Windshield Wipers; Replacing The Wiper Blades; Important Safety Notes - Mercedes-Benz SL Operator's Manual

Replacing the wiper blades

Important safety notes

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WARNING
For safety reasons, switch off the windshield
wipers and remove the SmartKey from the
ignition lock before changing the wiper blades
(vehicles with KEYLESS-GO: make sure that
the on-board electronics are in state 0).
Otherwise, the wiper motor could be switched
on suddenly and cause injury.
! To avoid damaging the wiper blades,
make sure that you touch only the wiper
arm of the wiper.
! Never open the hood if a windshield wiper
arm has been folded away from the
windshield.
Never fold a windshield wiper arm without
a wiper blade back onto the windshield.
Hold the windshield wiper arm firmly when
you change the wiper blade. If you release
the windshield wiper arm without a wiper
blade and it falls onto the windshield, the
windshield may be damaged by the force of
the impact.
Mercedes-Benz recommends that you have
the wiper blades changed at a qualified
specialist workshop.
! Always position the windshield wiper
arms vertically before folding them away
from the windshield. By doing so, you will
avoid damage to the hood.
Changing the windshield wiper blades
Moving the wiper arm to a vertical
position
On vehicles without KEYLESS-GO:
X
Turn the SmartKey to position 1 or 2 in the
ignition lock.
X
Set the windshield wipers to
position °.
X
When the wiper arms have reached a
vertical position, turn the SmartKey to

Windshield wipers

position 0 and remove it from the ignition
lock.
X
Fold the wiper arm away from the
windshield until it engages.
On vehicles with KEYLESS-GO:
X
Switch off the engine.
X
Remove your foot from the brake pedal.
X
Set the windshield wipers to
position °.
X
Press the Start/Stop button repeatedly
until the windshield wipers start.
X
When the wiper arms have reached a
vertical position, press the Start/Stop
button.
X
Fold the wiper arm away from the
windshield until it engages.
Removing the wiper blades
X
To bring the wiper blade into position
to be removed: hold the wiper arm with
one hand and push the wiper blade in the
direction of arrow = with the other hand.
The wiper blade engages with an audible
click.
X
To remove a wiper blade: firmly press
release knob ; and pull the wiper blade
upwards :.
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