Windscreen Wipers And Windscreen Washer System - Mercedes-Benz S-Class Owner's Manual

172 Light and sight
Windscreen wipers and windscreen washer
system
Switching the windscreen wipers on/off
1 g Windscreen wipers off
2 Ä Intermittent wiping, normal
3 Å Intermittent wiping, frequent
4 ° Continuous wiping, slow
5 ¯ Continuous wiping, fast
Turn the combination switch to the corre‐
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sponding position 1 - 5.
Single wipe/washing: push the button on
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the combination switch in the direction of
arrow 1.
í Single wipe
R
î Wiping with washer fluid
R
Replacing the windscreen wiper blades
& WARNING Risk of becoming trapped if
the windscreen wipers are switched on
while wiper blades are being replaced
If the windscreen wipers begin to move while
you are changing the wiper blades, you can
be trapped by the wiper arm.
Always switch off the windscreen wip‐
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ers and ignition before changing the
wiper blades.
Moving the wiper arms into the change posi‐
tion
If the ignition has been switched off, switch it
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on first of all.
Switch off the ignition.
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Within around 15 seconds, press button
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î on the combination switch for around 3
seconds ( page 172).
→
The wiper arms move into the change posi‐
tion.