Power Windows; Operation; With Wipers - Mercedes-Benz 2010 GL-Class Operator's Manual

For information on filling up the washer
reservoir, see "Washer system and headlamp
cleaning system" ( Y page 232).
Problems with wipers
! If anything blocks the 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.
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Remove the SmartKey from the starter
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switch.
or
Turn off the engine by pressing the
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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.
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Remove blockage.
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Turn the wipers on again.
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If the windshield wipers fail to function at
all with the combination switch in position
Ä or Å,
set the combination switch to the next
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higher wiper speed
have the windshield wipers checked at
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the nearest authorized Mercedes-Benz
Center

Power windows

Opening and closing
The door windows and the hinged quarter
windows are opened and closed electrically.
The switches for all door windows and the
hinged quarter windows are located on the
driver's door control panel. The switches for
the respective door windows are located on
the front passenger door and the rear doors.
The hinged quarter windows can be operated
from the driver's seat only.
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Operating the rear door windows from
the rear is not possible when you activate
the override switch (
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Observe Safety notes, see page 55.
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Warning!
When opening or closing the windows, make
sure there is no danger of anyone being
harmed by the opening/closing procedure.
The door windows are equipped with the
express operation and automatic reversal
function. If in express operation mode a door
window encounters an obstruction that
blocks its path, the automatic reversal
function will stop the door window and open
it slightly.
The door windows operate differently when
the switch is pulled and held. See the "Closing
when a door window is blocked" section in
this chapter for details.
The closing of a door window can be
immediately halted by releasing the switch or,
if the switch was pulled past the resistance
point and released, by either pressing or
pulling the respective switch.
The closing of the hinged quarter windows can
be immediately halted by pressing or pulling
the switch.
If a window encounters an obstruction that
blocks its path in a circumstance where you
are closing the windows by pressing and
holding button & on the SmartKey or by
pressing and holding the lock button (vehicles
with KEYLESS-GO) on an outside door handle,
the automatic reversal function will not
operate.
Activate the override switch when children
are riding in the back seats of the vehicle. The
children may otherwise injure themselves,
e.g. by becoming trapped in the window
opening.
Power windows
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