WINDOWS, GLASS AND MIRRORS
Using automatic rear window wiping
when backing up (p. 184)
Activate the rain sensor by pressing the rain
sensor button
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Using the rain sensor
.
The rain sensor monitors the amount of water
on the windshield and automatically starts
the windshield wipers. Rain sensor sensitivity
can be adjusted using the thumb wheel on
the right-hand steering wheel lever.
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Move the lever downward for an extra wiper
sweep.
Using the rain sensor's memory function
(p. 181)
Turn the thumb wheel upward for increased
sensitivity and downward for decreased sensi-
tivity. The wipers will make one extra sweep
when the thumb wheel is turned upward.
Using the rear window wiper/washer
(p. 183)
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Filling washer fluid (p. 637)
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Putting the wiper blades in service posi-
tion (p. 636)
Deactivate the rain sensor
Deactivate the rain sensor by pressing the
Replacing windshield wiper blades
(p. 635)
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rain sensor button or moving the lever
upward to another wiper mode.
Changing rear window wipers (p. 634)
The rain sensor is automatically deactivated in
ignition mode 0 or when the engine is
switched off.
The rain sensor is also automatically deacti-
vated when the wiper blades are put in the
service position. The rain sensor will reactivate
when service mode is switched off.
Right-hand steering wheel lever.
Rain sensor button
Thumb wheel, sensitivity/interval wiper
speed
When the rain sensor is activated, the
rain sensor symbol will be displayed in the
instrument panel.
The windshield wipers may start inadver-
tently and be damaged in automatic car
washes. Deactivate the rain sensor when
the engine is running or when the ignition
is in mode I or II. The symbol in the instru-
ment panel will go out.
Activating the rain sensor
When the rain sensor is activated, the engine
must be running or the ignition in mode I or II
while the windshield wiper lever is in position
0 or in the single sweep position.
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