Mercedes-Benz CLK-Coupe 2007 Owners Manual User Manual
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Operation
Vehicle care
Automatic car wash
You can have your car washed in an
automatic car wash from the start.
Automatic car washes without brushes are
preferable.
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To protect the filter system, switch the
climate control or automatic climate
control to air recirculation mode, see
“Air recirculation” (
climate control or (
automatic climate control.
If the vehicle is very dirty, prewash it
before running it through the automatic
car wash.
Ornamental moldings
For regular cleaning and care of
ornamental moldings, use a damp cloth.
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Do not clean your vehicle in an automatic
touchless car wash which uses caustic spray.
Otherwise the caustic spray will damage the
paint or ornamental moldings.
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Make sure that the windshield wiper switch
is set to 0 (
page 56). Otherwise, e.g. the rain
sensor could activate and cause the wipers to
move unintentionally. This may lead to vehicle
damage.
Due to the width of the vehicle, fold in exterior
rear view mirrors prior to running the vehicle
through an automatic car wash to prevent
damage to the mirrors.
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After running the vehicle through an
automatic car wash, wipe any wax off of the
windshield (
page 351). This will prevent
smears and reduce wiping noise which can be
caused by residual wax on the windshield.
When leaving the car wash, make sure that the
mirrors are folded out. Otherwise they may
vibrate.
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Do not use chrome cleaner on ornamental
moldings. Although ornamental moldings may
have chrome appearance, they could be made of
anodized aluminum that will be damaged when
cleaned with chrome cleaner. Instead, use a
damp cloth to clean those ornamental moldings.
For very dirty ornamental moldings of which you
are sure are chrome-plated, use a chrome
cleaner. If in doubt whether an ornamental
molding is chrome-plated, contact an authorized
Mercedes-Benz Center.