Windshield Wipers; Rain-Light Sensor - SMART for two coupé Operator's Manual

Windshield wipers

Switching windshield wipers on and off
Example illustration coupé
Make sure the key is in starter switch
X
position 1.
Switching on: Turn the wiper switch to
X
position 2 or 3, depending on the
intensity of the rain.
! Do not operate the windshield wipers
when the windshield is dry. Dust that
accumulates on a windshield might
scratch the glass and/or damage the
wiper blades when wiping occurs on a dry
windshield. If it is necessary to operate
the windshield wipers in dry weather
conditions, always operate the wind-
shield wipers with windshield washer
fluid.
! If anything blocks the windshield wip-
ers (leaves, snow, etc.), switch them off
immediately.
For safety reasons, stop the vehicle in a
safe location and
remove the key from the starter
R -
switch
engage the parking brake
-
before attempting to remove any
blockage.
Remove blockage.
R
Turn the windshield wipers on again.
R
Switching off: Turn the wiper switch to
X
position g.
* optional
Windshield wipers
Intermittent wiping
Only switch on intermittent wiping under
wet weather conditions or in the presence
of precipitation.
Vehicles with rain-light sensor*: When you
select intermittent wiping, the sensor is
activated. The sensor automatically sets a
suitable wiping interval depending on the
wetness of the sensor surface.
! Vehicles with rain-light sensor*:
Do not leave windshield wipers in inter-
mittent setting when the vehicle is taken
to an automatic car wash or during wind-
shield cleaning. Windshield wipers will
operate in the presence of water sprayed
on the windshield, and windshield wip-
ers may be damaged as a result.
! Vehicles with rain-light sensor*:
If you have set intermittent wiping, dirt
on the surface of the 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 windshield. You
should therefore switch off the wind-
shield wipers when weather conditions
are dry.
Make sure the key is in starter switch
X
position 1.
Activating intermittent wiping: Turn the
X
wiper switch to position 1.
After the initial wipe, pauses between
wipes are automatically controlled
depending on the vehicle speed and by the

rain-light sensor*.

Deactivating intermittent wiping: Turn
X
the wiper switch to position g.
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