Lights and Visibility50
For the sake of the environment
You should switch off the rear window heater as soon as the rear window is clear. The reduced current consumption will have a favourable effect on fuel economy ⇒ page 157, “Saving electricity”.
Sun visors
Using the sun visors can contribute to increasing road safety.
You can pull the sun visor for the driver or front passenger out of the fixture and swivel it toward the door in the direction of the arrow ⇒fig. 40.
A vanity mirror*, which is provided with a cover, is located in the sun visor on the driver and front passenger side. Push the cover in direction of arrow .
WARNING
The sun visors must not be swivelled to the side windows into the deploy-ment area of the head airbags if any ob jects, such as ball-point pens etc. are attached to them. This might result in injuries to the occupants if the head airbag is deployed.
Windshield wiper and wash system
Windshield wiper
You can operate the windscreen wipers and automatic wipe/wash
using the windscreen wiper lever.
The windscreen wiper lever ⇒fig. 41 has the following positions:
Finger-operated wiping
– Position the lever down into position if you wish to wipe the wind-
screen only for a single wipe - spring-tensioned position.
Intermittent wiping
– Position the lever up into position .
– Set with the switch the desired break between the individual wiper
strokes
Slow wipe
– Position the lever up into position .
Fig. 40 Sun visor: swivel- ling out
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Fig. 41 Windscreen wiper lever
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