Windshield Wipers; Wiping - Mercedes-Benz 2009 SLK-Class Operator's Manual

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Wipers

Windshield wipers

Switching windshield wipers on/off
0 Windshield wipers off
I Intermittent wiping
II Normal wiper speed
III Fast wiper speed
X
Turn the combination switch in direction of
arrow to the desired position, depend-
2
ing on the intensity of the rain.
Intermittent wiping
! Vehicles with rain sensor: Do not leave
windshield wipers on an intermittent set-
ting when the vehicle is taken to an auto-
matic car wash or during windshield clean-
ing. Windshield wipers will operate in the
presence of water sprayed on the wind-
shield, and windshield wipers may be dam-
aged as a result.
! Vehicles with rain sensor: If you have set
intermittent wiping, dirt on the surface of
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the rain sensor or optical effects may cause
the windshield wipers to wipe in an unde-
sired fashion. This could then damage the
windshield wiper blades or scratch the
windshield. You should therefore switch off
the windshield wipers when weather con-
ditions are dry.
Vehicles with rain sensor: Intermittent wiping
interval is dependent on wetness of wind-
shield. After the initial wipe, pauses between
wipes are automatically controlled by the rain
sensor.
X
Turn the combination switch to position I.
Intermittent wiping is interrupted when the
vehicle is at a standstill and a 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 clutch pedal is depressed (vehicles with
R
manual transmission)
or
the automatic transmission is in drive posi-
R
tion D or reverse gear R (vehicles with
automatic transmission)
or
the wiper setting is changed using the com-
R
bination switch
Single wipe
X
Press the combination switch briefly in
direction of arrow to the resistance
1
point.
The windshield wipers wipe one time with-
out washer fluid.
Wiping with washer fluid
X
Press the combination switch in direction
of arrow past the resistance point.
1
The windshield wipers operate with washer
fluid.
i To prevent smears on the windshield or
noisy/chattering wiper blades, wipe with
washer fluid every now and then even when
it is raining.
For information on filling up the washer res-
ervoir, see "Washer system and headlamp
cleaning system" ( Y page 228).
For information on cleaning the headlamps
with washer fluid, see "Headlamp cleaning
system" ( Y page 85).