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- To help prevent damage to the wiper sys-
tem, a lways loosen blades which are fro-
zen to the windsh ield before operat ing
wipers.
- To he lp prevent damage to wiper blades,
do not use gasoline , kerosene, pa int
th inner, or other solvents on or near the
wipe r blades.
- To he lp prevent damage to the wiper
arms or other components, do not at-
tempt to move the wipers by hand.
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Tips
- Commerc ial hot waxes applied by auto-
matic car washes affect the how easily
the glass surface can be cleaned .
- You can also use the service pos ition, for
example, if you want to protect the
windsh ield from icing by using a cover.
Digital
compass
Switching the compass on and off
Applies to vehicles: with digital compass
The compass direction is shown in the rear-
view mirror.
Fig. 47 Rearview mirror : Digital compass act ivated
.. To switch the compass on or off, press and
hold the button @ until the compass dis-
play in the mirror ¢ fig. 47 appears or disap-
pears.
The digital compass only works when the ign i-
tion is on. The direct ions are indicated with
abbreviations: N (north), NE (northeast), E
(east),
SE
(southeast),
S
(south),
SW
(south-
west),
W
(west),
NW
(northwest).
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Tips
To prevent inaccurate compass readings,
do not bring any remote contro ls, e lectr i-
ca l devices or metallic objects near the
mirror.
Adjusting the magnetic zone
Applies to vehicles: with digital compass
The magnetic zone must be adjusted correctly
for the compass to read accurately .
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Fig. 48 Nort h America: magnet ic def lect ion zone
boundari es
.. Press and hold the button @ 9 fig. 48 until
the number of the magne t ic zon e appears in
t he rearview mir ror .
.. Press the button @ repeatedly to se lect the
correct magnetic zone. The se lection mode
turns off after a few seconds .
Calibrating the compass
Applies to veh icles: wit h digital compass
You must recalibrate the compass if it does
not display the correct direction.
.. Press and hold the but t on @ until a Cap-
pea rs in the rearview mir ror.
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