Mercedes-Benz 2007 CLK 350 Operator's Manual page 57

Getting started
Driving
Intermittent wiping
!
Do not leave windshield wipers in
intermittent setting when the vehicle is taken to
an automatic car wash or during windshield
cleaning. Windshield wipers will operate in the
presence of water sprayed on the windshield,
and windshield wipers may be damaged as a re-
sult.
!
If you have set intermittent wiping, dirt on
the surface of the rain sensor or optical effects
may cause the windshield wipers to wipe in an
undesired fashion. This could then damage the
windshield wiper blades or scratch the windows.
You should therefore switch off the windshield
wipers when weather conditions are dry.
Intermittent wiping interval is dependent
on wetness of windshield.
Turn the combination switch to
position I.
After the initial wipe, pauses between
wipes are automatically controlled by the
rain sensor.
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Intermittent wiping is interrupted when the
vehicle is at a standstill and a 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 gear selector lever is in position D or R
or
the wiper setting is changed using the com-
bination switch
Single wipe
Press the combination switch briefly in
direction of arrow 1 ( page 55) 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 ( page 55) 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 322).