
hot line 1-800 -355- 351 5(free of
char ge)
More informat iononHom eLink®
and/ orcom -
patible productsisalso available onlineat
htt p:/ /www.h omelink.com.
Not eson the declar ationofcon form ity
(Y page 27).
USA :FCC ID:CB2H MIHL4
Canada: IC:279 B-HMI HL4
Imp ortant safet ynotes G
WARN
ING
When youoperat eor progr amthe door with
the integrat edgarage dooropene r,person s
in the rang eof move mentof the door may
becom etrapped orbe struck bythe door.
There isarisk ofinjury.
When usingtheintegrat edgarage door
opene r,always makesurethatnobo dyis
within therang eof move mentof the door. G
DANGER
Combust ionengin esemit poison ous
exhaust gasessuchascarbo nmon oxide.
Inh aling theseexhaust gasesishazar dous to
health andcanresult inpoison ing.There isa
risk offatal injury. Theref ore,neverleave the
engin erunn inganenc losed space without
adequate ventilat ion.
Progr amming Progr
amming thebut tons
Pay attent ion tothe "Impor tantsafet ynot es"
(Y page 269). Featu
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Garage
doorremotecon trol 0083 isno tinc luded
with theint egr atedgarag edoor opener.
X Turn theSm artKey toposit ion2in theign i-
tio nloc k(Y page 125).
X Sel ect oneof butt ons0044 to0085 tocon trol
th egarag edoor drive.
X To star tpr ogr am mod e:pres sand hold
on eof butt ons0044 to0085 ontheint egr ated
garag edoor opener.
The garag edoor openerisno win pro gram
mode .Af tera shor ttim e,ind icat orlamp 0043
light sup yellow.
In dicat orlamp 0043light sup yellow assoon
as butt on0044, 0087or0085 isstore dfor thefir st
tim e.Ifth eselec tedbutt onhas alread y
been program ed,indicat orlamp 0043will only
light upyellow aftertensec onds have
elapse d.
X Release button0044, 0087or0085. Indicat or
lamp 0043flas hes yellow.
X To progr am therem otecont rol:poin t
garag edoor remotecon trol 0083 towards but-
to ns 0044 to0085 ontherear -view mirror ata
dist anceof 2to 8in (5 to 20 cm).
X Pre ssand hold button0084 onrem otecon trol
0083 untilind icat orlamp 0043light sup gre en.
When indicat orlamp 0043light sup gre en:
pro gram mingis fin ishe d.
When indicat orlamp 0043flas hes green: pro-
gram mingwas successful. Thenextst ep is
to syn chron ize theroll ing cod e
(Y page 270).
X Release button0084 onrem otecon trol 0083 for
th egarag edoor drivesyst em.
If ind icat orlamp 0043light sup red: repeatthe
pro gram ingproced ure forthecor respon ding
butt onon therear -view mirror.When doing
so, varyth edist ancebet ween remotecon -
tr ol 0083 and therear -view mirror. The
requi reddistancebet ween remotecon -
tr ol 0083 and theint egr atedgarag edoor
open erdepen dson thegarag edoor drive
syst em. Several attempt smigh tbe nec es-
sary. Youshoul dte st ever yposit ionforat
least 25sec onds befo retrying another posi-
tio n.
Synch ronizin gth eroll ing code
Pay attent ion tothe"Imp ortant safe tyno tes"
(Y page 269).
If th egarag edoor systemuses aroll ing cod e,
you willalso have tosyn chron ize thegarag e
door systemwith theint egr atedgarag edoor
open erintherear -view mirror.To do this you
will needto use thepro gram mingbutt onon
th edoor drivecon trol pane l.The program ming
butt onmay belocate din diff eren tplace s
depen dingon theman ufacturer. Itis usually
loc ate don thedoor driveunit onthegarag e
cei ling .
Fam iliariz eyours elfwith thegarag edoor drive
oper atingins truct ions,e.g .unde r"Pro gram -
min gaddit ionalrem otecon trols", beforecar ry-
ing out thefoll owin gst eps.
Your vehicle must bewith inreac hof the
garag edoor orgat eopen erdriv e.Mak esure
th at nei ther your vehicle norany pers ons/
obj ect sare pres entwith inthesweep ofthe
door orgat e.
X Turn theSm artKey toposit ion2in theign i-
tio nloc k(Y page 125).
