Requests with 〜てください

Attach ください to the て-form to make a polite request.

It is common in instructions, customer service, and everyday conversation.

Use 〜てください when you want someone to do something in a straightforward but polite way.

It is stronger than a hint, but still normal and useful.

You will often see 〜てください in app instructions, classroom directions, and store notices.

Read it as a request to perform the action before it.

Compare まってください and まっています.

てください requests an action;

ています describes an ongoing action here.