Mercedes-Benz M-Class 2009 Owners Manual - Manual (Page 118)

Wipers
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Interior lighting in the rear
! An interior lamp switched on manually
does not go out automatically.
Leaving an interior lamp switch in the ON
position for extended periods of time with
the engine turned off could result in a
discharged battery.
The rear reading lamps are located above the
rear door windows.
1 Rear reading lamp
X Switching on/off rear reading lamps:
Press reading lamp 1 as indicated by the
arrow.
Wipers
Notes
! Do not operate the wipers when the
windshield/rear window is dry. Dust that
accumulates on a windshield/rear window
might scratch the glass and/or damage the
wiper blades when wiping occurs on a dry
windshield/rear window. If it is necessary
to operate the wipers in dry weather
conditions, always operate the wipers with
washer fluid.
Combination switch
1
Single wipe
Wiping with washer fluid
2 Switching on windshield wipers
X Switch on the ignition.
Windshield wipers
Switching on/off
M Windshield wipers off
U Slow intermittent wiping
Rain sensor operation with low
sensitivity.
V Fast intermittent wiping
Rain sensor operation with high
sensitivity.
u Slow continuous wiping
t Fast continuous wiping
X Turn the combination switch in direction of
arrow
2 to the desired position,
depending on the intensity of the rain.
Intermittent wiping
Only switch on intermittent wiping under wet
weather conditions or in the presence of
precipitation.
When you select intermittent wiping, the rain
sensor is activated. The rain sensor sets a
Controls in detail