wiper blades MERCEDES-BENZ GLE COUPE 2021 Owner's Manual

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ndshield wiperandwindshield washer
sy stem Switc
hingthewindsh ieldwiper son/of f 0047
005AWindsh ield wipe rs off
0048 0062 Automatic wiping, normal
0049 0063 Automatic wiping, freq uent 004A
00AA Continuo uswip ing, slow
004B 00A9 Continuo uswip ing, fast #
Turn thecombin ationswitchto thecor rect
pos ition 0047 -004B. #
Singlewipe/w ashing: push thebutt onon
th ecombin ationswitchin thedir ect ion of
ar row 1.
R 00D3 Singlewipe
R 00D4 Wipes withwa sher fluid
Ve hicl eswith MAGIC VISIONCONTR OL:in
posi tion 0048or0049 ,th ewindshield washing proc‐
ess isaut omaticall ytrigg ered ifdir tis de tected
on thewindshield unlesstheCheck Washer Fluid
messag eis being displayed. Changing
thewindsh ieldwiper blades &
WARNIN GRisk ofbeco ming trap ped if
th ewindshield wipersar eswitc hedon
while wiper blades arebeing replaced
If th ewindshield wipersbegin tomo vewhile
yo uar ech ang ingthewiper blades, youcan
be trapped bythewiper arm. #
Alw aysswitc hof fth ewindshield wipers
and theignition beforech ang ingthe
wiper blades. Mo
ving thewiper arms intoth ere plac eme nt
pos ition #
Swi tchth eignition onand switc hof fag ain
immediat ely. #
Within around 15seconds, press and hold
th e00D4 buttononthecombin ationswitch
fo rapp roxima tely thre esecon ds
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The wiperarms willmo veintoth ere place‐
ment position . 12
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Light andvisib ility

Re
mo ving the wiper blade s #
Foldthewiper arms away from thewind‐
shield. #
Hold thewiper arm wit hone hand. With the
ot her hand, turnth ewiper bladeinthedir ec‐
tion ofarrow 1away from thewiper arm as
fa ras itwil lgo. #
Slide catch2 inthedir ect ion ofarro w 3
unt ilit eng ages inthere mo valposit ion. #
Remo vethewiper bladefrom thewiper arm
in thedir ect ion ofarrow 4.
Ins tallin gth ewiper blades #
Inser tth ene wwiper bladeintoth ewiper
ar m inthedir ect ion ofarrow 1. #
Slide catc h2 inthedir ect ion ofarro w 3
unt ilit eng ages intheloc king position . #
Mak esur eth at thewiper bladeisseat edcor‐
re ctly . #
Foldthewiper arms backont oth ewind‐
shield. #
Switc hon theignition . #
Press the00D4 buttononthecombin ation
switc h.
The wiper arms will moveintoth eor iginal
position . #
Switc hth eignition off. Light
andvisibility 12
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Maint
enanc edispla y #
Remo veprotect ive film 1 from themaint e‐
nanc edispla yon thetip ofthene wlyins tal‐
led wiper blades.
When thecolor ofthemaint enanc edispla y
ch ang esfrom blac kto yello w, thewiper blades
should bereplaced. %
The duration untilthecolor chang esvaries
depending ontheusag econ ditions . Re
plac ingthe windsh ield wiper blades
(MA GIC VISIONCO NTR OL) Mo
vingthe wiper arms intothe replac eme nt
pos ition #
Swi tchof fth eignition . #
Within around 15seconds, press the00D4
butt ononthecombin ationswitch
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The wiperarms willmo veintoth ere place‐
ment position . Re
mo ving the wiper blade s #
Tobring thewiper bladeint oposit ionto
be remo ved: hol dth ewiper arm firm lyin
one hand .Wi th theot her hand, turnth e
wiper bladeinthedir ect ion ofarrow 1
be yond thepoint ofresis tance.
The wipe rbl ad ewi lleng agein there mo val
position withaclic k. 13
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#
Toremo vethewiper blade:press release
kn ob 2, pull thewiper bladeinthedir ect ion
of arrow 3and remo ve.
Ins tallin gth ewiper blades #
Push thene wwiper bladeontoth ewiper arm
in thedir ect ion ofarrow 1untilre lease
kn ob 2 eng ages. #
Press thewiper bladeontoth ewiper arm in
th edir ect ion ofarrow 3beyond thepoint of
re sis tance.
