Mercedes-Benz R-Class 2007 Owners Manual - Manual (Page 416)

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Operation
Vehicle care
Cleaning the Rear View Camera lens*
1 Camera lens
̈ Only use clean water and a soft,
non-scratching cloth to clean camera
lens
1.
Be careful not to apply wax to camera
lens
1 when waxing the vehicle. If neces-
sary, remove the wax using the
Mercedes-Benz approved Car Shampoo
with plenty of water.
Cleaning the windows and the wiper
blades
̈ Fold wiper arms forward until they snap
into place.
̈ Clean the wiper blade inserts with a
clean cloth and detergent solution.
̈ Use a soft, clean cloth and a mild
window cleaning solution on all outside
and inside glass surfaces.
An automotive glass cleaner is recom-
mended.
! Do not clean the camera and the area
around the camera:
ț with a high-pressure cleaner
ț with a dry cloth and high pressure
ț with aggressive cleaning agents
You could otherwise damage the camera.
Warning!
G
For safety reasons, switch off wipers and re-
move SmartKey from starter switch
(vehicles with KEYLESS-GO*: Make sure the
vehicle’s on-board electronics have
status 0) before cleaning the windshield
and/or the wiper blades. Otherwise, the
wiper motor could suddenly turn on and
cause injury.
! Do not pull on the wiper blade inserts. They
could tear.
! Fold the windshield wiper arms back onto
the windshield before turning the SmartKey in
the starter switch or pressing the KEYLESS-GO
start/stop button (vehicles with KEYLESS-GO*).
Hold on to the wiper when folding the wiper arm
back. If released, the force of the impact from
the tensioning spring could crack the windshield.
!
To clean the window interior, do not use a
dry cloth, abrasives, solvents or cleaners con-
taining solvents. Do not touch the inside of the
front, rear or side windows with hard objects
such as an ice scraper or ring. Doing so may
damage the windows.