Mercedes-Benz 2009 CLS 550, Operator'S Manual

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Wipers
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The overhead control panel is located above
the rear seat bench.
1 X
Left rear reading lamp on/off
2 X
Right rear reading lamp on/off
X Switching on/off rear reading lamps:
Press respective reading lamp switch
X
.
Wipers
Notes
! Do not operate the wipers when the wind-
shield 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 wipers in dry weather con-
ditions, always operate the wipers with
washer fluid.
Combination switch
1
Single wipe
Wiping with washer fluid
2
Switching on windshield wipers
X
Switch on the ignition.
Windshield wipers
Switching windshield wipers on/off
M
Windshield wipers off
U
Slow intermittent wiping
Rain sensor operation with low sen-
sitivity.
V
Fast intermittent wiping
Rain sensor operation with high
sensitivity.
u
Slow continuous wiping
t
Fast continuous wiping
X Turn the combination switch in direction of
arrow
2
to the desired position, depend-
ing on the intensity of the rain.
Intermittent wiping
Only switch on intermittent wiping under wet
weather conditions or in the presence of pre-
cipitation.
When you select intermittent wiping, the rain
sensor is activated. The rain sensor automat-
Controls in detail
Z