A man is behind bars after an argument over a 15-minute wait at a car wash escalated into a huge brawl that allegedly led to a rented Mercedes-Benz being reversed into the car wash's manager.

The driver, who is awaiting trial over a road death and had his bail revoked on Thursday, is now at risk of surrendering a $150,000 surety for allegedly breaching bail while awaiting trial.

Police say the brawl began when the man's friend threw his drink over the manager. Credit:Justin McManus

The man was last year committed to stand trial on a charge of culpable driving causing death over a fatal crash in 2015 and had been on bail awaiting trial.

But he was arrested by police on Thursday following the melee at a Maribyrnong car wash on Sunday, in which more than a dozen car wash workers armed themselves with bats, poles, sticks or chairs, Melbourne Magistrate Court heard.