Mercedes-Benz 2004 ML 500 - Manual (Page 130)

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Controls in detail
Good visibility
Intermittent wiping
Windshield wipers without rain sensor*
At speeds of approximately 105 mph
(170 km/h) the wiper switches automati-
cally to continuous wiping. Always obey lo-
cal speed limits.
Windshield wipers with rain sensor*
A rain sensor automatically controls the
windshield wipers depending on how wet
the windshield is.
̈ Switch on ignition.
̈ Set the wiper switch to position 1
(
୴ page 49).
After the initial wipe, pauses between
wipes are automatically controlled by the
rain sensor which monitors the wetness of
windshield.
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Intermittent wiping is interrupted when
the vehicle is at a standstill and a front
door is opened.
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When intermittent wiping is on and the
key is turned from position 1 to
position 2 in the steering lock
(
୴ page 33), and kept in that position
for longer than two seconds, the wipe
interval will be set to approximately
five seconds.
!
Do not leave windshield wipers in inter-
mittent setting when the vehicle is tak-
en to an automatic car wash or during
windshield cleaning. Wipers will oper-
ate in the presence of water sprayed on
the windshield, and wipers may be
damaged as a result.
The switch should not be left in inter-
mittent setting as the wipers will wipe
the windshield once every time the en-
gine is started. Dust that accumulates
on the windshield might scratch the
glass and /or damage the wiper blades
when wiping occurs on a dry wind-
shield.