Lights and Visibility
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Using the system
Safety
Driving Tips
General Maintenance
Breakdown assistance
Technical Data
Windshield wiper and wash systemWindshield wiper You can operate the windscreen wipers and automatic wipe/wash using the windscreen wiper lever.The windscreen wiper lever
fig. 46
has the following positions:
Finger-operated wiping– If you wish to wipe the windscreen only
briefly
, push the lever into the sprung
position .
Intermittent wiping– Position the lever up into position . – Set with the switch the desired brea
k between the individual wiper strokes
Slow wipe– Position the lever up into position .Fast wipe– Position the lever up into position .
Automatic wipe/wash for windscreen– Pull the lever towards the steering wheel into the spring-tensioned position ,
the wash system and the windscreen wipers will operate.
– Release the lever. The windscreen wash system stops and the wiper continues for
another 1 - 3 wiper strokes (depending on
the period of spraying of the wind-
screen).
Wiping the rear window pane– Push the lever away from the st
eering wheel into position
fig. 46
, the wide-
screen wiper will operate every 6 seconds.
Automatic wipe/wash for the rear window pane– Push the lever away from the steering wheel into the spring-tensioned position ,
the windscreen wiper and wash system will operate.
– Letting go of the lever will cause the windscreen wash system to stop and the wiper
to continue for another 1 - 3 wiper strokes
(depending on the period of spraying of
the windscreen).
The lever will stay in position after releasing it
.
Switching windscreen wipers off– Move the lever back into
its home position .
The windscreen wipers and the windscreen washer system only operate if the ignition is switched on. The rear window will be wiped again if the window wipers are on when reverse gear is selected. The windscreen washer nozzles for the windscreen are heated* when the ignition is switched on. Top up with wash liquid
page 176.
WARNING
Properly maintained windscreen wiper blades are essential for clear visi-
bility and safe driving
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Fig. 46 Windscreen wiper lever
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