Lights and Vision
A WARNING
For safety reasons, the windshield wiper
blades should be replaced once or twice each
year.
@ Note
- Only fold the windshield wipers away when
they are in the service position. Otherwise,
you risk damaging the paint on the hood or
the windshield wiper motor .
- You should not move your vehicle or operate
the windshield wiper lever when the wiper
arms are folded away from the windshield.
The windshield wipe rs would move back in-
to their original position and could damage
the hood and windshield .
- To reduce the risk of damage to the wiper
system, always loosen blades which are fro-
zen to the windshield before operating the
wipers.
- To reduce the risk of damage to the wiper
blades, do not use gasoline, kerosene, paint
thinner, or other so lvents on or near the
wiper blades.
- To reduce the risk of damage to the wiper
arms or other components, do not attempt
to move the wipers by hand.
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- You can also use the service position, for ex-
ample, if you want to protect the windshield
from icing by using a cover.
- You cannot activate the service position
when the hood is open.
Replacing rear wiper blade
Fig. 47 Rear window wiper : install ing t he wiper blad e
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Removing the wiper blade
.,. Fold the wiper arm away from the rear window.
.,. Remove the wiper blade from its holder .
Installing the wiper blade
.,. Press the wiper blade mount into the retainer .
.,. Fold the window wiper arm back onto the rear
window.
6 WARNING
For safety reasons , the windshield wiper
blades should be replaced once or twice each
year.
Digital compass
Switching the compass on and off
Appli es to: vehicles with digital compass
Fig. 48 Rearview mirr or: digital compass is switched on
.,. To turn the compass on or off, press the button
@ until the compass in the mirror appears or
disappears.
The digital compass only works when the ignition
is turned on. The directions are indicated with ab-
breviations:
N (north), NE (northeast), E (east),
SE (southeast), S (south), SW (southwest), W
(west), NW (northwest) .
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To prevent inaccurate compass readings, do
not br ing any remote controls, electrical devi-
ces or metallic objects near the mirror .