Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG, Owner'S Manual

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Combination switch
1
$ Windscreen wipers off
2
Ä Intermittent wipe, low
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3
Å Intermittent wipe, high
10
4 ° Continuous wipe, slow
5
¯ Continuous wipe, fast
B
í Single wipe/ î To wipe the
windscreen using washer fluid
X
Select key position 1 or 2 with the Start/
Stop button.
X
Turn the combination switch to the corre-
sponding position.
!
Intermittent wiping with rain sensor: due
to optical influences and the windscreen
becoming dirty in dry weather conditions,
the windscreen wipers may be activated
inadvertently. This could damage the wind-
screen wiper blades or scratch the wind-
screen.
For this reason, you should always switch
off the windscreen wipers in dry weather.
In the Ä or Å position, the appropriate
wiping frequency is set automatically accord-
ing to the intensity of the rain. In the Å
position, the rain sensor is more sensitive
than in the Ä position, causing the wind-
screen wipers to wipe more frequently.
Replacing the wiper blades
Important safety notes
G
WARNING
The wiper arms could start moving and cause
an injury if you leave the windscreen wipers
switched on.
Remove the key from the ignition lock before
replacing the wiper blades.
!
To avoid damaging the windscreen wiper
blades, make sure that you touch only the
wiper arm of the windscreen wiper.
!
Never open the bonnet if a windscreen
wiper arm has been folded away from the
windscreen.
Never fold a windscreen wiper arm without
a wiper blade back onto the windscreen.
Hold the windscreen wiper arm firmly when
you change the wiper blade. If you release
the windscreen wiper arm without a wiper
blade and it falls onto the windscreen, the
windscreen may be damaged by the force
of the impact.
Mercedes-Benz recommends that you have
the wiper blades replaced by a qualified
specialist workshop, e.g. at a Mercedes-
Benz Service Centre.
Replacing the wiper blades
Removing the wiper blades
Moving the wiper blades to a vertical posi-
tion
X
Switch off the engine.
X
Remove your foot from the brake pedal.
X
Set the windscreen wipers to posi-
tion ° .
X
Press the Start/Stop button repeatedly
until the windscreen wipers start.
X
When the wiper arms have reached a ver-
tical position, press the Start/Stop button.
9
Rain sensor set to low sensitivity.
10 Rain sensor set to high sensitivity.
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Windscreen wipers
Lights
and
windscreen
wipers