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Light s and Visibilit y
CAUTION
● In cold t emperat ures and in w int er, check before t he t rip or before sw it ching
on t he ignit ion t hat t he wiper blades are not frozen. Sw it ching on windscreen
w ipers w hen t he blades are frozen t o t he w indscreen may result in damage bot h
t o t he blades and t he mot or of t he windscreen wipers!
● If you sw it ch off t he ignit ion while t he windscreen w ipers are on, t he w ipers
w ill sweep in t he same mode t he next t ime t he ignit ion is sw it ched on. At low
t emperat ures, t he w ipers may freeze t o t he w indow bet ween swit ching off t he ig-
nit ion and t he next t ime you swit ch t he ignit ion on again.
● Carefully det ach frozen w iper blades from t he front or rear window .
● Remove snow and ice from t he window w ipers before driving.
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● If t he slower
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or t he fast er
vehicle speed decreases t o below 4 km/ h, t he lower wiper st ep is swit ched on au-
t omat ically. At a speed increase of more t han 8 km/ h t he previous wiper set t ing is
est ablished again.
● If t here is an obst acle on t he w indscreen, t he w iper will t ry t o push aw ay t he
obst acle. If t he obst acle cont inues t o block t he wiper, t he wiper st ops aut omat i-
cally aft er 5 at t empt s t o eliminat e t he obst acle, in order t o avoid a damage t o t he
w iper. Remove t he obst acle and and sw it ch on t he w iper again.
● The w indscreen w asher nozzles for t he windscreen are heat ed when t he en-
gine is running and t he out side t emperat ure is less t han +10 ° C.
● The cont ent of t he windscreen wiper reservoir is 3 lit res. On vehicles w hich are
equipped wit h a headlight cleaning syst em, t he cont ent of t he reservoir is 5.5 li-
t res. On vehicles fit t ed w it h auxiliary heat ing, t he cont ent of t he windscreen w iper
reservoir is 4.5 lit res.
Aut omat ic rear w indow w iper
If t he w indshield wiper is in posit ion
ery 30 seconds if t he vehicle's speed exceeds 5 km/ h.
When t he rain sensor is act ive (t he lever is in t he posit ion
act ive if t he front w indow wipers cont inue t o operat e (no break bet ween each
w iping process).
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wiper set t ing is sw it ched on and t he
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or
3
, t he rear view w indow is wiped ev-
1
) t he funct ion is only
Act ivat ion/ deact ivat ion
The funct ion of t he automat ic rear w indow wiper is act ivat ed/ deact ivat ed in t he
informat ion display in the menu:
Set t ings
■
Light s & Vision
■
Rear w iper
■
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The funct ion of t he automat ic rear w indow wiper is only valid for vehicles w hich
are equipped wit h t he informat ion display. The funct ion is act ivat ed in t he fact ory.
Alt ernat ive park posit ion of t he rear w indow w iper
Each t ime aft er sw it ching off t he engine for t he second t ime, t he wiper blade of
t he rear w indow wiper is t ilt ed. Thus, t he life of t he w iper blade is prolonged.
Act ivat ion/ deact ivat ion
– Sw it ch on t he ignit ion.
– Push t he operat ing level int o t he posit ion
w it hin 5 seconds.
– Sw it ch off t he ignit ion. Aft er swit ching on t he ignit ion again, the alt ernat ive
park posit ion of t he rear w indow wiper is act ivat ed/ deact ivat ed.
Headlight cleaning syst em
The headlight s are being cleaned aft er t he windscreen has been sprayed for t he
first t ime and fift h t ime, t he low beam or main beam are sw it ched on and t he
windscreen w iper lever was held in t he position
The headlight w asher nozzles are moved forward out of t he bumper by t he wat er
pressure for cleaning t he headlight s.
You should remove st ubborn dirt (such as insect residues) from t he headlight len-
ses at regular int ervals, for example w hen refuelling. Please refer t o t he follow ing
guidelines ⇒ p age 183, The headlight lenses.
You should remove any snow from t he fixt ures of t he washer nozzles and clear ice
in wint er w it h a de-icing spray in order t o ensure proper operat ion of t he cleaning
syst em.
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five t imes in succession
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for about 1 second.
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