42 Getting started
Drivingi
Vehicles with a rain sensor*:
The winds cree nw iper s are aut omatically
sw itched to intermittent wipe when the vehicle is
station ary.
The intermitt ent wipe stops as soon asyou open
the driver's or passenger door. Thi sprotects per-
sons get ting intoor out of the vehicle from being
sprayed. Intermittent wipe continu eswhe nyou:
! turn the com bination switch to IIor III
or when the engine isrunning and you:
! close the doors again
! move the selector lever toDor R(vehicles
with automatic tra nsmission*) Single wipe
6
Briefly push the combination sw itch up
to the pressure point in the direc tion of
arrow 1.
The windscreen wipers wipe once with-
out washer fluid.
Wi ping the windscreen using washer fluid
6
Push the combination swi tch beyond
the pressure point in the direction of
arrow 1.
The windscreen wipers wipe with
washer fluid.
i Wipe wit hwasher fluid, even ifit is rai ning.
This will help to prevent smears on the wind-
screen. Intermittent wipe
i
Vehicle swith a rain sensor*:
The rain sensor controls the windscreen wipers
au tomatically ,dependi ngon how wet the wind-
screen is.
6 Turn the com bination switch to I.
A wiper sweep takes place and subsequent
wipe intervals depend on how wetth e wind-
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416 Technical data
Service products and capacities
The antifreeze and corrosion inhibitor con-
centration in the cooling system should:
! be at least 50%. This will pro tect the
cool ing sy stem against freezing down
to approximately –37 °C.
! not exceed 55% (antifreeze protection
down to –45 °C), since the heat is then
not dissipated as effectively.
If the vehicle has lost coolant, top it up with
equal parts of water and an antifreeze and
corrosion inhibitor. Mercedes-Benz recom-
mends that you use an antifreeze and cor-
rosion inhibitor which has been approved
for Mercedes-Benz.
! The co oling system has a permanent supply
which must be renewed after 15 years or
250,000 km at the most.
Merc edes-Be nzrecommends that you use an an-
tifreeze and cor rosion inhibitor which has been
appr oved for Mercedes-Benz. Over a period of time, the brake fluid ab-
sorbs moisture from the air; this reduces
its boiling point.
i
There is usually a notice in the engine com-
partment to remind you when the next brakeflu-
id change is due. The windscreen washer reservoir holds
approximately
3litres on all models with
aw indscreen washe rsystem. On models
with a heated windscreen washer fluid res-
ervoir ora headlamp cleaning system*, the
re servoir holds 6litres.
The head lamp cleaning system* and the
windscreen washer system have a com-
mon supply from the windscreen washer
fl uid reservoir.
6 Fill the windscreen washer fluid reser-
voirwith a solution of water and wind-
screen washer concentrate. Adapt the
mix ing ratio to sui tthe outsi detemper-
atures.
The windscreen wipers leave no marks.
The headlamp cleaning system and the
windscreen washer system do not
freeze. Brake fluid
G
Riskofaccident If the boiling
point of the brake fluid is too
low, vapour pockets may fo rmin the brake
system when the brak esare applied hard
(e.g. when driving dow nhill). This would im-
pair braki ngefficiency.
Have the brake fluid renewed every
tw oy ears. Windscreen washer sys
tem G
Riskof fire Winds
creen washer concentrate is highly
fla mm able. Fire, naked fl ames and smoking
are prohibited when you are handling wind-
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