The wipe rbl ad ewi lleng agewi th ano tic eable
clic kand movefreely again. #
Foldthewiper arm bac kont oth ewindshield. Mir
rors Oper
ating theout side mirrors &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent dueto
adjus tingve hicle settin gswhile theve hi‐
cle isin mo tion
Yo uco uld lose contro lof theve hicle inthe
fo llo wing situat ionsinpar ticular :
R Ifyo uadj ustth edr iver's seat, thehead
re stra int s,thesteer ing wheel orthemir‐
ro rwhi letheve hicle isin mo tion.
R Ifyo ufa sten your seat beltwhile theve hi‐
cle isin mo tion. #
Beforest ar tin gth eengine: adjustth e
dr iver's seat, thehead restra int s,the st
eer ing wheel andthemir rorand fas‐
te nyo ur seat belt. &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent dueto mis‐
judgment ofdis tance when using the
fr ont-passe nger mir ror
The outside mirroron thefront passeng er
side reflect sobjec tson asmaller scale. #
Ther efor e, alw ayslook over your sho ul‐
der inorder toensur eth at youar e
aw areof theactual distance betwee n
yo uand thero ad user sdr ivin gbehin d
yo u. Ligh
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Cleani
ng
R Forclea ning, useplenty ofwa terand amild
clea ning agent without additivesorabr asive
subs tances, e.g.a car shampooappr ovedfo r
Mer cedes-Ben z.
R Remo vedirtimmediat ely,wher epossible,
whils tavo iding rubbing toohar d.Ther eis
ot her wise arisk ofdamagi ngthedecor ative
fo ilirre par ably.
R Ifth er eis dir ton thefinis hor ifth edecor a‐
tiv efo ilis dull: usethePa int Cleaner recom‐
mend edand approve dfo rMer cedes-Benz.
R Insect remains: soakwithinsect remo verand
ri nse offth etreat edareas afte rw ards.
R Birddr oppin gs:soak withwa terand rinse off
af te rw ards.
R Toprev ent waterst ains ,dr ya fo il-wr apped
ve hicle withasof t,absorbent clothafte r
ev erycar wash.
Av oiding dama getothedecor ative fo il
R The service life and color ofdecor ativefo ils
ar eim pair edby:
- Sunl ight -
Temp eratur e,e.g. hotair blower
- Weather condition s
- Stone chipping sand dirt
- Chemic alclean ingagent s
- Oilypr oduct s
R Donotuse polish onmatt edecorativ efo il.
Po lishin gwill have theef fect of shi ning the
fo il-wr apped surface.
R Donottr ea tmatt eor stru ctur eddeco rativ e
fo ils wit hwa x.Pe rm anen tst ains mayocc ur.
Sc ratche s,cor rosiv edeposits, areas affect ed by
cor rosion anddamag ecaused byinc orrect car e
canno tal wa ys be com pletely repair ed.Insuc h
cases, visitaqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop.
Yo ucan obtain mor einf ormat iononcar eand
cle anin gpr oduc tsfrom themanuf acturer.
In thecase offoil-wr apped surfaces, optica ldi f‐
fe re nces mayoccu rbe twee nth esur faces that
we renotpr otect edbyadec orativ efo ilaf te r
re mo ving adecor ativefo il. %
Have wo rkor repair sto decor ativefo ils car‐
ri ed out ataqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop,
e.g. atan aut hor ized Mercedes-Benz Center. No
teson car eof vehicl epar ts &
WARNIN GRisk ofentr apment ifth e
winds hieldwiper sar eswit ched on while
th ewindshield isbeing cleaned
If th ewindshield wipersar ese tin mo tion
while youar ecle anin gth ewindshield or
wiper blades, youcan betrapped bythe
wiper arm. #
Alw aysswitc hof fth ewindshield wipers
and theignition beforecleanin gth e
winds hieldorwiper blades. &
WARNIN GRisk ofburnsfrom theta il‐
pipe andtailpipe trims
The exhaus tta ilpipe andtailpipe trims can
becom eve ry hot.Ifyo uco me intoco ntact
wit hth ese partsof theve hicle, youco uld
bur nyo urself . Main
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#
Alw aysbe par ticular lycareful arou nd
th eta ilpipe andtheta ilpipe trims and
super visechildr enespec iallycloselyin
th is area. #
Allo wvehicle partsto cool down before
to uc hin gth em. Obser
vetheno teson cleaning andcareof the
fo llo wing vehicle partsto avoid damag e.
Wheels/r ims
R Use waterand acid-free whee lclea ners.
