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46
L ights
and Vi s ion
Vision
Sun visors
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Fig. 35 Left side: sun visor
The sun visors can be moved out of their
brackets and turned toward the doors
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The mirror light switches on when the cover
over the vanity mirror* @ opens.
Windshield
wipers
Switching windshield wipers on
Fig. 36 Windsh ield wipe r lever: operati ng the fr ont
washer system
Requirement : The ignition must be turned on.
Move the windshield wiper lever to the corre-
spond ing position:
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Front wipers off
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Interval mode. To increase/decrease the
wiper intervals , move the switch @ to the
left/right. In vehicles with a light/rain sen-
sor*, the wipers turn on when it is raining,
when the vehicle is stationary and the lever is
tapped in the ® position, or once the vehicle
speed exceeds approximate ly 2 mph (4 km/h) .
The higher the sensitivity of the rain sensor is
set (switch @ to the right), the earlier the
windshield wipers react to moisture on the
windshield.
@ - Slow w iping
@ -
Fast wip ing
@ -
Single wipe . If you hold the lever in this
position longer, the wipers switch from slow
wiping to fast wiping .
® - Clean the windshield. To elim inate water
droplets, the windshield wiper performs one
afterwipe after several seconds in tempera-
tures above 39 °F (4 °() . You can switch th is
function off by moving the lever to posit ion ®
within 10 seconds after the afterwipe . The af-
terwipe function is reactivated the next time
you switch the ignition on.
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WARNING
- The rain sensor is only intended to assist
the driver. The driver is still responsib le
for manually switching the wipers on ac-
cording to the visibility conditions .
- The windshield may not be treated with
water-repelling windshield coating
agents. Unfavorable conditions, such as
wetness, darkness or low sun, can result
in increased glare. Wiper blade chatter is
also possible .
- Properly functioning windshield wiper
blades are requ ired for a clear view and
safe driving
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page 47, Replacing
front windshield wiper blades .
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Note
- In case of frost, make sure the w ind-
shield wiper blades are not frozen to the
w indshield . Switching on the windshield
w ipers when the blades are frozen to the
windshield can damage the w iper blades.
- Prior to using a car wash, the w indshield
w iper system must be switched off (lever
in posit ion 0). This prevents unintention-
al switchi ng on and damage to the w ind-
shield wiper system.
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