Mercedes-Benz E-Class 2010 Owner's Manual page 119

Windscreen wipers
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the wiper blades twice a year, ideally in spring
and autumn.
Switching the windscreen wipers on/
off
Combination switch
$ Windscreen wipers off
1
2
Ä Intermittent wipe, low
3
Å Intermittent wipe, high
° Continuous wipe, slow
4
¯ Continuous wipe, fast
5
í Single wipe/ î To wipe the
B
windscreen using washer fluid
Turn the key to position 1 or 2 in the ignition
X
lock.
Turn the combination switch to the corre-
X
sponding position.
!
Intermittent wiping with rain sensor: due
to optical influences and the windscreen
becoming dirty in dry weather conditions,
the windscreen wipers may be activated
inadvertently. This could damage the wind-
screen wiper blades or scratch the wind-
screen.
For this reason, you should always switch
off the windscreen wipers in dry weather.
In the Ä or Å position, the appropriate
wiping frequency is set automatically accord-
ing to the intensity of the rain. In the Å
position, the rain sensor is more sensitive
22 Rain sensor set to low sensitivity.
Rain sensor set to high sensitivity.
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than in the Ä position, causing the wind-
screen wiper to wipe more frequently.
Replacing the wiper blades
Important safety notes
G
The wiper arms could start moving and cause
an injury if you leave the windscreen wipers
switched on.
Remove the key from the ignition lock before
replacing the wiper blades.
!
To avoid damaging the windscreen wiper
blades, make sure that you touch only the
wiper arm of the windscreen wiper.
Removing the wiper blades
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Remove the key from the ignition lock or
X
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turn the key to position 0 (KEYLESS-GO).
Fold the wiper arm away from the wind-
X
screen until it engages.
Set the wiper blade at right angles to the
X
wiper arm.
Remove the wiper blade from the retainer
X
on the wiper arm in the direction of the
arrow.
Risk of accident