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Controls in detail
This prevents the battery from discharging.
i Do not hang any objects (e.g. coats) in the
load compartment. This will help to prevent the
motion detector from inadvertently switching on
the rear interior lamps.
Combination switch
1 Single wipe/wiping with washer fluid
(e page 81)
2 To switch the windshield wipers on
Switching on the windshield wipers
E Turn key to position 1 in the ignition
lock.
! Vehicles with rain sensor:
Switch off the windshield wipers in dry weather
conditions; otherwise, dirt on the surface of the
rain sensor or optical effects can cause inadvert-
ent wiper sweeps. This could damage the wiper
blades or scratch the windshield.
E Turn the combination switch to the re-
quired position in the direction of
arrow 2 depending on how heavy the
rain is.
0 Windshield wipers off
I Intermittent wipe
II Normal wipe
III Rapid wipe
i Canada only:
The speed of the windshield wipers is automati-
cally reduced if the vehicle comes to a halt with
the windshield wipers switched on. For example,
if you have selected speed II and stop the vehi-
cle, the wipers wipe at intermittent speed until
you pull away again. The wipe intervals are long-
er in intermittent mode.
Vehicles with rain sensor:
You can use speed I as the universal speed. The
rain sensor adjusts the wiping frequency accord-
ing to how heavy the rain is. If you stop the vehi-
cle, speeds III and II are automatically switched
down to speed I.
The original speed of the windshield wipers is re-
sumed when you drive faster than 5 mph
(8 km/h) again.
Setting the sensitivity of the rain/light sensor
(
e page 96).
The rear window wiper switches on auto-
matically if you engage reverse gear and
the windshield wipers are on.
Combination switch
1 Switch
2 To wipe with windshield washer fluid
3 Intermittent wipe
4 To switch off the wiper
5 To wipe with washer fluid
E Turn key to position 1 or 2 in the igni-
tion lock.
E Turn the switch to required
position 1.
Good visibility
Windshield wipers
Rear window wiper