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Self-help
Raising and lowering windscreen wiper
arms
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Place the windscreen wipers in the service
position
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.
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Grip the wiper arms
only by the blade's
fastening point.
Cleaning windscreen wiper blades
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Raise the wiper arms.
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Use a soft cloth to remove dust and dirt
from the windscreen wiper blades.
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If the blades are very dirty, a sponge or
damp cloth may be used
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.
Changing the windscr
een wiper bl
ades
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Lift and unf
ol
d the wiper arms.
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Pr
ess and hold release button
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Fig. 43
1
and pull gently on the wiper blade in the di-
r
ection of the arr
o
w
.
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Fit a ne
w wiper blade of the same length
and design on to the wiper arm and hook it
into place.
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Rest the wiper arms back onto the wind-
screen.
Changing the rear wiper blade
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Lift and fold the wiper arm.
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Turn the blade slightly
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Fig. 44 (arrow
A
).
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Hol
d do
wn the r
el
ease butt
on
1
while gen-
tly pulling the bl
ade in the dir
ection of arr
o
w
B
.
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Insert a new blade of the same l
ength and
t
ype
in the r
ear wiper arm in the opposit
e di-
rection to the arrow
B
and hook into place
butt
on
1
.
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Replace the wiper arm on the rear window.
WARNING
Worn or dirty windscreen wiper blades re-
duce visibility and increase the risk of acci-
dent and serious injury.
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Always r
eplace damaged or worn wind-
screen wiper blades or blades that no lon-
ger clean the windscreen properly.
CAUTION
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Damaged or dirty windscreen wipers
could scr
atch the glass.
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If products containing solvents, rough
sponges or sharp objects are used to clean
the blades, the graphite layer will be dam-
aged.
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Never use fuel, nail varnish remover, paint
thinner or similar products to clean the win-
dows.
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In icy conditions, always check that the
wiper blades are not frozen to the glass be-
fore using the wipers. In cold weather, it
may help to leave the vehicle parked with
the wipers in service position
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CAUTION
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To prevent damage t
o the bonnet and the
wiper arms, only leave them in the service
position.
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Before driving, always lower the wiper
arms.
Jump start
Jump leads
The jump lead must have a sufficient wire
cr
oss section.
If the engine f
ail
s t
o st
art because of a dis-
charged battery, the battery can be connec-
ted to the battery of another vehicle to start
the engine.
Jump leads must comply with standard DIN
72553 (see cable manufacturer's instruc-
tions). The wire cross section must be at least
25 mm
2
for petrol engines and at least
35 mm
2
for diesel engines.
Note
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The vehicles must not touch each other,
otherwise el
ectricity could flow as soon as
the positive terminals are connected.
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The discharged battery must be properly
connected to the on-board network.
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