Replacing Wiper Blades; Removing Wiper Blades - Mercedes-Benz 2006 SL 500 Operator's Manual

Replacing wiper blades

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Never open the hood when the wiper
arms are folded forward.
Hold on to the wiper when folding the
wiper arm back. If released, the force
of the impact from the tensioning
spring could crack the windshield.
Do not allow the wiper arms to contact
the windshield glass without a wiper
blade inserted.
Make sure the wiper blades are proper-
ly installed. Improperly installed wiper
blades may cause windshield damage.
For your convenience, we recommend
that you have this work carried out by
an authorized Mercedes-Benz Center.
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To avoid damage to the hood, the wiper
arms should only be folded forward
when in the vertical position.
Practical hints
Replacing wiper blades

Removing wiper blades

Warning!
For safety reasons, switch off wipers and re-
move SmartKey from starter switch (vehi-
cles with KEYLESS-GO*: Make sure the
vehicle's on-board electronics have
status 0) before replacing a wiper blade.
Otherwise the wiper motor could suddenly
turn on and cause injury.
Turn SmartKey in starter switch to
position 1.
Turn combination switch to wiper
setting II ( page 54).
With wiper arms in the vertical position,
turn SmartKey in starter switch to
position 0.
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