Mercedes-Benz SL-Class 2006 Owners Manual - Manual (Page 328)

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Operation
Vehicle care
Wiper blades
̈ Turn on the wipers and place them in a
vertical position.
For information on how to position the wip-
ers in a vertical position, see “Replacing
wiper blades” (
୴ page 397).
̈ Clean the wiper blade inserts with a
clean cloth and detergent solution. Cleaning the windows and the wiper
blades
̈ Switch on the ignition ( ୴ page 36).
̈ Turn combination switch to wiper
setting II (
୴ page 54).
̈ With wiper arms in vertical position,
switch off the ignition (
୴ page 36).
!
The windshield wipers must be in a ver-
tical position before folding them away
from the windshield. They could other-
wise damage the hood.
Warning!
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For safety reasons, switch off wipers and re-
move SmartKey from starter switch (vehi-
cles with KEYLESS-GO*: Make sure the
vehicle’s on-board electronics have
status 0) before cleaning the wiper blades.
Otherwise the wiper motor could suddenly
turn on and cause injury.
!
Fold the windshield wiper arms back
onto the windshield before turning the
SmartKey in the starter switch.
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.
!
The windshield wipers must be in a ver-
tical position before folding them away
from the windshield. They could other-
wise damage the hood.
Never open the hood when the wiper
arms are folded forward.
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