R Donotuse acidicwhee lclea nersto remo ve
br ak edus t.This could damag ewheel bolts
and brak ecom ponen ts.
R Toavo idcor rosion ofthebr ak ediscs and
br ak epads, drive th eve hicle fora fe w
minut esafte rclea ning beforepar king it.The
br ak ediscs andbrak epad swa rm upand dry
out .
Wi ndo ws
R Clean windowsinside andouts idewitha
dam pclo thand withacle anin gag ent recom‐
mend edforMer cedes-Benz. R
Donotuse dryclo thsor abr asiv eor sol vent-
ba sed cleani ng agents tocle an theinside of
windo ws.
Wi per blades
R Foldout thewiper blades andclean them
using adam pclo th.
R Donotcle an thewiper blades tooof ten.
Ex terior light ing
R Clean thelenses withawe tsp ong eand mild
cle ani ng agent, e.g.car shampoo.
R Onlyuse cleaning agents orcleaning cloths
th at aresuit able forpla stic lens es.
Sensor s
R Clean thesensor sin thefront and rear
bum perand inthera diat orgrill wit hasof t
clo thand carsham poo.
R When usingapo we rwa sher ,maint ainamini‐
mum distan ceof11.8 in(30 cm).
Ru nning boards
R Use waterand acid-free clea ning agents.
R Donotclea nth ealuminum trim inser tof the
ru nning board with alk aline oracidi ccle anin g ag
ent ssuc has wheel cleaner s.Do notuse
acidi cwheel cleaner sto remo vebrak edus t.
The aluminum trim inser tscould other wise
be damag ed.
Re ar vie wcamer aand surround viewcamer a
R Open thecamer aco verwit hth emultimedia
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R Use clean waterand asof tclo thtocle an the
came ralens .
R Donotuse apo we rwa sher .
Ta ilpip es
R Clean withaclean ingagent recomme nded
fo rMer cedes-Benz, especiallyin thewint er
and afte rwa shing theve hicle.
R Donotuse acidic cleaning agents.
Tr aile rhitc h
R Remo vetrace sof rust on theball, e.g.witha
wir ebr ush.
R Remo vedirtwit halint- free cloth.
R Afterclea ning, oilorgrease theball head
lightl y. 300
Maintenanc eand care

Sno
wch ains ........................................ 321
Spe edrating ........... .............................334
St or ing ................................................ 342
Te mp eratur egr ade .............................. 331
Ti re and Loadi ngInfo rm atio nplacar d
.. ...................................................... .....3 26
Ti re charact eristic s........................ ...... 334
Ti re pressur e(no tes) ............................3 21
Ti re pressur emonit oring system
(funct ion)............................................. 324
Ti re pressur eta ble .......................... .... 323
Ti re Qua lityGradi ng .......... ................... 331
Ti re size designation ............................3 34
TIREFIT kit....... ....................................303
Tr act ion grade ...................................... 331
Tr ead weargrade ............................ .....3 31
Un usual handlingch aract eristic s........ 320
Wi -Fi
Se tting ................................................ .258
Wi ndo wcur tain airba g............................. 42
Wi ndo ws
see Side windo ws
Wi ndo ws(Car e).......................................2 99 Wi
ndshield ...............................1 28,130, 135
Defr osting ............. ...............................135
Infr ared reflect ive ........................... ..... 134
Ra dio wav es........................................1 34
Re placing thewiper blades .................. 128
Re placing wiperblades (MAGIC
VISI ONCONTR OL) ............................ ... 130
Wi ndshield
see Windsh ield
Wi ndshield heater................................... 140
Wi ndshield heating
see Windsh ield hea ter
Wi ndshield washer fluid .........................3 62
No tes .................................................. 362
Wi ndshield washer system
To pping up...........................................2 94
Wi ndshield wipers
Ac tivati ng/d eactiv ating ........... ............128
Re placing thewiper blades .................. 128
Re placing wiperblades (MAGIC
VISI ONCONTR OL) ............................ ... 130
Wi nter oper ation
Sno wch ains ........................................ 321 Wi
per blades
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Re placing .............................................1 28
Re placing (MAGIC VISIONCONTR OL)
.... .........................................................1 30
Wi reless chargin g
Fu nctio n/no tes .................................... 118
Mobile phone ....................................... 119
Wi reless vehicl eco mp onent s
Dec laration ofcon form ity ...................... 27
Wo rkout prog ram
Ov ervie w ............................................... 95
Wo rkshop
see Qualif iedspecialis two rkshop Inde
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