2023 MERCEDES-BENZ GLC COUPE windshield wipers

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wiperandwindshield washer syst asher
system em
SwitcSwitc
hingt hing
the windshield wiper he
windshield wiperon/o. on/
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005AWindsh ieldwipero.
0048 0062 Automatic wiping ,nor mal
0049 0063 Automatic wiping ,fr equent
004A 00AA Continuous wiping,slo w
004B 00A9 Continuous wiping,fa st #
Turn thecombination switchto thecor re-
spond ingposit ion0047-004B. #
Sing lewipe/ w Si
ng lewipe/ washing : ashing
:push thebutt ononthe
combin ationswitchin thedir ection ofarro w
1 .
R 00D3 Singlewi pe
R 00D4 Wipes withwa sher 0uid
% Obser vetheno teson washing theve hicle ina
car wash (/ page278) . RR
eplaci ngt eplaci
ngthe wind shield wiperblades he
wind shield wiperblades &
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AR NIN G AR
NIN GRisk ofbecomi ngtrapped ifth e
wind shield wipersar eswitc hedonwhile
wiper blades arebein gre placed
If th ewindshield wipersbegin tomo vewhile
yo uar ech ang ingthewiper blades, youcan be
tr apped bythewiper arm. #
Alwaysswitc ho. thewindshield wipers
and vehicle beforech ang ingthewiper
blades. MoMo
ving t ving
the wiper ar he
wiper arms int ms
intot o
the r he
replacement posi- eplacement
posi-
tion tion
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Switc hth eve hicle onand then o. again
immediat ely. #
Within around 15seconds, press and hold the
00D4 buttononthecombination switchfo r
appr oximat elyth re eseconds (/page123).
The wiper arms will moveintoth ere placement
position.
R R
emo emo
ving t ving
the wiper blades he
wiper blades #
Foldthewiper arms away from thewindshield. Light
andvisibility
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Switcho. theve hicle. #
Neverto uc hth edang erzones surround-
ing moving components, e.g.thero tation
ar ea ofthefa n. #
Remo vejewe leryand watches . #
Keep items ofclo thing and hair away
fr om moving parts. &
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AR NIN G AR
NIN GRisk ofinjuryfrom touc hing live
com ponents
The ignition system and thefuel injection sys-
te m oper atewit hahigh voltag e. Youcould
re ceiv ean elect ric shoc k. #
Neverto uc hcom ponents oftheignition
sy stem orfuel injection system when the
ve hicle isswitc hedon. The
livecom pone ntsincl ude thefo llo wing, for
ex am ple:
R Ignition coils
R Fuelinject ors R
Electr iclines totheignition coilsandthefuel
inject ors &
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ARNING ARNING
Riskofbur nsfrom hotcom po-
nent partsintheengine compartment
Cer tain com ponent partsintheengine com-
par tment canbevery hot,e.g .th eengine, the
cooler andpartsof theex haus tsy stem. #
Allow theengine tocool down and only
to uc hcom ponent partsdescr ibedinthe
fo llo wing. &
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ARNIN G ARNIN
GRisk ofinjur yfrom using the
wind shield wiperswhen thehood isopen
If th ewindshield wipersst ar tmo ving when the
hood isopen ,yo ucould betrapped bythe
wiper linkage . #
Alwaysswitc ho. thewindshield wipers
and theve hicle /rst ifyo uneed toopen
th ehood. Opening
t Opening
the hood he
hood #
Torelease thehood, pullonhandle 1. Maint
enance andcare
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N N
O O
TE TE
Dam ageca use dby aut omati cbr ak -
ing If
one ofthefo llo wing functions isactiv ated,
th eve hicle brak es aut omati callyin cer tain sit-
uations:
R ActiveBr ak eAssi st
R ActiveDist ance AssistDIS TRONI C
R HOLD function
R ActivePa rking Assist
To avo iddamag eto theve hicle, deactivat e
th ese systems inthefo llo wing orsimilar situa-
tions: #
Duringtowing . #
Inacar wash. *
N NO O
TE TE
Damag edue tounsuit ablecarwash #
Beforedr ivi ng intoacar wash mak esur e
th at thecar wash issuit able forth eve hi-
cle dimen sions. #
Ensu rether eis su1cien tgr ound clear-
ance between theunderbody andthe
guide rails ofthecar wash. #
Ensur eth at theclear ance widthof the
car wash, inpar ticu larthewidt hof the
guide rails, issu1cien t. To
avo iddamag eto your vehicle when usingacar
wa sh, ensu rethefo llo wing beforehand:
R ActiveDist ance AssistDIS TRONI Cis dea ctiva-
te d.
