2006 Mercedes CLK-Class Owner's Manual - Page 446

Practical hints Replacing wiper blades Installing wiper blades Lift up the wiper arm as far as you need to position the wiper blade under the wiper arm and hold it. Carefully fold the wiper arm back and make sure that the taper piece 4 slides into the recess 1 at the wiper blade. ! Hold on to the wiper arm when folding the wiper arm back. If released, the force of the impact from the tensioning spring could crack the windshield. Make certain that the wiper blades are properly installed. Improperly installed wiper blades may cause windshield damage. ! Make certain that the square recess 5 on the taper piece 4 is on the top, otherwise the taper piece 4 can not slide in the recess 1 at the wiper blade. If the square recess 5 is not at the top turn the taper piece 4 around to bring the square recess 5 to the top. Slide the tab 2 back in the direction of arrow 3 until it audibly engages. The wiper blade is locked. 1 Recess 2 Tab 3 Locking 4 Taper piece 5 Square recess 445