Mercedes-Benz 2008 CLS 550, Operator'S Manual

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Getting started
Driving
Windshield wipers
The combination switch is located on the
left of the steering column.
Combination switch
1
Single wipe
Wiping with washer fluid
2
Switching on windshield wipers
왘
Switch on the ignition (
컄
page 38).
Switching on windshield wipers
왘
Turn the combination switch to the de-
sired position depending on the inten-
sity 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
i
To signal minor directional changes such as
changing lanes, press combination switch only
to point of resistance and release. The corre-
sponding turn signals will flash three times.
!
Do not operate the wipers when the wind-
shield is dry. Dust that accumulates on a wind-
shield might scratch the glass and/or damage
the wiper blades when wiping occurs on a dry
windshield. If it is necessary to operate the wip-
ers in dry weather conditions, always operate
the wipers with washer fluid (
컄
page 57).
!
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
앫
turn off the engine by turning the
SmartKey to position
0 and withdraw
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 re-
moved 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
combination switch position
U
or
V
,
앫
set the combination switch to the next high-
est wiper speed
앫
have the windshield wipers checked at the
nearest authorized Mercedes-Benz Center
컄컄