2018 MERCEDES-BENZ E-CLASS SEDAN windshield wipers

Windshield wiper and windshield washer
sy stem
Switching thew indshield wiper son/off
1g Windshield wipe rsoff
2Ä Intermittent wiping, normal
3ÅIntermittent wiping, frequent
4°Continuous wiping, slow
5¯Continuous wiping, fast
#Turn thec ombination switc htothe cor rect
position 1-5.
#Sin glew ipe/washing: pushtheb utton on
th ec ombination switc hinthe direction of
ar row 1.
Rí Single wipe
RîWipes wit hwasherf luid
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 stothe° slow
continuous wiping position on thec ombina‐
tion switch.
#As soon as thew iper arms ar evertical rela‐
tiv etot he hood, switc hoffthei gnition.
Re moving the wiper blades
#Foldthew iper arms away from thew ind‐
shield.
12 0
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
hood byappr oximatel y15in( 40 cm).
#Toclose: lowe rthe hood and le titfall from a
height of appr oximatel y8in (20 cm).
#Ifth eh ood can still be lif teds lightl y,open
th eh ood again and close it wit halittle more
fo rc eu ntil it engages cor rectl y.
322
Maintenanc eand care

Notesonc areofc ar 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:
Note sonc leaning and car eA voiding vehicl edamage
Wheels/rims Usewate rand acid-free wheelc leaners.
RDo notuse acidic wheelc leanerstoremovebrak edust.
This could damag ewheel bolts and brak ecomponents.
RToavoid cor rosion of theb rake discs and brak epads,
driv ethe vehicle foraf ewminutes af terc leaning before
parking it. The brak ediscs and brak epadsw armupa nd
dr yo ut.
Wi ndo ws
Cleanthew indo wsonthei nside and outside using adamp
clo thand cleanin gagentsr ecommende dbyMercedes-Benz. Do no
tuse dr ycloth sora brasiv eorsolve nt-based cleaning
agents toclean thei nside of windo ws.
Maintenance and care 329

partmentand trunk ,onlyu sethose fuses
mar kedw ithan" S". The fuse rating sarelist ed in
th ef use assignmen tdiagram.
Fu se assignment diag ram: onthef use bo xin
th et runk (
→pag e353).
* NO
TEDama geor malfunctions caused
by moisture
Moistur emaycause dama getothee lectrical
sy stem or cause it tomalfunction.
#When thef use bo xisopen, mak esure
th at no moistur ecan enter thef use
box.
#When closing thef use box, mak esure
th at thes eal of thel id is positioned cor‐
re ctly on thef use box.
Ifth en ewlyinser tedf use also blo ws,have the
cause trace dand rectifie dataq ualified special‐
is tw orks hop, e.g. aMercedes-Benz Service Cen‐
te r.
Ensure thef ollowing befor ereplacing afuse:
RThe vehicle is secured agains trolling away.
RAll electrica lconsumer sareswitched off.
RThe ignition is switched off.
The electrica lfus es ar eloc ated in various fuse
bo xes:
RFu se bo xont he driver's side of thee ngine
compartmen t(→page351)
RFu se bo xont he driver's side of thec ockpit
(→pag e352)
RFuse bo xinthe front passenger foot we ll
(→pag e352)
RFuse bo xinthe trunk on ther ight-hand side
of thev ehicle, when vie wedint he direction
of tr avel(
→pag e353)
Fuse bo xinthe engine compartment
Obser vethen otes on electrical fuses
(→pag e350).
Re quirements:
RYoun eedad ryclo thand ascrew driver. 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.
Breakdown assis tance 351

Restartin gthe tir epressur emonitor‐
ing sy stem .......................................... .361
Ro tating ............................................... 376
Selectio n.............................................. 374
Sno wchains ........................................ 355
Speed rating ........................................ 369
St oring .................................................3 77
Te mp eratur egrade .............................. 366
Ti re and Loading Info rmatio nplacar d..3 61
Ti re characteristic s............................. .369
Ti re pressur e(No tes) ........................... 356
Ti re pressur emonitoring sy stem
(function) ............................................. 359
Ti re pressur etable .............................. 357
Ti re Quality Grading ............................. 366
Ti re size designation ............................3 69
TIREFIT kit ...........................................3 36
Tr action grade .................................... .366
Tr ead wear grade ................................ .366
Un usual handlingc haracteristics ........ 354
Wi -Fi
Overvie w............................................. 240
Setting ................................................. 240
Setting up ahotspo t............................ 241
Setting up an Interne tconnection ....... 289 Wi
ndo wcurtain air bag ........................... .38
Wi ndo wlifte r
see Side windo ws
Wi ndo ws
see Side windo ws
Wi ndo ws(Care) ...
...................................
.329
Wi ndshield
Defrosting ............................................ 127
Infrared reflectiv e................................ 125
Re placing thew iper blades .................. 120
Wi ndshield heater ................................... 132
Wi ndshield heating
see Windshield hea ter
Wi ndshield washer fluid .........................3 93
No tes. ................................................. 393
Wi ndshield washer sy stem
Re filling .............................................. .325
Wi ndshield wipers
Re placing thew iper blades .................. 120
Switching on/of f................................. 120
Wi nter operation
Sno wchains ........................................ 355 Wi
per blades
Ca re .................................................... 329
Re placing .............................................1 20
Wire lesscharging
Fu nction/no tes. ................................... 110
Mobile phone ....................................... 112
Wire lessvehicl ecom ponents
Declaratio nofconform ity ...................... 23
Wo rkout prog ram
Overvie w................................................ 91
Wo rkshop
see Qualified specialis tworks hop
Index 493