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Wi
ndscreen wipers and windscreen washer
sy stem Switching
the windscreen wipers on/off #
1 í Single wipe/ îwipes with
wa sher fluid #
1gWi ndscreen wipers off #
2 Ä Intermittent wiping, normal #
3 Å Intermittent wiping, frequent #
4 ° Continuous wiping, slow #
5 ¯ Continuous wiping, fast Re
placing the windsc reen wiper blades &
WARNING Risk of becoming trapped if
th e windscreen wipers are switched on
while wiper blades are being replaced
If th e windscreen wipers begin tomo vewhile
yo u are changing the wiper blades, you can
be trapped bythe wiper arm. #
Alw ays switch off the windscreen wip‐
ers and ignition before changing the
wiper blades. Moving
the wiper arms toave rtical position #
Set the windscreen wipers tothe° slow
continuous wiping position on the combina‐
tion switch. #
As soon as the wiper arms are vertical rela‐
tive tothe engine bonn et, switch off the igni‐
tion. #
Foldthe wiper arm away from the wind‐
screen.
Re moving the wiper blades #
Hold the wiper arm with one hand. With the
ot her hand, turn the wiper blade in the direc‐
tion of ar row1away from the wiper arm to
th estop. 12 2
Light and sight
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#
Make sure that no windsc reen washer
concentrate spills out next tothefiller
opening. #
Remo vecap 1bytheta b. #
Top up thewa sher fluid. Cleaning and care
Information on
washing theve hicle in a car
wa sh &
WARNING Risk of an accident due to
re duced braking po wer af terwa shing the
ve hicle
Braking ef ficiency is reduced af terwa shing
th eve hicle. #
Afterth eve hicle has been washed,
brake carefully while paying attention to
th e traf fic conditions until braking
po we r has been fully restored. To
avo id damage to yourvehicle when using a
car wash, ensure thefo llowing beforehand:
R Toavo id possible water ingress in theve hi‐
cle, it is preferable touse car washes which
allow the high-pressure pre-wash tobe deac‐
tivated (specification forth e Cabrio pro‐
gramme).
R It is imperative toavo id a subsequent hot-
wa x treatment. R
Remo vetheke y in order toensure that the
draught stop on the front windscreen
re tracts.
R Distance Pilot DISTRONIC and the HOLD
function are switched off.
R The 360° Camera or there ve rsing camera is
switched off.
R The side windo wsand soft top are closed
comple tely.
R The blo werfo rth eve ntilation/heating is
switched off.
R The windsc reen wiper switch is in position
g.
R In car washes with a towing mechanism: neu‐
tral iis engaged.
R The key is at a dis tance of at least 3 m away
from theve hicle, otherwise the boot lid could
open unintentionall y.
% If, af terth e car wash, youre mo vethewax
from the windscreen and wiper rubber, this
will pr event smearing and reduce wiper
noise. Maintenance and care
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Wi
ndo ws
Closing (all) ............................................ 73
Opening (all) .......................................... 73
Wi ndo ws
see Side windo ws
Wi ndo ws(Care) ...................................... .358
Wi ndscreen .............................. 122, 124, 12 9
Demi sting ............................................ 12 9
Re placing the wiper blades .................. 12 2
Re placing wiper blades (MAGIC
VISION CONTROL) ............................... 124
Wi ndscreen
see Windsc reen
Wi ndscreen washer fluid ........................ 41 5
No tes ................................................... 41 5
Wi ndscreen washer sy stem
To pping up ...........................................3 52
Wi ndscreen wipers
Ac tivating/deactivating ...................... .122
Re placing the wiper blades .................. 12 2
Re placing wiper blades (MAGIC
VISION CONTROL) ............................... 124Wi
nter operation
Snow chains ........................................ 384
Wi nter tyres
Setting the permanent speed limit ...... 180
Wi per blades
Ca re .................................................... 358
Changing ............................................. 12 2
Re placing (MAGIC VISION CONTROL)
.............................................................1 24
Wire lesscharging
Fu nction/no tes .................................... 11 0
Mobile phone ....................................... 11 2
Wire lessvehicle comp onents
Declaration of con form ity ...................... 21
Wo rkshop
see Qualified specialist workshop 516
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