2017 MERCEDES-BENZ E-Class SEDAN windshield wipers

#3Å Intermittent wiping, frequent
#4° Continuou swiping, slow
#5 ¯ Continuou swiping, fast
Changing thew indshield wiper blades
&
WARNING Risk of becoming trapped if
th ew indshield wiper sareswitched on
while wiper blades ar ebeing replaced
If th ew indshield wiper sbegin tomo vewhile
yo ua rechanging thew iper blades, youc an
be trapped bythew iper arm.
#Alw ayss witc hoffthew indshield wipers
and thei gnition befor echanging the
wiper blades.
Moving thew iper arms toav ertical position
#Setthe windshield wiper tothe° slow
continuous wiping position on thec ombina‐
tion switch.
#As soon as thew iper arms ar evertical tothe
engine hood, switc hoffthei gnition.
#Fo ldthew iper ar mawayfromt he windshield. Re
moving the wiper blades
#Hol dthe wiper ar mwitho ne hand. With th e
ot her hand, tur nthe wiper blade in thed irec‐
tion of ar row1away from thew iper ar mto
th es top.
#Slide catch 2inthed irection of ar row 3
until it engages in ther emo valp osition.
#Re mo vethew iper blade in thed irection of
ar row 4away from thew iper arm.
116
Light and visibility

&WARNING Risk of injury from usingthe
windshield wiper swhile thee ngine hood
is open
When thee ngine hood is open and thew ind‐
shield wiper saresetinm otion ,you can be
trappe dbythe wiper linkage.
#Alw ayss witc hoffthew indshield wipers
and ignition befor eopening thee ngine
hood.
#To open: pull lever1 torelease thee ngine
hood.#Push hood catch 1upwards and lif tthe
engine hood appr oximatel y15in( 40 cm).
#Toclose: lowe rthe engine hood and le titfall
wit hal ittle momentum from aheight of
appr oximatel y8in (20 cm).
#Ifth ee ngine hood can still be lif teds lightl y,
open thee ngine hood again and close it with
al ittle mor eforce until it engages cor rectly.
280
Maintenance and care

Notesonc areofv ehicle parts
&
WARNING Risk of entrapment if the
windshield wiper sareswitch ed on while
th ew indshield is being cleaned
If th ew indshield wiper saresetinm otion
while youa recleanin gthe windshield or
wiper blades, youc an be trapped bythe
wiper arm.
#Alw ayss witc hoffthew indshield wipers
and thei gnition befor ecleanin gthe
windshield or wiperb lades.
&
WARNING Risk of burn sfromt ailpipes
and tailpipe trim
The tailpipe and tailpipe trim can become
ve ry hot. If youc om eintoc ontact wit hthese
parts of thev ehicle, youc ouldbur nyourself.
#Alw aysbep articular lycareful around
th et ailpipe and thet ailpipe trim.
#Allo wthe vehicle parts tocool down
befor eyou touc ht hem.
Obser vethef ollowing information:
Information on cleaning and car eAvoiding vehicl edamage
Wheels/rims Usewate rand acid-free whee lcleaners.
RDo no tuse acidic whee lcleaner storemovebrak edust.
This could damag ewheel bolts and brak ecomponents.
RToavoid cor rosion of theb rake disk sand brak elinings,
driv ethe vehicle foraf ewminutes af terc leaning before
parking it. The brak edisksa nd brak elinings warm up and
dried out.
Wi ndo ws
Cleanthew indo wsonthei nside and outside using adamp
clo thand cleanin gproducts recommended byMercedes-
Benz. Do no
tuse dr ycloth s, abrasiv eproducts or cleaning agents
containing sol vents toclean thei nside of thew indo ws.
Maintenance and care 287

Opening
&WARNING Risk of injury from usingthe
windshield wiper swhile thee ngine hood
is open
When thee ngine hood is open and thew ind‐
shield wiper saresetinm otion ,you can be
trappe dbythe wiper linkage.
#Alw ayss witc hoffthew indshield wipers
and ignition befor eopening thee ngine
hood.
#Tu rn clip 2on co ver1 aquar ter-tur nto
th el eft.
#Pull co ver1 upwards in thed irection of the
ar row .
#Remo veanye xisting moisture fromthef use
bo xu sing adryclo th.
#Loosen scr ews4,r emovefuse bo xlid 3
from thet op.
Closing
#Chec kwhether thes eal is positioned cor‐
re ctly in thel id.
Breakdown assis tance 309

Changing............................................. 33 4
Ch anging hub caps .............................. 334
Che cking .............................................. 311
Checkin gthe tir epressur e(man‐
ually) ................................................... .316
Checkin gthe tir epressur e(tirep res‐
sur em onitoring sy stem) ..................... .317
Definitions ........................................... 328
DO T,Tire Identification Number (TIN)
.............................................................3 24
Fla ttire. ............................................... 294
Loadi ndex........................................... 326
Loadr ating ......................................... .326
Maximum tir eloa d. ............................. 325
Maximum tir epressur e....................... 325
MOExtende dtires ................................ 294
Mounting ............................................. 337
Noise .................................................... 311
No tesoni nstalling .............................. .331
Overvie woftirel abeling ......................3 23
Re moving ............................................ 337
Re placing .............................................3 31
Re startin gthe tir epressur emonitor‐
ing sy stem .......................................... .318
Ro tating ............................................... 333
Selection .............................................3 31Sno
wchains ........................................ 312
Spee drating ................. ......................
.326
St oring ................................................ 334
Te mp eratur egrade .............................. 323
Ti re and Loading Info rmatio nplacar d..3 19
Ti re characteristic s............................. .326
Ti re pressur e(No tes) ........................... 312
Ti re pressur emonitoring sy stem
(function) ............................................. 316
Ti re pressur etable .............................. .314
Ti re Quality Grading ............................. 323
Ti re size designation ............................3 26
TIREFIT kit ...........................................2 95
Tr action grade .................................... .323
Tr ead wear grade ................................ .323
Un usual handlingc haracteristics .........3 11
Wi -Fi
Overvie w............................................. 226
Setting .................................................2 27
Setting up ahotspo t............................ 228
Wi ndo wairbag .......................................... .37
Wi ndo ws
Closing. ................................................ .70
Opening ................................................ .70 Wi
ndo ws(Care) ...................................... .287
Wi ndshield
....................................... .116,122
Defrosting ............................................ 122
Infrared reflectiv e................................ 121
Re placing thew iper blades .................. 116
Wi ndshield
see Windshield
Wi ndshield heater ................................... 125
Wi ndshield heating
see Windshield hea ter
Wi ndshield washer fluid .........................3 48
No tes. ................................................. 348
Wi ndshield washer sy stem
Re filling .............................................. .283
Wi ndshield wipers
Ac tivating/deactivating .......................1 15
Re placing thew iper blades .................. 116
Wi nter
Sno wchains ........................................ 312
Wi nter operation
Sno wchains ........................................ 312
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