X Get outoftheveh icle.
X Pre ssthepro gram mingbutt ononthedoor
driv eunit .
Usually, younowhave 30sec onds toinit iate
th enex tst ep.
X Get intoth eveh icle.
X Pre ssprev iously program edbutt on0044, 0087
or 0085 ontheint egr atedgarag edoor opener
repe atedly and inquick succession untilth e
door closes.
The rolling cod esyn chron izat ion isthen
com plete.
Not eson progr ammin gth erem otecon-
tr ol
Canadi anradio frequen cylaws requirea
"break "(or interr upti on)of thetrans miss ion
sign alsafterbro adcas tingfor afew seconds.
Ther efore, these signalsmay notlast long
eno ugh fortheint egr atedgarag edoor opener. 270
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The
signal isnot detect edduring program-
ming. Comparable withCanadian law,some
U.S. garage dooropeners alsofeature a
"break".
Proceed asfollows:
R ifyou liveinCanada
R ifyou have difficulties programming the
garage dooropener (regardless ofwhere
you live) asyou follow theprogramming
steps.
X Press andhold oneofbutton s0044 to0085 on
the integr atedgarage dooropener.
Aft erashort time,indicator lamp0043lights
up yellow.
X Release thebutton .
Indicat orlamp 0043flashes yellow.
X Press button 0084ofgarage doorremote con-
trol 0083for two seconds, thenrelease itfor
two seconds.
X Press button 0084again fortwo seconds.
X Repeat thissequence onbutton 0084of
remote control0083 until indicator lamp0043
lights upgreen.
When indicator lamp0043lights upgreen:
programming isfinished.
When indicator lamp0043flashes green:pro-
gramming wassuccessful. Thenext step is
to synchron izethe rolling code.
X Release button0084ofremote control0083 of
the garage doordrive.
If indicator lamp0043lights upred: repeat the
programming processforthe correspon ding
button onthe rear-view mirror.Whendoing
so, vary thedistance between remotecon-
trol 0083and therear-view mirror.
The required distance between remotecon-
trol 0083and theintegr atedgarage door
opener depends onthe garage doordrive
system. Severalattemptsmight beneces-
sary. Youshould testevery position forat
least 25seconds beforetryinganother posi-
tion.
Problems whenprogramming
If you areexperienc ingproblems programming
the integr atedgarage dooropener onthe rear-
view mirror, takenoteof the following instruc-
tions:
R Check thetrans mitterfrequency usedby
garage doordrive remote control0083 and
whether itis supported. Thetrans mitterfre- quency
canusuall ybe found onthe back of
remote control0083 for the garage doordrive.
The integr atedgarage dooropener iscom-
patible withdevices thathave units which
operate inthe frequency rangeof280 to
433 MHz.
R Replace thebatteries ingarage doorremote
cont rol0083. This increases thelikelihood that
garage doorremote control0083 will trans mit
a stron gand precise signaltothe integr ated
garage dooropener.
R When programming, holdremote control0083
at varying distances andangles frombut-
ton s0044 to0085 which youareprogramming.
Try various anglesatadistance between
2and 8inches (5to20cm) oratthe same
angle butatvarying distances .
R Ifanother remotecontrol0083 isavailab lefor
the same garage doordrive, repeat the
same programming stepswiththisremote
cont rol0083. Before performin gthese steps,
make surethatnew batteries havebeen
installed ingarage doordrive remote control
0083.
R Note thatsome remote controlsonly trans -
mit foralimited amount oftime (theindica-
tor lamp onthe remote controlgoes out).
Press button 0084onremote control0083 again
before transmission ends.
R Align theanten nacable ofthe garage door
opener unit.Thiscanimprove signalrecep-
tion/ transmission.
Opening/clo singthegara gedoor Aft
erithas been programmed, theintegr ated
garage dooropener performs thefunct ionof
the garage doorsystem remote control.Please
also read theoperating instructions forthe
garage doorsystem.
X Turn theSmart Keytoposition 2in the igni-
tion lock (Ypage 125).
X Press button 0044,0087or0085 which youhave
programmed tooperate thegarage door.
Garage doorsystem withafixed code: indi-
cator lamp0043lights upgreen.
Garage doorsystem witharolling code:indi-
cator lamp0043flashes green.
The trans mitterwill trans mitasignal aslong
as the button ispressed. Thetrans mission Featur
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is
halted afteramaxim umoften seco nds
and indic atorlamp 0043light sup yellow.
