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Rain sensor
The rain sensor is mounted on the
windscreen, directly in front of the
inside mirror.
Activating the rain sensor:
From ignition key position 1, shift into
lever setting 1. In any event, the wipers
will now sweep across the windscreen
once.
You can leave the lever in setting 1 con-
tinuously, then all you need to do is to
activate the rain sensor from ignition
key position 1.
To do this,
> turn knurled wheel 5 upward or
> clean windscreen, see page 68 .
To adjust the sensitivity of the rain sen-
sor: turn knurled wheel 5.
Deactivating the rain sensor:
Move the lever to the 0 position.
Deactivate the rain sensor in an
automatic car wash, otherwise the
car's wipers may operate and be dam-
aged.
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Normal wiper speed
The wipers change over to the intermit-
tent wipe mode when the car comes to
a standstill – not on cars with rain sen-
sor.
Fast wiper speed
The wipers switch to normal speed
when the car comes to a standstill – not
on cars with rain sensor.
0 Parked position of wipers
1 Cleaning the windscreen and head-
lights*
Cleaning the windscreen and
headlights*
Only operate the washers and
cleaning equipment if certain that
the fluid will not freeze to the wind-
screen and interfere with the view
ahead. A suitable additive should there-
fore be used, see page
128 .
Do not run the washer if the reservoir is
empty, as this will damage the washer
pump.
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Fluid from the washer tank is sprayed
onto the windscreen, and the wipers
are operated for a short time.
Wipers/rain sensor*
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