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Wi
ndscreen wipers and windscreen washer
sy stem Switching
the windscreen wipers on/off 1
gWindsc reen wipers off
2 Ä Intermittent wiping, normal
3 Å Intermittent wiping, frequent 4
° Continuous wiping, slow
5 ¯ Continuous wiping, fast #
Turn the combination switch tothe cor re‐
sponding position 1-5. #
Single wipe/washing: pushthe button on
th e combination switch in the direction of
ar row 1.
R í Single wipe
R î Wiping with washer fluid 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 tothech ange posi‐
tion #
Switch the ignition on and switch off again
immediatel y. #
Within around 15seconds, press button
î onthe combination switch for appro x‐
ima tely thre e seconds (→ page131).
The wiper arms will mo veinto thech ange
position.
Re moving the wiper blades #
Foldthe wiper arms away from the wind‐
screen. Light and sight
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#
Remo vecap 1bytheta b. #
Top up thewa sher fluid. Ke
eping the air-water duct free #
Keep the area between the bonn etand the
windscreen free of deposits, e.g. ice, sn ow
and lea ves. 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 Active Dis tance Assi stDISTRONIC and the
HOLD function are deactivated.
R the 360° Camera or there ve rsing camera is
switched off.
R the side windo wsand sliding sun roof are
comple tely closed. R
the blo werfo rth eve ntilation/heating is
switched off.
R the windscreen wiper switch is in position
g.
R in car washes with a con veyo r sy stem: neu‐
tral iis engaged.
R theke y is at a dis tance of at least 3 maw ay
from theve hicle, otherwise the boot lid could
open unintentionally.
% Ifyo uwo uld like tolea vetheve hicle while it
is being washed, make sure theke y is loca‐
te d in theve hicle. The jgear is otherwise
automatically engaged.
% If, af terth e car wash, youre mo vethewax
from the windscreen and wiper rubbers, this
will pr event smearing and reduce wiper
noise. Maintenance and care
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Wi
ndscreen ..............................................1 37
Defrosting ............................................ 137
Infrared reflective ................................ 13 6
Wi ndscreen
see Windsc reen
see Windshield
Wi ndscreen heating ................................ 14 2
Wi ndscreen heating
see Windsc reen heating
Wi ndscreen washer fluid ........................ 460
No tes .................................................. 460
Wi ndscreen washer sy stem
To pping up ...........................................3 94
Wi ndscreen wipers
Changing the wiper blades ...................1 31
Switching on/off ................................. 131
Wi ndshield ............................................... 131
Changing the wiper blades ...................1 31
Wi nter operation
Snow chains ........................................ 428
Wi nter tyres
Setting the permanent speed limita‐
tion ...................................................... 19 6Wi
per blades
Ca re .................................................... 400
Re placing .............................................1 31
Wire lesscharging
Fu nction/no tes .................................... 11 9
Mobile phone ....................................... 12 0
Wire lessvehicle comp onents
Declaration of con form ity ...................... 25
Wo rkout prog ramme
Overview ............................................... 98
Wo rkshop
see Qualified specialist workshop 582
Index