Light s and Vision
Windshield wipers
Switching the windshield wipers on
Fig. 4 1 Wind shield wiper lever
Fig. 42 Actua te the rear window wipe r
Move the windshield wiper lever to the corre-
spond ing pos ition:
@ - wipers off
(D - interval mode. To increase/decrease the wip-
er intervals, move the switch @ to the left/right.
In vehicles with a ra in sensor *, the wipers turn on
in the rain once the vehicle speed exceeds ap-
proximate ly 2 mph (4 km/h) . The higher the rain
sensor sensitivity is set (switch @ to the right),
the earlier the windshield wipers react to mois -
ture on the windsh ield .
@ - slow wiping
@ - fast wiping
©-sing le wipe If you hold t he leve r in th is posi-
tion longer, t he wipers sw itch from slow wiping
to fast wiping.
® - clean the windsh ield The wipe rs wipe one
time afte r several seconds of dr iving to remove
water drop lets . You can switc h this func t ion off
by moving the lever to position ® within 10 sec-
onds of the afterwipe . The afterwipe function is
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reactivated the next time you switch the ignit ion
on .
® -wipe t he rea r window. The rear wiper moves
about every 6 seco nds.
0 -clean the rea r window . The number of wipes
depends on how long the lever is held in pos it ion
(i).
& WARNING
- The rain sensor is on ly intended to ass ist t he
driver . The driver may still be responsible
for manually switch ing the wipers on based
on visibility conditions .
- The windsh ield may not be treated with wa-
ter-repelling windshield coating agents . Un-
favorable conditions, such as wetness, dark-
ness, and when the sun is low, can cause in-
creased glare, wh ich increases the risk of an
accident . Wiper blade chatter is also possi-
b le .
- Properly functioning windshield wipe r
blades are required for a clear view and safe
driving
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page 41, Replacing front wind-
shield wiper blades.
(D Note
- If there is frost, make sure the windshield
wiper blades are not frozen to the wind-
shield . Switch ing on the windshield wipers
when the blades are frozen to t he wind-
shield can d am age the wiper blades.
- Prior to using a car was h, the windshie ld
wiper syst em mus t be sw itche d off (lever in
posit ion @ ) . This preven t s t he wipers from
switching on unint entionally and causi ng
damage to the windsh ield wiper system .
(D Tips
- The windshie ld wipers switch off when t he
ignition is switc hed off . You can activate t he
windshield wipe rs after the ignition is
switched back on by moving the windshield
wiper lever to any position .
- Wor n or dirty windshield wiper blades resu lt
in streaking. This can affect the rain senso r*
function. Check your windshield wiper
blades reg ula rly. .,.
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