Wipers; With Wipers - Mercedes-Benz 2010 C-Class Operator's Manual

the presence of water sprayed on the
windshield, and windshield wipers may be
damaged as a result.
! Vehicles with rain sensor: 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
windshield. You should therefore switch off
the windshield wipers when weather
conditions are dry.
Vehicles with rain sensor: Intermittent wiping
interval is dependent on the wetness of the
windshield. After the initial wipe, pauses
between wipes are controlled by the rain
sensor automatically.
X
Turn the combination switch to position
Ä or Å.
Intermittent wiping starts with selected
wiping interval.
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 clutch pedal is depressed (vehicles with
R
manual transmission)
or
the automatic transmission is in drive
R
position D or reverse gear R (vehicles with
automatic transmission)
or
the wiper setting is changed using the
R
combination switch
Single wipe
X
Press the combination switch briefly in
direction of arrow B to the resistance
point.
The windshield wipers wipe one time
without washer fluid.
Wiping with washer fluid
X
Press the combination switch in direction
of arrow B past the resistance point.
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
reservoir, 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 93).
Problems with wipers
! If anything blocks the windshield wipers
(leaves, snow, etc.), switch them off
immediately.
For safety reasons, do the following before
attempting to remove any blockage:
Stop the vehicle in a safe location.
R
Remove the SmartKey from the starter
R
switch.
or
Turn off the engine by pressing the
R
KEYLESS-GO start/stop button and
open the driver's door (with the driver's
door open, starter switch is in position
0, same as with SmartKey removed from
starter switch).
Engage the parking brake.
R
Remove blockage.
R
Turn the windshield wipers on again.
R

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