Good Visibility; Headlamp Cleaning System; Rear View Mirrors - Mercedes-Benz 2007 G-Class Operator's Manual

Good visibility

For information on windshield wipers, see
"Windshield wipers" ( page 58).

Headlamp cleaning system

The button is located on the dashboard to
the left of the steering wheel.
1 Headlamp cleaning button
Switch on the ignition ( page 39).
Press button 1.
The headlamps are cleaned with a
high-pressure water jet.
i
The headlamps will automatically be
cleaned when you have
switched on the headlamps
and
operated the windshield wipers with
windshield washer fluid fifteen times
When you switch off the ignition, the counter
resets.
For information on filling up the washer
reservoir, see "Windshield/rear window
washer system and headlamp cleaning
system" ( page 275).

Rear view mirrors

For more information on setting the rear
view mirrors, see "Mirrors" ( page 46).
Auto-dimming rear view mirrors
The reflection brightness of the exterior
rear view mirrors and the interior rear view
mirror will respond automatically to glare
when
Controls in detail
Good visibility
the ignition is switched on
and
incoming light from headlamps falls on
the sensor in the interior rear view
mirror
The exterior rear view mirrors and the
interior rear view mirror will not react if
reverse gear R is engaged
the interior lighting is turned on
Warning!
The auto-dimming function does not react if
incoming light is not aimed directly at
sensors in the interior rear view mirror.
The interior rear view mirror and the exterior
rear view mirrors do not react, for example,
when transporting cargo which covers the
rear window.
Light hitting the mirror(s) at certain angles
(incident light) could blind you. As a result,
you may not be able to observe traffic
conditions and could cause an accident.
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