im a newbie,just finished a total detail ,wash,wax and meguiars polish,mayby 2 hours worth.my wifes in the car learning nav functions,she says what is this switch for next to the headlamp control? i respond i think its for the rear fog lamp function,go ahead and try it.im standing at the front of the car and watch the two fire hydrant nozzles pop out in front of the headlights and spray washer solvent all over the front of the car!!! WTF.do you guys actually use that option?. bones

 

Yep. The headlight cleaners are very useful when offroading your S-class in mud, say on safari. Actually, they effectively improve headlight efficiency when traffic ahead has thrown road muck on your front-end in the rain or worse. By the way, the stream is electrically heated so they work fine in slushy conditions.

The button was a great advance. On older models, the spray came on with the headlight wipers, which activated whenever you used the windshield wipers with the headlights on. Nobody ever figured that one out. In any case, it's not a good button to hit right after detailing the car.

 

Also for the rear fog lamps you have to manually turn headlights on and pull once for front and twice for rear fog lamps.

 

lol my washers dont even work...

their missing lol !!! I have no clue why

 

You still have the covers but your car did not come with the option of the washers. Mine does not have the option as well but still has the covers that open and close??

 

lol guess so, I push the button and just hear a mechanical noise.

 

Get a small paper clip and open that small door to reveal whats inside. If you have a nozzle missing then you need to get that repaired before you can use the feature. Most of the time if the nozzle is missing then your windshield washer will be leaking. Check that too.

 

I am missing wahshers my guy quoted

$200 for parts and $100 for labor.

 

That price sounds like he is replacing the nozzles too. Have you noticed your washer fluid always runs out even without using it?

 

I checked mine last night and I dont have it no button and no cutouts in the bumper, oh well one last thing to worry about.

 

DOH!!!!