Mercedes-Benz SLK-Class 2006 Owners Manual - Manual (Page 58)

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Getting started
Driving
Intermittent wiping
Vehicles with rain sensor*:
Intermittent wiping interval is dependent
on wetness of windshield.
̈ Turn the combination switch to
position I.
Vehicles with rain sensor*:
After the initial wipe, pauses between
wipes are automatically controlled by
the rain sensor.
Single wipe
̈ Press the combination switch briefly in
direction of arrow
1 to the resistance
point.
The windshield wipers wipe one time
without washer fluid.
Wiping with windshield washer fluid
̈ Press the combination switch in direc-
tion of arrow
1 past the resistance
point.
The windshield wipers operate with
washer fluid.
For information on filling up the washer
reservoir, see “Windshield washer system
and headlamp cleaning system*”
(
୴ page 315).
!
Vehicles with rain sensor*:
Do not leave windshield wipers in inter-
mittent setting when vehicle is taken to
an automatic car wash or during wind-
shield cleaning. Windshield wipers will
operate in the presence of water
sprayed on the windshield, and wind-
shield wipers may be damaged as a
result.
i
Intermittent wiping is interrupted when
the vehicle is at a standstill and a door
is opened. This helps to avoid people
being sprayed with water from wiper
action when getting into and out of the
vehicle.
Intermittent wiping will be continued
when
ț all doors are closed
and
ț the clutch pedal is depressed (vehi-
cles with manual transmission)
or
ț the gear selector lever is in
position D or R (vehicles with auto-
matic transmission*)
or
ț the wiper setting is changed using
the combination switch
i
To prevent smears on the windshield,
wipe with windshield washer fluid every
now and then even when it is raining.