Windshield Wipers; Headlamp Cleaning System - Mercedes-Benz SL 500 Operator's Manual

Controls in detail
Good visibility

Windshield wipers

For information on windshield wiper opera-
tion, see "Windshield wipers" ( page 47).
i
Intermittent wiping is interrupted when
the vehicle is at a standstill and a door
is opened.
A rain sensor automatically controls the
windshield wipers depending on how wet
the windshield is.
Switch on ignition.
Set wiper switch to position I
( page 47).
After the initial wipe, pauses between
wipes are automatically controlled by the
rain sensor.
168
!
Do not leave windshield wipers in inter-
mittent setting when vehicle is taken to
an automatic car wash or during wind-
shield cleaning. Wipers will operate in
the presence of water sprayed on the
windshield, and wipers may be dam-
aged as a result.
The switch should not be left in inter-
mittent setting as the wipers will wipe
the windshield once every time the en-
gine is started. Dust that accumulates
on the windshield might scratch the
glass and/or damage the wiper blades
when wiping occurs on a dry wind-
shield.

Headlamp cleaning system

The switch is located on the left side of the
dashboard.
1 Headlamp washer switch
Switch on ignition.
Press switch 1.
The headlamps are cleaned with a
high-pressure water jet.
For information on filling up the washer flu-
id reservoir, see "Windshield washer sys-
tem and headlamp cleaning system"
( page 261).