- To help preven t damage to the wiper sys-
tem , a lways loosen blades which are fro-
zen to the windsh ield before operat ing
wipers .
- To he lp prevent damage to wiper blades,
do not use gasoline , kerosene, pa int
t hinner, or other solvents on or near t he
wipe r blades.
- To he lp prevent damage to the wiper
arms or other components, do not at-
tempt to move the wipers by hand .
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- Commerc ial hot waxes applied by auto -
matic car washes affect the cleanability
of the glass surface .
- The front wiper blades a re different
lengths; the blade on the driver's s ide is
longer .
Digital compass
Activating or deactivating the compass
Applies to vehicles: with digital compass
The direction is displayed on the interior rear
view mirror.
Fig. 58 Ins ide rear view m irror: digita l com pass acti-
vat ed
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To act ivate or deactivate, hold the @
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fig. 58 butt on down unt il the red disp lay
appe ar s or disapp ea rs.
The digital compass only works with the igni-
tion tu rned on . The directions are disp layed as
init ia ls:
N (Nort h), NE (No rt heast), E (East),
SE (Sout he ast) , S (Sout h), SW (Southwest),
W (West), NW (Northwest).
Clear vi s ion 55
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To avoid inaccurate directions, do not al-
low any remote contro ls, e lectr ical sys-
tems, or metal parts close to the mirror.
Setting the magnetic deflection zone
Applies to vehicles : wit h digital compass
The correct magnetic deflection zone must be
set in order to display the directions correctly.
Fig. 59 Nort h America : mag net ic def lection zone
boun dar ies
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Hold the @ c:> page 55, fig . 58 but to n down
until the number of the set magne t ic deflec-
t ion zone ap pe ars on th e inte rior rea r view
m irror.
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Adjust the magnetic deflect ion zone by re-
peated ly pressi ng on the @ button . The set
mode automatically deact ivates after a few
seconds.
Calibrating the compass
Applies to vehicles: with digita l compass
The compass has to be recalibrated if the dis-
play is wrong or inaccurate.
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Hold t he @ but t on down unt il the letter C
is displayed on the inter ior rear view mirror . ..,.