Intermittent Wipe - SMART FORTWO Owner's Manual

Windscreen wipers
96
X
Start the engine (
X
Press the combination switch down or up
to the corresponding position.
X
To wipe with washer fluid î: pull the
combination switch towards the steering
wheel.
X
To switch off: press the combination
switch to position 0.
Position 2 changes to position 1 when the
engine is stopped.
In position 1 or in the © position, the
windscreen wipers stop automatically when
the engine is stopped and the driver's door
is opened.
Vehicles with a rain sensor: in position
à the windscreen wipers stop automat-
ically when the engine is stopped.
The windscreen will no longer be wiped
properly if the wiper blades are worn. This
could prevent you from observing the traf-
fic conditions.

Intermittent wipe

Vehicles with a rain sensor: the appropri-
ate wiping frequency is automatically set
according to the intensity of the rain. With
intermittent wiping you can also adjust the
sensitivity of the rain sensor using con-
trol :. When the sensitivity is set to high,
the windscreen wiper wipes more fre-
quently.
X
To switch on: start the engine
Y
( page 115).
X
Press the combination switch to the Ã
position.
The windscreen wipers sweep once.
Y
page 115).
Switching the rear window wiper on/off
Combination switch
Control
:
$ Rear window wiper off
2
è Rear window wiper on
3
ô Wiping with washer fluid
4
X
Turn the key to position 2 in the ignition
lock or start the engine (
X
Turn control : on the combination
switch to the corresponding position.
Replacing the wiper blades
Important safety notes
G
WARNING
If the windscreen wipers begin to move
while you are changing the wiper blades,
you can be trapped by the wiper arm. There
is a risk of injury.
Always switch off the windscreen wipers
and ignition before changing the wiper
blades.
! To avoid damaging the windscreen
wiper blades, make sure that you touch
only the wiper arm of the windscreen
wiper.
! Never open the service cover/tailgate
if a windscreen wiper arm has been fol-
ded away from the windscreen/rear win-
dow.
Y
page 115).