Replacing wiper blades, Safety notes, Removing wiper blades – Mercedes-Benz E-Sedan 2010 Owners Manual User Manual

Page 324: Installing wiper blades, Practical hints

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X

Turn the bulb counterclockwise with light
pressure and pull it out of bulb socket :.

X

Insert the new bulb into bulb socket : and
turn the bulb clockwise.

X

Insert bulb socket : into the housing and
turn it clockwise.

X

Driver’s side only: Fix the washer fluid
reservoir (

Y

page 320).

Replacing wiper blades

Safety notes

G

Warning!

For safety reasons, switch off the wipers and
remove the SmartKey from the starter switch
(vehicles with KEYLESS-GO: Make sure the
vehicle’s on-board electronics have status

0)

before replacing a wiper blade. Otherwise, the
wiper motor could suddenly turn on and cause
injury.

G

Warning!

Wiper blades are components that are subject
to wear and tear. Replace the wiper blades
twice a year, preferably in the spring and fall.
Otherwise the windshield will not be wiped
properly. As a result, you may not be able to
observe surrounding traffic conditions and
could cause an accident.

!

Never open the hood when a wiper arm is

folded forward.
Hold on to the wiper when folding a wiper
arm back. If released, the force of the
impact from the tensioning spring could
crack the windshield.
Do not allow a wiper arm to contact the
windshield glass without a wiper blade
inserted.
Mercedes-Benz recommends that you have
this work carried out at an authorized
Mercedes-Benz Center.

X

Remove the SmartKey from the starter
switch.

Vehicles with KEYLESS-GO:

X

Make sure the vehicle’s on-board
electronics have status

0 (

Y

page 86).

Removing wiper blades

!

Do not pull on the wiper blade inserts.

They could tear.

X

Fold the wiper arm forward until it snaps
into place.

X

Turn the wiper blade at a right angle to
wiper arm.

X

Slide the wiper blade sideways out of the
retainer.

Installing wiper blades

X

Slide the wiper blade onto the wiper arm
until it locks in place.

X

Rotate the wiper blade into a position
parallel to the wiper arm.

X

Fold the wiper arm backward to rest on the
windshield.
Make sure you hold on to the wiper when
folding the wiper arm back.

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Replacing wiper blades

Practical hints

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