X Press button0044, 0087or0085 again ifnec es-
sary.
Clear ingthemem ory Make
surethatyouclear thememo ryof the
int egrat edgarage dooropenerbefor esellin g
the vehic le.
X Turn theSmar tKey toposit ion2in the igni-
tion lock (Ypage 125).
X Press andhold buttons 0044and 0085.
The indic atorlamp initially lightsup yellow
and thengreen .
X Release buttons 0044and 0085.
The memo ryof the integrat edgarage door
open erinthe rear- view mirroriscleare d. Comp
ass
Calling upthecomp ass 0043
Rear viewmirror
0044 Compass display
0087 Open ing
The com pass displays inwhich compass direc-
tion thevehic leiscurr entlytravelin g:N N,
NE NE,
E E,
SE SE,
S S,
SW SW,
W W
or NW NW.
To rec eive acor rectcom pass display reading,
the magn eticfield zonemust beset and the
com pass calibrat ed. Sett
ingthecomp ass X
Set your locationusing themagn eticfield
zon emaps (Ypage 273).
X Push aroun dpen intoopen ing0087for
approx imatelythr ee seco nds.
The magn eticfield zonecurr entlyselec ted
appears incom pass display 0044.
X To select thema gnetic fieldzone: pusha
roun dpen intoopen ing0087untilthe desire d
magn eticfield zoneis selec ted.
If, aft erafew seco nds,the display incom -
pass display 0044chan gesdirec tion,the mag-
net icfield zonehas been selected.
Calibr ating thecomp ass Not
es
In order tocalibrat ethe com pass correctly, do
the followin g:
R calibrat ethe com pass inthe open andnotin
the vicin ityofste elstr uct ures orhigh- volt-
age transm ission lines.
R switc hoff elect ricalconsumer ssuch asthe
climat econ trol, windsh ieldwipers orrear
window defroster.
R clos eall doors andthetailgat e.
Calibr ating
X Make surethatthereissuffic ientspace for
you todrive inacirc lewitho utimpedin g
tr affic .
X Swit chon the ignit ion.
X Push aroun dpin intoopen ing0087for
approx imatelysix seco nds,unt ilsymbol C C
is
shown incom pass display 0044.
X Dr ive your vehic lein afull circ leat approx -
imate ly3mph (5km /h) to6mph
(10 km/h).
When thecalibrat ionhas been successfully
com plete d,the curr entdirec tionisshown in
com pass display 0044. 272
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X
Make surethatthewindshield wipersare
switched off.
X Pull release lever0043onthe hood.
The hood isreleased. X
Reach intothegap between thehood and
the radiator trimandpress hoodcatch
lever 0044tothe left.
X Raise thehood. X
Pull support strut0085out ofbracket 0083.
X Lift upsupport strut0085and insert itinto yel-
low retaining clip0087. Closi
ngthe hood X
Raise thehood slightly and,atthe same
time, remove support strut0085from yellow
retaining clip0087.
X Swing support strut0085down andpress it
into bracket 0083until itengages.
X Lower thehood andletitfall from aheight
of approximately 8in (20 cm).
X Check thatthehood hasengaged properly.
If the hood canberaised slightly, itis not
properly engaged. Donot press thehood
closed. Openthehood again andclose it
with alittle more force. Engine
oil
General notes Depending
onyour driving style,thevehicle
consumes upto0.9 USqt(0.8 liters) ofoil per
600 miles (1,000 km).Theoilconsumption
may behigher thanthiswhen thevehicle is
new orifyou frequently driveathigh engine
speeds.
Depending onthe engine, theoildipstick may
be inadifferent location.
When checkingthe oillevel:
R park thevehicle onalevel surface
R the engine shouldbeswitched offfor
approximately fiveminutes ifthe engine is
at normal operating temperature
R ifthe engine isnot atnormal operating tem-
perature, e.g.ifthe engine wasonly started
briefly, waitabout 30minutes beforecarry-
ing out themeasurement
Checking theoillevel using theoildip-
stick G
WARNING
Certain componen tsinthe engine compart-
ment, suchasthe engine, radiator andparts
of the exhaust system,canbecome very
hot. Working inthe engine compartmen t
poses arisk ofinjury.
