Mercedes-Benz 2007 SL 55 AMG Operator's Manual page 59

Getting started
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 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 2 to the resistance
point.
The windshield wipers wipe one time
without washer fluid.
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Wiping with windshield washer fluid
Push the combination switch in direc-
tion of arrow 2 past the resistance
point.
The windshield wipers operate with
washer fluid.
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To prevent smears on the windshield, wipe
with windshield 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 282).
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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 the SmartKey from the starter
switch
or
turn off the engine by pressing the
KEYLESS-GO* start/stop button and
open the driver's door (with the driver's
door open, the starter switch is in posi-
tion 0, same as with the SmartKey re-
moved from the 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 in
switch 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