Lights and Vision
Windshield wipers
Switching the wipers on
Fig. 44 Windshield wiper lever
Fig. 45 Rear window wiper operation
• ®I
• @
• @
• @
• ®
Move the windshield wiper lever to the corre-
sponding position:
@ -Windshield wipers off
(D - Rain sensor mode. The windshield wipers
switch on once the vehicle speed exceeds approx-
imately 2 mph (4 km/h) and it is raining. The
higher the sensitivity of the rain sensor that is set
(switch ® to the right), the earlier the wind-
shield wipers react to moisture on the wind-
shield. You can deactivate the rain sensor mode
in the Infotainment system , which switches the
intermittent mode on. To do this, select:
! MENUI
button > Vehicle > left control button > Driver
assistance
> Rain sensor . In intermittent mode,
you can adjust the interval time using the switch
®·
@ - Slow wiping
® -Fast wiping
© -Single wipe. If you hold the lever in this posi-
tion longer, the wipers switch from slow wiping
to fast wiping .
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® - Clean the w indshield. The wipers wipe one
time after several seconds of driving to remove
water droplets. You can switch this function off
by moving the lever to position ® within 10 sec-
onds of the afterwipe . The afterwipe function is
reactivated the next time you switch the ignition
on .
Clean the headlights*. The headlight washer sys-
tem* operates only when the low beam head-
lights are on. If you move the lever to position
@, the headlights and the night vision assist
camera* are cleaned at intervals .
® -Wipe the rear window. The number of wipes
depends on the windshield wiper movement .
The rear wiper automatically switches on when
the reverse gear is selected and the front wind-
shield wipers are on and running.
(f) - Clean the rear window . The number of wipes
depends on how long the lever is held in position
(f).
A WARNING
- The rain sensor is only intended to assist the
driver . The driver may still be responsible
for manually switching the wipers on based
on visibility conditions.
- The windsh ield may not be treated with wa-
ter-repelling windshield coating agents. Un-
favorable conditions, such as wetness, dark-
ness or low sun, can result in increased
glare, which increases the risk of an acci-
dent. Wiper blade chatter is also possible.
- Properly functioning windshield wiper
blades are required for a clear view and safe
driving
¢ page 51, Replacing wiper
blades .
(D Note
- If there is frost, make sure the windshield
wiper blades are not frozen to the wind-
shield. Switching on the windshield wipers
when the blades are frozen to the wind-
shield can damage the wiper blades.
- The windshield wiper system must be
switched off (lever in position 0) before us-
ing a car wash. This prevents the w ipers
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