2011 Mercedes S-Class Owner's Manual - Page 455

Care Rsolvents Rcleaning 453 agents containing solvents Do not scrub. Do not touch the surfaces or protective films with hard objects, e.g. a ring or ice scraper. You could otherwise scratch or damage the surfaces and protective film. cleaning agents. These cleaning agents can damage the paintwork or plastic parts. If the vehicle is very dirty, pre-wash it before cleaning it in an automatic car wash. H Environmental note Dispose of empty packaging and cleaning cloths in an environmentally responsible manner. Exterior care Automatic car wash G Warning Braking efficiency is reduced after washing the vehicle. This could cause an accident. For this reason, you must drive particularly carefully after washing the vehicle until the brakes have dried. G Warning The vehicle is braked when the HOLD function or DISTRONIC PLUS is activated. Therefore, deactivate the HOLD function and DISTRONIC PLUS before the vehicle is washed in an automatic car wash. You can wash the vehicle in an automatic car wash from the very start. ! Never clean your vehicle in a Touchless Automatic Car Wash as these use special ! Make sure that the side windows are completely closed, that the ventilation/ heating is switched off and that the windshield wiper switch is set to 0. Otherwise, the rain/light sensor could be activated, triggering unintended wiper Z Maintenance and care ! Do not park the vehicle for an extended period right after cleaning it, particularly after having cleaned the wheels with wheel cleaner. Wheel cleaners could cause increased corrosion of the brake discs and brake pads/linings. For this reason, you should drive for a few minutes after cleaning. Braking heats the brake discs and brake pads, thus drying them. The vehicle can then be parked up. ! In car washes with a towing mechanism, make sure that AUTOTRONIC is in transmission position N, otherwise the vehicle could be damaged. RVehicles with a SmartKey: Do not remove the SmartKey from the ignition lock. Do not open the driver's door or front-passenger door when the engine is switched off. Otherwise, AUTOTRONIC selects park position P automatically and locks the wheels. You can prevent this by shifting AUTOTRONIC to N beforehand. RVehicles with KEYLESS-GO: Do not open the driver's door or frontpassenger door when the engine is switched off. Otherwise, AUTOTRONIC selects park position P automatically and locks the wheels. Observe the following to make sure that the automatic transmission stays in position N: X Make sure the vehicle is stationary and the ignition is switched off. X Turn the key to position 2 (Y page 299) in the ignition lock. Use the key instead of the Start/Stop button on vehicles with KEYLESS-GO. X Depress and hold the brake pedal. X Shift the automatic transmission to position N. X Release the brake pedal. X Release the parking brake. X Switch off the ignition and leave the key in the ignition lock.