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Windshield wipers
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When the windshield wipers are switched on
and you brake the vehicle to a stop, the wipers
operate more slowly.
Intermittent wiping
Only switch on intermittent wiping under
wet weather conditions or in the presence
of precipitation.
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Do not leave windshield wipers in intermit-
tent setting when the vehicle is taken to an auto-
matic car wash or during windshield cleaning.
Wipers will operate in the presence of water
sprayed on the windshield, and windshield wip-
ers may be damaged as a result.
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If you have set intermittent wiping, dirt on
the surface of the rain sensor or optical effects
may cause the windshield wipers to wipe in an
undesired fashion. This could then damage the
windshield wiper blades or scratch the windows.
You should therefore switch off the windshield
wipers when weather conditions are dry.
Set the wiper switch to position U
or V.
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The wipers move across the wind-
shield. Afterward, the wiping intervals
are determined by the wetness of the
windshield.
After the initial wipe, pauses between
wipes are automatically controlled by the
rain sensor.
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Intermittent wiping is interrupted when the
vehicle is at a standstill and a front door is
opened. This protects persons getting into or out
of the vehicle from being sprayed.
Intermittent wiping will be continued when
all doors are closed and the automatic trans-
mission is set to position D or R
or
the wiper setting is changed using the com-
bination switch
Single wipe
Press the combination switch briefly in
the direction of arrow 2.
The windshield wipers wipe one time
without washer fluid.
Wiping with windshield washer fluid
Press the combination switch in the di-
rection of arrow 2 past the resistance
point.
The windshield wiper operates with
washer fluid.
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To prevent smears on the windshield, wipe
with windshield washer fluid every now and then
even when it is raining.
For information on filling up the washer
reservoir, see "Windshield washer system
and headlamp cleaning system"
( page 498).
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