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C l ear vis ion
- Make sure the washer fl uid reservoir in
the engine compartment is topped off
before going on a long trip . Look up
c:>
page 192
for checking and fi lling the
washer container.
- The w ipers only operate w ith the hood
completely closed.
Headlight washer system
Applies to vehicles: with headlig ht washer system
The headlight washer system cleans the
headlights.
.. Operate the winds hield wiper/washer sys-
tem c:>
page 60, fig. 68
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with the head-
li ghts turned on by holding the lever for lon-
ger than one second.
The washer jets extend forward out of the
front bumper driven by water pressure to
spray the front headlights with water.
You should inspect the headlights regularly
(for example when refue lin g) and clean off
any solid dirt or insects from the lenses.
To ensure t he system works properly in winter,
keep the washer jets free of snow and remove
any ice using a de-icing spray.
Service position
It is only possible to change wiper blades if
you move the wiper arms to the service posi -
tion
I n order t o use the windsh ield wipers, the
front lid must be comp letely closed
Moving wiper blades to the service
position
.. When t here is a risk of frost, ma ke sure that
the wiper blades are not frozen to the wind -
shield .
.. Switch the ignition on .
.. Move the wiper lever to position 0
c:> p age 60, fig. 68 .
.. Press the
I
Reset
I
button until the Display
type menu appears in the Driver Informa-
t ion System display .
.. Using the rocker switch and the
I
Re s e t
I
but-
ton, select the Set > Wipe rs > Front > Serv-
ice position on funct ion . The w indshield
w iper arms move to the service posit ion.
Mo ving wip er blades to pa rk position
.. Make certain that the w iper arms are lying
against the windshield .
.. Switch the ignition on and move the wipe r
lever from position O to 4 c:>
page 60,
fig. 68.
The wiper arms will move back to
the park position.
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Note
Never drive your veh icle when the wind-
shield wiper arms are in the service posi-
tion and pulled away from the winds hield.
When you drive faster than 4 mph (6 km/
h), the wiper arms automatically return to
the park position and cou ld cause paint
damage to the front l id!
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Tips
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You can also tur n on the service posit ion,
for example, if you want to protect the
w indshield from icing by using a cover.
- The service posit ion moves to
off
auto-
matically whe n you operat e the w ind-
shield wiper lever, or speed exceeds
4 mph (6 km/h) .
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