Mercedes-Benz CLS-Class 2012 Owners Manual - Manual (Page 116)

Combination switch
1
$ Windshield wipers off
2 Ä Intermittent wipe, low
8
3 Å Intermittent wipe, high 9
4 ° Continuous wipe, slow
5 ¯ Continuous wipe, fast
B í Single wipe/ î To wipe the
windshield using washer fluid
X Switch on the ignition.
X Turn the combination switch to the
corresponding position.
! Intermittent wiping with rain sensor: due
to optical influences and the windshield
becoming dirty in dry weather conditions,
the windshield wipers may be activated
inadvertently. This could then damage the
windshield wiper blades or scratch the
windshield.
For this reason, you should always switch
off the windshield wipers in dry weather.
In the Ä or Å position, the appropriate
wiping frequency is set automatically
according to the intensity of the rain. In
the Å position, the rain sensor is more
sensitive than in the Ä position, causing
the windshield wipers to wipe more
frequently.
Replacing the wiper blades
Important safety notes
G WARNING
For safety reasons, switch off the windshield
wipers and remove the key from the ignition
lock before changing the wiper blades
(vehicles with KEYLESS-GO: make sure that
the on-board electronics are in state
0).
Otherwise, the wiper motor could be switched
on suddenly and cause injury.
! To avoid damaging the wiper blades,
make sure that you touch only the wiper
arm of the wiper.
Replacing the wiper blades
Removing the wiper blades
X Remove the SmartKey from the ignition
lock or turn it to position
0 (KEYLESS-GO).
X Fold the wiper arm away from the
windshield until it engages.
X Set the wiper blade at right angles to the
wiper arm.
X Remove the wiper blade from the retainer
on the wiper arm in the direction of the
arrow.
Installing the wiper blades
X Slide the new wiper blade into the retainer
on the wiper arm in the opposite direction
to the arrow.
8 Rain sensor set to low sensitivity.
9 Rain sensor set to high sensitivity.
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Windshield wipers
Lights and windshield wipers