wiper blades MERCEDES-BENZ CL COUPE 2006 Owners Manual

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At a glan
ce
Exterio rvi ew Fun
ction Pa
ge 1 Boot
Spare
wheel*
"Minispare" emergen cy
spare wheel*
TI RE FIT
Vehicl etoo lkit 346
402
402
401
401
2 Rear
bulbs 477
3 Rear window hea
ting 339
4 Fuel filler
flap
Petrol 373
373
5 Doors
Lo
cking andunl ocking
Op ening andc losing 222
222 Fun
ction Page
6 Ex
terior mirrors
Pa rking pos ition 239
240
7 To
wing 499
8 Ty
res an dwh eels
Flat tyre
Checking th etyre
pressure electro nica lly*
Tyre pressure loss warni ng
system
Ve hicle tool kit for vehic les
with
! TIRE FIT kit
! "Minispare" emergen cy
spare wheel*
! Spare wheel* 381
483
384
383
401
402
402 Fun
ction Page
9 Op
ensth eb onnet
En gine oil
Coolant 375
376
379
a Fr
ont bulbs 477
b Windscreen wipers
Re
placing th ewiper blades
Cl ea ning th ewi pe r bl ades 253
481
395
c Cl
ea ning th ewindows 395
d Slid
ing/ tilti ngsunroof 349
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Con
trols
Wi nds creen wipers
Co mb inatio nsw itch
1 Toswitch on the wind screen wipe rs
2 Single wi pe
6 Makesure theke yisin po sition 2in the
ig ni tion lock.
6 To switc hon oroff:tur nthe com bina-
ti on switchin the direc tion of arrow 1
to th edesir edpos itio n, de pendin gon
how heavy the rain is.
M Windscreen wipers off
U Interm ittent wi pe,low
V Interm ittent wi pe, high
u Constan t wipe, slow
t Constan t wipe, fa st !
In dry weat herco nd itions ,swit chthe wind-
screen wip ers off. Otherwise ,dirt onthe surface
of the rain sensor or optical ef fectsm aycause
undesired windscreen wiper sweeps .Thiscould
th en dam ageth e windscreen wiper blades or
scrat chthe win dows.
i Ifth e windscreen wip erissw itch ed on
an dy ou stop theve hicle, thewi nd screen wiper
sp ee dis reduced.
6 Push th eco mb inat ions witchb riefly up
to th epress ure point in the dir ection of
ar row 2.
Th e windscree nwipers will wipe once
without washer fluid.
6 Push the combin ation sw itch beyo nd
the pressure point in the dire ction of
ar row 2.
i Wipe the winds cree noc casionally using
wash erfluid ev enif it is raining .By doi ngso, you
will prevent smears on the windscreen.
On ly switch oninter mitte ntwipe inda mp
we ath ercond itio ns or rain. If you have
setin term ittent wi pe, the rain
sensor is activated. Theap propriate wip ing
fr equenc yis se tau tom atically, accord ing
to the rain on the sensor.
i Ifinte rmit tent wi pehasbee nset , wi pingis
int err upted when thevehicle is statio nary and
th e driver’s door or fron t-passenger door is
opened. This protec tspeople get ting int oand
leaving thevehicle from being sprayed wi thwa-
te r.
In te rmit tent wi peconti nues when you:
! press the combination swi tcho r swit chthe
wi nd screen wipers up or down a lev el
or
! close thed oors andtransmission posi tion D
or Ris sele cted
Th erain sensor autom atica llycontrol sthe
wind screen wipe rs accord ing to how wet
the wind screen is.
6 Make sure th ekey is in po sition 1in the
ig ni tio nlock.
6 Toswitcho n:turn the com bina tion
sw itch to po sition U orV .
Th ewinds cree nwipers sweep onc e.
Su bsequent wipe inter vals depend on
how wet the winds cree nis. Win
dscreen wipers
P5 4.25-5013- 31 Wipin
gthe wind screen witho ut
wash erfluid Wipin
gthe wind scre en us ingwash er
fluid Int
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Operation
Care
! Make sure that thea utoma tic car wash is
su itab le for thesize of theve hicle. Fo ldinthe ex-
te rior mirrors before theve hicle is washed. The
ex terior mirrors could ot herwise be dam aged.
i After leav ing th eau toma ticcarw ashma ke
su re that the mirror sare folded out fully. Othe r-
wi se, they could vibrate. Hig
h-pr es sure cl eane rs
! Donot use high-pressure cleaners with
rou nd-spray jets to cl ean the ty res, as they could
damage them. Repla cedamaged tyres.
6 Observe the in form ation issued bythe
equi pmentm anufac turer re lating to
how much distance should bemai n-
ta ined betweenth eve hicle and the
noz zle of the hi gh-pre ssur e cleane r.