R The HOLD function isswitc hedo..
R The 360° Camer aor there ve rsing camer ais
switc hedo..
R The side windo wsand slidingsunr oofarecom-
ple tely closed.
R The blowerfo rth eve ntila tion andheating is
sw itched o..
R The wind shield wipersw itchis in pos ition005A.
R The keyis at amin imumdis tance of10 T
(3 m) awa yfrom theve hicle. Other wise the
ta ilg atecould openunintentionall y.
R Forcar washes withacon veyo rsy stem: -
Neutr al005C iseng aged.
- Ifyo uwo uld liketo lea vetheve hicle while
it is bein gwa shed, makesur eth eke yis
locat edintheve hicle. Park position 005Dis
ot her wise automati callyeng aged.
% If,aTer thecar wash, youre mo vethewa x
fr om thewindshield andwiper rubber s,this
will prev ent smear ingand reduce wiper noise. InfInf
or or
mation onusing apo w mation
onusing apo wer w er
washer asher
&
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ARNIN G ARNIN
GRisk ofan accident whenusing
po we rwa sher swit hro und-spr aynozzles
The waterje tcan cause extern all yin visi ble
damag e.
Com ponentsdamag edinthis wa yma yun ex-
pect edlyfa il. #
Donotuse apo we rwa sher withro und-
spr aynozzles . #
Have damag edtires orchassis parts
re placed immediat ely. Maint
enanc eand care
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t t
es on car es
on car eof v e
of vehicle par ehicle
parts ts
&
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ARNIN G ARNIN
GRisk ofentr apment ifth ewind-
shield wipersar eswitc hedonwhile the
wind shield isbein gclean ed
If th ewindshield wipersar ese tin mo tion
while youar ecleaning thewindshield orwiper
blades, youcan betrapped bythewiper arm. #
Alwaysswitc ho. thewindshield wipers
and theve hicle beforeclean ingthewind-
shield orwiper blades. &
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ARNIN G ARNIN
GRisk ofbur nsfrom theta ilpipe
and tailpipe trims
The exhaus tta ilpipe andtailpipe trims can
become very hot.Ifyo ucome intocont act
wit hth ese partsof theve hicle, youcould burn
yo urself. #
Alwaysbe par ticu larlycar efular ound the
ta ilpipe andtheta ilpipe trims and super -
vise childr enespecia lly closel yin this
ar ea. #
Allo wvehicle partsto cool down before
to uc hing them. To
avo iddamag eto theve hicle, observetheno tes
on cleaning andcareof thefo llo wing vehicle
par ts:
Wheel sand r Wheel
sand rims ims
R Use waterand acid-fr eeallo ywheel cleaner s.
R Donotuse acidic alloywheel cleaner sto
re mo vebrak edust .This could damag ewheel
bolts andbrak ecom ponent s.
R Toavo idcor rosion ofthebr ak edisk sand
br ak epads, drive th eve hicle fora fe w minu tes
aTer clean ingbeforepar king it.The brak e
disk sand brak epads warm upand dryout.
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indo ws indo
ws
R Clean thewindo wsinside andoutside witha
dam pclo thand withaclean ingagent recom-
mende dfo rMer cedes-Benz.
R Donotuse dryclo thsor abr asiv eor sol vent-
bas edcleaning agents toclean theinside of
windo ws. %
ATe rch ang ingthewiper blades ortreating
th eve hicle withwa x,clean thewindshield
th or oughl ywit hcleaning agents recommen -
ded forMer cedes-Benz. Failur eto obser vethe
appli catio nins tructi ons mayre sult indamag e,
smear marksorglar espo ts.
% Remo veextern al fogging ordirton thewind-
shield infront ofthemultifun ctioncamer a.
Ot her wise, driving systems anddriving safety
sy stems maybe impair edornotav ailabl e
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iper blade s iper
blade s
R Movethewiper arms intoth ere placement
position (/page123).
R With thewiper arms folded out,clean the
wiper blades withadam pclo th.
% Mak esur eth at thewiper blades arecoat ed.
