50 Clear v ision
- To help prevent damage to the wiper
arms or other components, do not at-
tempt to move the wipers by hand .
@ Tips
- Commercial hot waxes applied by auto -
matic car washes affect the cleanability
of the glass surface .
- The front wiper blades are different
lengths; the blade on the driver's side 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. 52 Ins ide rea r view m irror: digita l compa ss acti·
vated
,. To activat e or deactivate , hold the @
i=> fig . 52 button down until the red display
appears or disappears.
The digital compass only works with the igni-
tion turned on. The direct ions are displayed as
initials:
N (North), NE (Northeast ), E (East),
SE (Southeast) , S (South), SW (Southwest),
W (West), NW (Northwest) .
(j) Tips
To avoid inaccurate directions, do not al-
low any remote controls, electrical sys-
tems, or metal parts close to the mirror.
Setting the magnetic deflection zone
Applies to vehicles: with digital compass
The correct magnetic deflection zone must be
set in order to display the directions correctly .
Fig. 53 North America: magnet ic deflection zone
bou nda ries
,. Hold the @ ¢ page 50, fig. 52 button down
until the number of the set magnetic deflec -
tion zone appears on the interior rear view
mirror.
,. Adjust the magnetic deflection zone by re-
peatedly pressing on the @ button. The set
mode automatically deact ivates after a few
seconds.
Calibrating the compass
Applies to vehicles: with digital compass
The compass has to be recalibrated if the dis-
play is wrong or inaccurate.
,. Hold the @ button down until the letter
C is
displayed on the interior rear view mirror .
,. Drive in a circle at a speed of about S mph
(10 km/h) until a direction is shown on the
interior rear view mirror. ..,.