Rear wiper blade – Mercedes-Benz R-Class 2008 Owners Manual User Manual

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Practical hints

Replacing wiper blades

Installing

1 Wiper blade
2 Attachment
3 Guide tab
4 Opening

With guide tab

3 sliding into

opening

4, place wiper blade 1 onto

wiper arm in direction of arrow.

Fold wiper blade

1 towards wiper

arm.

Tabs

2 (

into both recesses of attachment

Check whether the wiper blade is
securely fastened.

Fold the wiper arm backward to rest on
the windshield.

Make sure to hold on to the wiper when
folding the wiper arm back.

Rear wiper blade

Remove the SmartKey from the starter
switch.

Vehicles with KEYLESS-GO*

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

Make sure the wiper blades are properly in-

stalled. Improperly installed wiper blades may
cause windshield damage.

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 rear
window.

Do not allow the wiper arm to contact the rear
window 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.