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The light* for the make-up mirror comes on auto
matically when you slide open the mirror cover
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Windscreen wipers
Switching on the windscreen wipers
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Fig. 45
Windscreen
wiper
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Fig.
46 Control lever for rear wiper
Move the windscreen wiper lever to the appropri
ate position:
@-Wipers
off
(Î) - Intermittent wipe. Move switch
®
to the Left
or to the right to increase or reduce the wiper de
lay interval. If your vehicle is equipped with a rain
sensor*, the windscreen wipers will be activated
automatically in the rain as long as the vehicle
has been moving faster than approx. 4 km/h at
Least once. The higher the sensitivity level for the
rain sensor (i.e. the further switch
(Â)
is moved to
the right), the sooner the windscreen wipers re
act to moisture on the windscreen. You can deac
tivate the rain sensor mode on the infotainment
system (this will activate the intermittent wipe
mode). To do so, select: |MENU| button > Car >
left control button > Driver assist
>
Rain sensor.
@-
Slow wipe
(|)-
Fast
wipe
(?) - Single wipe. If
you
hold the lever in this
posi
tion,
the wipers will switch from slow continuous
wiping to fast continuous wiping after
a
while.
(D - Wash/wipe. The screen is given an extra wipe
a few seconds later to remove any dribbles of wa
ter (if the vehicle is moving and the temperature
is above approx. 4
°C).
You can deactivate this
function by moving the lever to position
(s)
again
within 10 seconds after the extra wipe. The ex
tra-wipe function is activated again the next time
you switch on the ignition.
Headlight washers*. The headlight washer sys
tem*
only operates when the dipped headlights
are switched on. The headlights are also auto
matically washed intermittently when you move
the lever to position
(s).
(?) - Rear wipe. The rear window is wiped approxi
mately every 6 seconds.
If the windscreen wipers are on and in operation,
the rear window wiper will also be switched on
automatically when you engage reverse gear.
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Rear wash/wipe. The number of wiper cycles
depends on how long you hold the Lever in
posi
tion©.
A WARNING
- The rain sensor* is only intended to assist
the driver. The driver is still obliged to
man
ually operate the windscreen wipers as re
quired depending on visibility.
- Do not use water-repellent coatings on the
windscreen. In bad visibility conditions such
as light
rain,
low sun or when driving at
night these coatings can cause increased
dazzle, which is a serious safety hazard.
Such coatings can aLso cause the wiper
blades to judder.
- Poor visibility can cause accidents. Always
ensure that the wiper blades are in good
condition
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56, Changing the
wind
screen wiper blades.
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