Mercedes-Benz E 320 BLUETEC, 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
Switching on windshield wipers
2
Single wipe
Wiping with windshield washer fluid
왘
Switch on the ignition (
컄
page 37).
Switching on/off 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
!
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, al-
ways operate the windshield wipers with wind-
shield washer fluid (
컄
page 59).
!
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 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 com-
bination switch position
U
or
V
,
앫
set the combination switch to the next high-
er wiper speed
앫
have the windshield wipers checked at the
nearest authorized Mercedes-Benz Center.
i
When the windshield wipers are switched on
and you brake the vehicle to a stop, the time in-
terval between wiper operations is increased.