Lighting, windscreen wipers and washers › Windscreen wipers and washers 57
Wipe and wash the rear window
Close the container after refilling the windscreen
washer fluid.
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The windscreen washer tank is located in the engine
compartment » page 11.
The container can hold a volume of 3 litres and 5 li-
tres for vehicles with a headlight cleaning system.
For some countries where vehicles have the head-
lamp cleaning system, the volume is 7 litres.
Open the bonnet » page 195 .
Carefully open the upper area of the lid.
Refill the windshield washer fluid.
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Washing and wiping the window (sprung posi-
tion)
Washing the rear view camera (sprung position)
Troubleshooting
Wipe
Windscreen washer fluid level too low
Turn off
illuminates together with
Automatic rear window wiping
or
If the windshield wiping is carried out without inter-
ruption, then the automatic regular wiping of the
rear window takes place.
illuminates together with
When the windscreen wipers are switched on, the
rear window is automatically wiped when the re-
verse gear is engaged.
Refill the windshield washer fluid.
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Frozen wipers
Carefully remove frozen windscreen wipers from
the windscreen before switching on the ignition
and free them from snow and ice.
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Settings
Activate/deactivate automatic wiping
The functions for automatic rear window wiping and
automatic wiping in the rain can be activated and de-
activated in the following menu in the Infotainment
system.
Fold down the wiper arms and replace the
wiper blades
To fold the windscreen wipers off the windscreen,
the windscreen wiper arms must first be set to the
fold-down position.
Or:
NOTICE
Risk of damage to the windscreen wipers and the
engine compartment lid!
Close the bonnet before lowering the wiper arms
from the window.
Do not turn on the ignition when the windscreen
wiper arms are folded away.
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Add windshield washer fluid
WARNING
Risk of accident!
Use a suitable windshield washer fluid according to
the weather conditions.
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Set the wiper arms to the fold-down position
Switch the ignition on and off again.
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NOTICE
Within 10 seconds,
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Risk of damage to the windscreen washer system!
When refilling the washer fluid, do not remove the
strainer from the neck of the container.
press the control lever
down and hold for
about 2 seconds.
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NOTICE
Risk of damage to the headlights!
Only use washer fluid that does not attack polycar-
bonates.
The windshield wiper
arms assume the fol-
ded position.
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NOTICE
Risk of damage to the parts of the engine compart-
ment!
