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Windshield wipers:replacing wiper blades, Front wiper blades, Replacing wiper blades – Mercedes-Benz R-Class 2008 Owners Manual User Manual

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Practical hints

Replacing wiper blades

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Replacing wiper blades

Front wiper blades

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Remove the SmartKey from the starter
switch.

Vehicles with KEYLESS-GO*:

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Make sure the vehicle’s on-board
electronics have status 0
(

page 41).

Removing

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Fold the wiper arms forward until they
engage.

1 Wiper blade
2 Tab
3 Wiper arm

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Press tabs

2 together.

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Tilt wiper blade

1 away from wiper

arm

3.

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Take off wiper blade

1 in direction of

arrow.

Warning!

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For safety reasons, switch off wipers and

remove SmartKey from starter switch

(vehicles with KEYLESS-GO*: Make sure

the vehicle’s on-board electronics have

status 0) before replacing a wiper blade.

Otherwise the motor could suddenly turn on

and cause injury.

Warning!

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Wiper blades are components that are

subject to wear and tear. Replace the wiper

blades twice a year, preferably in the spring

and fall. Otherwise the windows will not be

properly wiped. As a result, you may not

be able to observe surrounding traffic condi-

tions and could cause an accident.

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Never open the hood when the wiper arms

are folded forward.

Hold on to the wiper when folding the wiper arm
back. If released, the force of the impact from
the tensioning spring could crack the windshield.

Do not allow the wiper arms to contact the wind-
shield glass without a wiper blade inserted.

For your convenience, we recommend that you
have this work carried out by an authorized
Mercedes-Benz Light Truck Center.

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Do not pull on the wiper blade inserts. They

could tear.