Mercedes-Benz 2008 C 230, Operator'S Manual

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Controls in detail
Windshield wipers
왘
Turn the combination switch to posi-
tion
U
or
V
.
Intermittent wiping starts with selected
wiping interval.
Vehicles with rain sensor*:
After the initial wipe, pauses between
wipes are automatically controlled by
the rain sensor.
Intermittent wiping interval is depen-
dent on wetness of windshield.
Wiping with windshield washer fluid
왘
Press the combination switch in the di-
rection of arrow
2
(
컄
page 117) past
the resistance point.
The windshield wiper operates with
washer fluid.
For information on filling up the washer
reservoir, see “Windshield washer system
and headlamp cleaning system*”
(
컄
page 330).
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Intermittent wiping is interrupted when the
vehicle is at a standstill and a front door is
opened. This protects persons getting into or out
of the vehicle from being sprayed.
Intermittent wiping will be continued when
앫
all doors are closed
and
앫
the clutch pedal is depressed (vehicles with
manual transmission
or
앫
the gear selector lever is position D or R (ve-
hicles with automatic transmission*)
or
앫
the wiper setting is changed using the com-
bination switch
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To prevent smears on the windshield or
noisy/chattering wiper blades, wipe with wind-
shield washer fluid every now and then even
when it is raining.
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Vehicles with headlamp cleaning system*:
The headlamp cleaning system* will clean the
headlamps automatically after the first and every
tenth time windshield washer fluid is used while
the engine is running (
컄
page 112).