W212 - Heated windshield wash system.
11-23-2018, 02:46 PM
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W212 - Heated windshield wash system.
I can't seem to find online how elaborate the heated washer system is in the W212, I know previous generations had heated wires in all the lines along with the heated reservoir and nozzles but can't figure out if the W212 continued this setup or if it is just the heated tank and nozzles.
Heading to northern Minnesota for xmas, best antifreeze washer fluid I have found in Atlanta is only rated down to 0F but there is the very real possibility of where I am going to hit -10 to -20. Should I even hugely concern myself with finding the -35 stuff once I get further north? My stepfather was freaking out on me that I am going to have a cracked reservoir and cracked lines if I don't have the -35 stuff in the tank and lines. I don't think MB would design a car that a freeze of the lines and tank would immediately cause a huge repair bill, I had a old '99 Neon (the polar opposite of good engineering) freeze its tanks and lines up and everything was just fine once it was back in a non-frozen climate.
Heading to northern Minnesota for xmas, best antifreeze washer fluid I have found in Atlanta is only rated down to 0F but there is the very real possibility of where I am going to hit -10 to -20. Should I even hugely concern myself with finding the -35 stuff once I get further north? My stepfather was freaking out on me that I am going to have a cracked reservoir and cracked lines if I don't have the -35 stuff in the tank and lines. I don't think MB would design a car that a freeze of the lines and tank would immediately cause a huge repair bill, I had a old '99 Neon (the polar opposite of good engineering) freeze its tanks and lines up and everything was just fine once it was back in a non-frozen climate.
11-24-2018, 09:28 AM
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Yeah, you really need to have the Arctic temp stuff in there. Blue stuff is fine.
