Light s and Vision
- To help prevent damage to the wiper sys-
tem, a lways loosen blades which are frozen
to the windshie ld before operating wipers .
- To help prevent damage to wiper blades, do
not use gasoline, kerose ne, paint thinner, or
other solvents on or near the wiper blades.
- To help prevent damage to the wiper arms
or other components, do not attempt to
move the wipers by hand.
@ Tips
- Comme rcial hot waxes applied by automat ic
car washes affect the how eas ily the glass
surface can be cleaned.
- You can also use the service position, fo r ex-
ample, if you want to protect the windsh ield
from icing by using a cover.
Replacing the rear wiper blade
Fig. 58 Rear wiper: Removing the wiper blade
Removing the wiper blade
.. Fold the windshield wipe r arm away from the
windshield.
.. Pull the wiper blade and holder out of t he
mount.
Attaching the wiper blade
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a,
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.. Press t he wiper blad e holde r in the arrow dire c-
tion
c:> fig. 58 into the mount.
.. Fold the windshield wiper arm bac k onto the
windshield.
A WARNING
-
For safety reasons, the windshield wiper
blades sho uld be replaced once or twice each
year .
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Mirror
Adjusting the exterior mirrors
Fig. 59 Forward section of dr iver's armrest : power mir ror
cont rols
Adjusting exterior mirrors
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a:
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• Rotate the knob to the © pos it ion (dr iver's ex-
t erior mirro r) o r to t he ® posi ti o n (passe nger's
exterior m irror)
c:> fig. 59.
.. Rotate t he knob and the mirro r so that you
have a clear view to the rea r.
Heated mirrors
.,. Rot ate the knob to pos ition @ .
Folding both exterior mirrors*
.,. Turn the knob to position @ .
Depend ing on the outside temperature, the mi r-
ror surfaces are heated unt il the ignition is
switched
off - even if the knob is no longer in po-
s it ion @ .
You are well-adv ised to fold the exte rior m irrors
in when maneuvering in tight spaces or when
leaving the car parked close to other vehicles .
Memory for exterior mirrors*
On vehicles with memory for the driver's seat, the
current sett ing fo r the exterior mirrors is auto -
matically stored along with the seat posit ion
<=>page 62.
Tilt function for the passenger's mirror*
When t he reverse gear is engaged, the mirror
s urface t ilts downwar d slightly if the setting is
for t he passenger's mirror (knob in position ®
c:> fig. 59). This allows you to see the curb during
parallel parking. ..,_
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