Mercedes-Benz GL-Class 2009 Owners Manual - Manual (Page 125)

Wipers
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Intermittent wiping will be continued when all
doors are closed and
R the automatic transmission is in drive
position
D or reverse gear R
or
R the wiper setting is changed using the
combination switch
Single wipe
X 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 washer fluid
X Press the combination switch in direction
of arrow
1 past the resistance point.
The windshield wipers operate with washer
fluid.
i To prevent smears on the windshield or
noisy/chattering wiper blades, wipe with
washer fluid every now and then even when
it is raining.
For information on filling up the washer
reservoir, see “Washer system and headlamp
cleaning system” (
Y page 271).
For information on cleaning the headlamps
with washer fluid, see “Headlamp cleaning
system” (
Y page 119).
Rear window wiper/washer
Combination switch
1
Rear window wiper switch
% Wiping rear window with washer fluid
& Intermittent wiping
( Rear window wiper off
) Wiping rear window with washer fluid
6 Rear window wiper indicator
X Switch on the ignition.
The rear window wiper engages automatically
when the automatic transmission is shifted
into reverse gear
R with the windshield wipers
switched on.
X Activating intermittent wiping: Turn rear
window wiper switch 1 to position & .
In the lower multifunction display you will
see rear window wiper indicator
6 ,
indicating that the rear window wiper is
activated.
X Deactivating intermittent wiping: Turn
rear window wiper switch 1 to position
( .
Indicator 6 for the rear window wiper is
cleared from the lower multifunction
Controls in detail
Z