Mercedes-Benz 2007 GL 320 CDI, Operator'S Manual

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Getting started
Driving
왘
Switch on the ignition (
컄
page 42).
Switching on windshield wipers
왘
Turn the combination switch to the
desired position depending on the
intensity of the rain.
M
Windshield wipers off
U
Slow intermittent wiping
Rain sensor operation with low
sensitivity.
V
Fast intermittent wiping
Rain sensor operation with high
sensitivity.
u
Slow continuous wiping
t
Fast continuous wiping
Intermittent wiping
Only switch on intermittent wiping under
wet weather conditions or in the presence
of precipitation.
When you select intermittent wiping, the
rain sensor is activated. The rain sensor
automatically sets a suitable wiping
interval depending on the wetness of the
sensor surface.
왘
Turn the combination switch to
position
U
or
V
.
!
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 windshield wipers with wind-
shield washer fluid (
컄
page 65).
!
If anything blocks the windshield wipers
(leaves, snow, etc.), switch them off immediate-
ly.
앫
For safety reasons, stop the vehicle in a safe
location and
앫
remove SmartKey from starter switch
or
앫
turn off the engine by pressing the
KEYLESS-GO* start/stop button and
open the driver’s door (with the driver’s
door open, starter switch is in
position
0 , same as with SmartKey
removed from starter switch)
before attempting to remove any blockage.
앫
Remove blockage.
앫
Turn the windshield wipers on again.
If windshield wipers fail to function at all in the
combination switch position
U
or
V
,
앫
set the combination switch to the next
higher wiper speed
앫
have the windshield wipers checked at the
nearest authorized Mercedes-Benz Light
Truck Center
!
Do not leave windshield wipers on an inter-
mittent setting when the vehicle is taken to an
automatic car wash or during windshield clean-
ing. Wipers will operate in the presence of water
sprayed on the windshield, and windshield
wipers may be damaged as a result.
!
If you have set intermittent wiping, dirt on
the surface of the rain 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 windows.
You should therefore switch off the windshield
wipers when weather conditions are dry.