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Driving
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Intermittent wiping is interrupted when the
vehicle is at a standstill and a front door is
opened. This protects persons getting into or out
of the vehicle from being sprayed.
Intermittent wiping will be continued when
all doors are closed
and
the clutch pedal is depressed (vehicles with
manual transmission)
or
the gear selector lever is in position D or R
(vehicles with automatic transmission*)
or
the wiper setting is changed using the com-
bination switch
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Single wipe
Press the combination switch briefly in
direction of arrow 1 to the resistance
point.
The windshield wipers wipe one time
without washer fluid.
Wiping with windshield washer fluid
Press the combination switch in direc-
tion of arrow 1 past the resistance
point.
The windshield wipers operate with
washer fluid.
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To prevent smears on the windshield, or
noisy/chattering wiper blades, wipe with wind-
shield washer fluid every now and then even
when it is raining.
For information on filling up the washer
reservoir, see "Windshield washer system
and headlamp cleaning system*"
( page 280).
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If anything blocks the windshield wipers
(leaves, snow, etc.), switch them off immediate-
ly.
For safety reasons, stop the vehicle in a safe
location and remove SmartKey from starter
switch before attempting to remove any
blockage.
Remove blockage.
Turn the windshield wipers on again.
If the windshield wipers fail to function at all with
combination switch in position I,
set the combination switch to the next high-
er wiper speed
have the windshield wipers checked at the
nearest authorized Mercedes-Benz Center
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