The coating canleaveresidue son aclo th.Do
no tru bth ewiper blades excessiv elyor clean
th em toooTen.
Ext Ext
er er
ior lightin g ior
lightin g
R Clean thelenses withawe tspo ngeand mild
clea ning agent (e.g. carshampoo). 282282
Maint
enance andcare

This
couldresult ina/r e. #
Alwaysre place faulty fuses withspeci-
/ed newfuses containing thecor rect
am per age. *
N NO O
TE TE
Damag edue toincor rect fuse s Using
incorrect fuse scan result indamag eto
electr icalcom ponents orsystems ortheir
function sbeing consider ablyre str icte d. #
Use onlyfuses approvedfo rMer cedes-
Benz withth ere specti vespeci/ed fuse
ra ting. Blo
wn fuses mustbereplaced withfuses ofthe
same rating, whichyoucan recogn izebythecolor
and thelabel. Thefuse ratings andfurther infor-
mation tobe obser vedcan befound inthefuse
assignment diagram.
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use assignmen tdiag r use
assignmen tdiag ram: am:
onthefuse boxin the
car gocom partmen t(/ page305) . *
N NO O
TE TE
Damag eor malfu nctions caused by
moist ure Mois
turema ycause damag eto theelectr ical
sy stem orcause itto malfun ction. #
When thefuse boxis open, makesur e
th at no mois turecan enterthefuse box. #
When closing thefuse box,mak esur e
th at theseal ofthelid ispositioned cor-
re ctl yon thefuse box. If
th ene wly inser tedfuse alsoblows,ha ve the
cause traced andrecti/ed ataqu ali/ed special ist
wo rkshop.
Ensur eth efo llo wing beforere placing afuse:
R The vehicle issecur edagains tro lling away.
R Allelec trica lcons umersareswitc hedo..
R The vehicle isswitc hedo..
The elect rical fuse sar elocat edinvarious fuse
bo xes:
R Fuse boxin theengine compartment onthe
dr iver's side (/page303) R
Fuse boxon thedr iver's side ofthecoc kpit
(/ page304)
R Fuse boxin thefront passeng erfoot we ll
(/ page304)
R Fuse boxin thecar gocom partment onthe
ri ght-h andsideof theve hicle, when viewe din
th edir ection oftrave l(/ page305) Opening
andclosing t Opening
andclosing the fuse bo he
fuse boxin t x
in the engine he
engine
com com
par par
tment tment
RR
eq eq
uir uir
ements ements
R Adr yclo thand ascr ewdriver areto hand.
Obser vetheno teson elect rical fuse s
(/ page302) .
Openi ng Openi
ng &
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AR NING AR
NING Riskofinjuryfrom using the
wind shield wiperswhen thehood isopen
If th ewindshield wipersst ar tmo ving when the
hood isopen ,yo ucould betrapped bythe
wiper linkage . Br
ea kd ow nas sist anc e
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#
Alwaysswitc ho. thewindshield wipers
and theve hicle /rst ifyo uneed toopen
th ehood. #
Turn retaining clip2oncover1 aqu arter-
tur ncount er-cloc kwise. #
Foldcover1 upinthedir ection ofthear ro w. #
Remo veanymois turepr esen tfr om thefuse
bo xusing adr yclo th. #
Uns crew screws3 and remo vefus ebo xlid
4 from theto p.
Closing Closing
#
Chec kwhe ther theseal ispositioned correctl y
in lid 4. #
Inser tlid 4 intoth ebr ac ketat there ar ofthe
fus ebo x. #
Folddo wn lid4 ofthefuse boxand tight en
scr ews3. #
Folddo wn cover1. #
Turn retaining clip2oncover1 aqu arter-
tur ncloc kwise. #
Clos eth ehood. Opening
andclosing t Opening
andclosing the fuse bo he
fuse boxin t x
in the coc he
coc kpit kpit
R
Obser vetheno teson elect rical fuse s
(/ page302) .
The fuse boxis on thedr iver's side ontheside of
th ecoc kpit under aco ver. #
Toopen andclose it,consult anaut hor ized
Mer cedes-Ben zCent er. Opening
andclosing t Opening
andclosing the fuse bo he
fuse boxin t x
in the fr he
front ont
passeng passeng
erf er
foo oo
tw tw
ell ell
Obser
vetheno teson elect rical fuse s
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iper blade s iper
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Re placing (windshield) ............................ 123
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