SMART fortwo 2015, Owner'S Manual, Page: 83 / 228

Intermittent wipe
Vehicles with a rain sensor: the appropriate
wiping frequency is automatically set
according to the intensity of the rain. With
intermittent wiping you can also adjust the
sensitivity of the rain sensor using con-
trol
:
. When the sensitivity is set to high,
the windscreen wiper wipes more frequently.
X
To switch on: start the engine ( Y page 93).
X
Press the combination switch to the
Ã
position.
The windscreen wipers sweep once.
Switching the rear window wiper on/off
Combination switch
:
Control
2
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Rear window wiper off
3
è
Rear window wiper on
4
ô Wiping with washer fluid
X
Turn the key to position 2 in the ignition
lock or start the engine (
Y page 93).
X
Turn control
:
on the combination switch
to the corresponding position.
Replacing the wiper blades
Important safety notes
G
WARNING
If the windscreen wipers begin to move
while you are changing the wiper blades,
you can be trapped by the wiper arm. There
is a risk of injury.
Always switch off the windscreen wipers
and ignition before changing 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 service cover/tailgate if a
windscreen wiper arm has been folded away
from the windscreen/rear window.
Never fold a windscreen wiper arm without
a wiper blade back onto the windscreen/
rear window.
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/rear
window, the windscreen/rear window may be
damaged by the force of the impact.
smart recommends that you have the wiper
blades changed at a qualified specialist
workshop.
Replacing the windscreen wiper blades
Removing the wiper blades
X
Turn the key to position 1 or 2 in the igni-
tion lock (
Y page 93).
X
Press the combination switch to the
5
position ( Y page 80).
The wiper arms move slowly upwards.
X
When the wiper arms are vertical in rela-
tion to the service cover, turn the key to
position 0 and remove it from the ignition
lock.
X
Fold the wiper arm away from the wind-
screen.
Windscreen wipers
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Lights and windscreen wipers.
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