Where possible, letthe engine cooldown
and touch onlythecomponen tsdescribed in
the following. Engi
necompar tment
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the
vehicleand thenozzl eof the powe r
wa she r.
Info rma tionab ou tthe corr ectdista nce is
av ailabl e fro mthe equipme ntma nuf actu rer.
Mov ethe powe rwa she rnozzl ear ou nd when
cle ani ng your veh icle.
The water temp eratureof the powe rwa she r
mu stnot exce ed140 ‡(60 †).
! Alw
aysma inta inadi sta nce ofat leas t
12 in(30 cm) betwe enthe vehicleand the
po we rwa she rnozzl e.Info rma tionab ou tthe
corr ectdista nce isavailabl e fro mthe equip-
ment manuf actu rer.
Mov ethe powe rwa she rnozzl ear ou nd when
cle ani ng your veh icle.
Do not aim directl yat any ofthe followi ng:
R Tires
R Doo rga ps,roo fga ps,joi nts, etc.
R Ele ctri cal comp onents
R Batte ry
R Plug -typ ecou pling s
R Light bulbs
R Sea ls
R Tri m eleme nts
R Ven tilati on slots
Dam aged sealsor electri calcomp onents
can lead toleaks orfailur es .
Cl ea ning the pain twork !
Do
not affix :
R sti cker s
R films
R ma gne ticplate sor simi larite ms
to painte dsu rfa ces .Yo ucou ldothe rwise
da ma gethe paintw ork.
Scra tches,corr osive depo sits, area saf fecte d
by corr osion and dama gecau sedby ina de-
qu ate carecann otalwa ysbe comp letel y
rep aired .In such cas es,vis itaqu alifi ed spe-
cia list wo rksh op.
X Re mov edirt im med iatel y,wh ere possi ble,
wh ile av oidi ng rubb ing too hard.
X Soa kins ect rem ains with ins ect rem over
and rinse off the trea tedarea saf terw ards .
X Soa kbird dro pping swi th wa ter and rinse off
the trea tedarea saf terw ards . X
Re mov etree resin,oils,fu elsand greases by
ru bb ing gently with aclo thsoa ked inpe tro-
le um etheror lighte rflu id
X Re mov ecoo lant and brakefluidwith amoi st
clo thand clearwa ter.
X Use tarrem overto rem ove tarstains.
X Use silicone removerto rem ove wax.
If wa ter nolonge rfor ms "bea ds"on the paint
su rfa ce, usethe paint carepro ducts recom-
mend edand appro ved byMe rce des-Be nz.This
is the caseap pro xim atelyeve rythre eto five
month s,de pendi ng on the clima tecond itions
and thecarepro duct used .
If dirt ha spe netra tedthepaint surfa ce orif
the paint hasbe come dull, the paint cleane r
rec omm endedand appro ved byMe rce des-
Benz should be used .
Do not usethe secar epro ducts inthe sunor
on the hoodwh ile the hoodis hot.
X Use asu ita ble tou ch-u psti ck, e.g.MB
To uch -Up Stick, torep airsl ig ht dama geto
the paintw orkquickl yand provisional ly.
Matte finish ca re !
Nev
erpolish the vehicleor the light allo y
wh eels.Po lishi ng cau sesthe finish to shi ne.
! Th
efol lowi ng can give the paint agloss y
ap pe arance andthusred uce thematt
eff ect:
R Ru bbing hard with uns uitab leag ents
R Wa shing the vehiclein direc tsu nli ght
! Nev
erusepa int cleane r,bu ffing orpolish-
ing products, orgloss preserve r,e.g .wa x,
for the purpo seofpaintw orkcare.These
pro ducts areonl ysu ita ble for high- gloss sur-
fa ces .Th eirus eon veh icles with ma tte
pa intw orklead sto cons idera ble su rfa ce
da ma geor, mor esp eci fically,to shi ny, spot-
ted area s.
Alw aysha ve paintw orkrepairs car riedou tat
a qu alifi ed speci alistwo rksh op.
! Onl
yus eau toma ticcar washe swh ich cor-
res pond tothe lates ttech nologica lsta nd-
ar ds .Nev erusewa sh pro grams which finish
by trea ting thevehiclewi th hot wax.
Ob serve thesenote sif yo ur veh icleha sa cle ar
ma tte finish. Thiswillhe lpyouto avoid da m-
ag eto the paintw orkdueto inco rrecttrea t-
ment. Ca
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