6 Move the high-pre ssure clea ne rnozzle
around when cl eaning your vehicle.
! When doing so, do notpoint it direct lyat
door joint s,air spring bellows, elec trical compo-
nent s,co nne ctor s, lamp sor seals. Cleanin
gthe wiper blades andth e ou
tside of the wind screen
Vehic lewith key
6 Turn the key to position 1in the ignition
lo ck.
6 Set the windscreen wipe rsto po sition
u onthe comb inat ion sw itch
( = page 253).
6 Turn the key to pos ition 0or remo veit
wh en thew iper arms are vertical .
Ve hicles with KEYLESS GO*
6 Switchof fthe en gine.
6 Remove your foot from theb rake ped-
al.
6 Set the windscreen wipe rsto po sition
u onthe comb inat ion sw itch
( = page 253).
6 PresstheKEY LESS GO button repe at-
ed ly unt ilthe windscreen wi pers start.
6 PresstheKEY LESS GO button when
th ew iper arms are ver tica l. !
Only fold thewindscreen wipers away from
th e windscreen when vertical, ot herwise you will
damage the bonnet.
6 Fold th ewiper arms awa yfrom the
wi nd screen until yo ufeel them engage.
6 Clea nth ewinds cree na nd the wiper
blades.
6 Fold the windscreen wipe rs ba ckagain
be fore sw itching on the ignitio n. Cleanin
gthe windows
! Donot use dry clot hs,abrasiv eprodu cts,
so lvents or cleaning agent scontaining solvents
to cl ean th eins ide ofthe wind ow s.Do not touc h
th e in side of the rea r and side windows with ha rd
obj ects,e .g.ice scrapers or jewellery. Youco uld
ot he rw ise damage the windows. G
Risk of accide nt The vehicle is
brak ed when HOLDis activat-
ed . Therefo re,dea ctivat eHOLD before the
vehi cle is washed in anautomatic carwa sh. G
Risk of inj ury Be
fore cleaning thewind screen or wi per
bl ad es, sw itch the igniti onto0.The wind-
sc ree nw iper sma yotherwi semove an din-
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Practical advice
Replacing the wiper blades
! Only fold the windscreen wipers away from
th ewi nd screen or rear window when thewipers
are vertical .Othe rwise, youco uld dam aget he
bo nnet.
Un der no circumst ances sh ould you open the
bo nnet when the wiper arm sare fol dedfo r-
wa rds. Othe rwise, you could dam ageth e bonnet. !
Do not fold thewi pe r arm sontoth ewi nd-
screen or rear window wit hout wiper blades.
They may ot herwise dam agethe windscreen or
rear wind ow.
For your convenie nce, have this wo rkcarried
ou ta ta qualified spe cialist workshop, e.g .a
Me rcedes-Benz Servi ceCentre.
Fo lding the wiper blades into a vertical po
sit ion
Vehic les with key
6 Turn the key to position 1in the ignition
lo ck.
6 Set the windscreen wipe rsto po sition
u onthe comb inat ion sw itch
( = page 253).
6 Turn the key to pos ition 0or remo veit
wh en thew iper arms are vertical .
Ve hicles with KEYLESS GO*
6 Switchof fthe en gine.
6 Remove your foot from theb rake ped-
al.
6 Set the windscreen wipe rsto po sition
u onthe comb inat ion sw itch
( = page 253). 6
Pressthe KEY LESS GO button rep eat-
ed ly until the windscree nwipers star t.
6 Pressthe KEY LESS GO button when
the wiper ar msare verti cal. Re
placin gthe wip erblades
6 Fold th ewiper arm away from the
glass.
! When doing so, on lyho ldthew iper arms,
ot he rw ise youma ydamage thewi per blades.
6 Set the wipe rbla de atright angles to
the wiper ar m.
Windscre enwiper arm andwi per bl ade
6 Remo ve the wiper bladefrom th eho ld-
er on thewi per arm. Re
placin gthe wiper blades G
Risk of inju ry Befor
ech an ging thew iper bl ades, switch
the ignition to 0.T he windscr eenwi pe rs
may othe rwise mov ean dinjure you. G
Risk of accide nt Wipe
rbl ad es arewear parts. Repl aceth e
wi pe rbl ad es twice ayear, id eally in the
spring andin th eau tumn .The wind ow s will
othe rwise not beprope rly wi pe d. This may
preve ntyou fr om obse rvingth etraf fic co ndi-
ti ons, thereb ycausing an accident. Rem
oving P82.30-2579-31216_R
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482 Practical advice
Replacing
the wiper blades
6 Slide the wiper blade on tothew iper
arm in the opp osite dir ection to the ar-
row.
6 Turn the wiper bladeparallel to the wip-
er arm.
6 Fold th ewiper arm onto the wi nd-
screen or rear window again. Fit
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