@ to the right), the earlier the windshield wipers react to moisture
on the windshield .
@ -Slow wip ing
® -Fast wiping
© -Sing le wipe
© - Clean the windsh ield . To elim inate wate r droplets , the wind-
shield wiper performs one afterwipe operation after severa l seconds
wh ile dr iving . You can swi t ch t his functio n off by mov ing the lever to
position © within 10 seconds of the afterwipe operation. The after-
wipe function is react ivated the next ti me the igniti on is sw itched o n .
Cleaning the headlights* . The headlight washer system* only func -
tions when the light is sw itched on . The head lights are automatically
cleaned the first time and every fifth t ime the lever is moved to posi-
tion ® · They are also cleaned every time you hold the Leve r in pos ition
© for longer than 2 seconds.
& WARNING
• The rain sensor is only intended to assist the driver . The driver
is still responsible for manuall y switching the wiper s on according
to the visibility conditions .
• The windshield may not be tr eated with water-repelling wind-
shield coating agent s. Unf avorable conditions , such as wetness,
darkness, low sun, can result in increased glare . Wiper blade
chatt er is also possible.
• Properly fun ctioning windshield wip er blades are required f or
a clear view and safe driving ~
page 62, "Installing new wiper
blades".
0 Note
• In the case of frost, check whether the windshield wiper blades are
frozen to the windsh ie ld. Switching on the windshield wipe rs can
damage the wiper blades!
Cont rols and equip-
ment
Vehicle OP-eration
Clear v ision
• Prior to us ing a car wash, the windsh ield wiper system must be
switched off (lever in position 0). This prevents unint ent ion al
switching on and damage to the windshield wiper system .
(I] Tips
• The windshield wipers are switched off when the ignition is turned
off . Activate the winds hield wipers after the ignition is switched back
on by mov ing the windshie ld wipe r lever to any pos it ion.
• Worn or dirty windshield w ipe r blades result in streaking . This can
affect the rain sensor* funct ion. Check your windsh ield wiper blades
reg ularly .
• The ra in sensor* is part of the interval wiping system . Turning off
the ignition will also deactivate the ra in sensor* . To react ivate the
sensor, switch off the interval wip ing function, then switch it back on
again.
• The washer fluid nozzles of the windshield washer system are
heated at low temperatures when the ignition is on.
• When stopping temporar ily, e.g . at a traffic light, the set speed of
the windsh ie ld wipers is au t om atically redu ced by one speed. •
Service position
The windshield wiper blades are replaced in the service
position.
Fig. 59 Service posi-
ti on
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Vehicle care Do-it-yourselt service iTechnical data
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