Windscreen Wipers - Mercedes-Benz E-Class 2011 Owner's Manual

Windscreen wipers

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! Never open the bonnet if a windscreen
wiper arm has been folded away from the
windscreen.
Never fold a windscreen wiper arm without
a wiper blade back onto the windscreen/
rear window.
Hold the windscreen wiper arm firmly when
you change the wiper blade. If you release
the windscreen wiper arm without a wiper
blade and it falls onto the windscreen, the
windscreen may be damaged by the force
of the impact.
Mercedes-Benz recommends that you have
the wiper blades replaced by a qualified
specialist workshop, e.g. at a Mercedes-
Benz Service Centre.
Problems with the windscreen wipers
The windscreen wipers are obstructed
Leaves or snow, for example, may be
obstructing the windscreen wiper movement.
The wiper motor has been deactivated.
For safety reasons, you should remove the
X
key from the ignition lock.
or
Switch off the engine using the Start/Stop
X
button and open the driver's door.
Remove the cause of the obstruction.
X
Switch the windscreen wipers back on.
X
The windscreen wipers are inoperative
The windscreen wiper drive is malfunctioning.
Select another wiper speed on the combi-
X
nation switch.
Have the windscreen wipers checked at a
X
qualified specialist workshop.
The spray nozzles are misaligned
The windscreen washer fluid from the spray
nozzles no longer hits the centre of the wind-
screen. The spray nozzles are misaligned.
Have the spray nozzles adjusted at a quali-
X
fied specialist workshop.