CITROEN C3 PICASSO 2012 - Automatic Rain Sensitive; Windscreen Wipers

Visibility
88
V
ertical windscreen wipe
r
p
os
i
t
i
on
A
utomatic rain sensitive
w
i
n
d
screen w
ip
ers
Th
e w
i
n
d
screen w
i
pers operate automat
i
ca
lly
,
without an
y
action on the part o
f
the driver, i
f
rain
is detected
(
sensor behind the rear view mirror
)
,
a
dapting their speed to the intensity o
f
the rain
f
all.
A
ct
i
vat
i
on
Thi
s
i
s contro
ll
e
d
manua
lly
by
t
h
e
d
r
i
ver
by
pus
hi
n
g
t
h
e sta
lk
d
ownwar
d
s to
t
he
"
AUTO"
p
os
i
t
i
on.
It is accompanied by a message in the screen.
This position allows the wiper blades to be lifted
for winter parkin
g
, cleanin
g
or replacement
without dama
g
in
g
the bonnet.
In the minute followin
g
switchin
g
off of the
ig
n
i
t
i
on, an
y
act
i
on on t
h
e w
i
per sta
lk
pos
i
t
i
ons
t
h
e w
i
pers vert
i
ca
lly
.
To
p
ark the wi
p
ers a
f
ter this has been done,
s
witch on the ignition and operate the wiper stalk.
Switchin
g
off
Thi
s
i
s contro
ll
e
d
manua
lly
by
t
h
e
d
r
i
ver
by
m
oving the stalk upwards then returning it to
p
osition "0" .
Operatin
g
fault
If an automatic wipin
g
malfunction occurs, the
wipers will operate in intermittent mode.
Have it checked b
y
a CITROËN dealer or a
q
uali
f
ied workshop.
It is accompanied b
y
a messa
g
e in the
screen
.
The automatic rain sensitive wipers
m
ust be reactivated if the i
g
nition has
been off for more than one minute, b
y
p
us
hi
n
g
t
h
e sta
lk
d
ownwar
d
s.
Do not cover the rain sensor
,
linked with
t
he
su
n
shi
n
e
se
n
so
r
a
n
d
loca
t
ed
i
n t
he
ce
ntr
e
of
th
e
win
dsc
r
ee
n
be
hin
d
th
e
r
ea
r
v
ie
w m
i
rr
o
r.
S
witch o
ff
the automatic rain sensitive
w
ipers when usin
g
an automatic car wash.
In winter, to avoid dama
g
in
g
the wiper
blades, it is advisable to wait until the
w
indscreen is completel
y
clear of ice
before activatin
g
the automatic rain
sens
i
t
i
ve w
i
pers.
T
o
r
e
t
a
in th
e
e
ff
ec
tiv
e
n
ess
o
f th
e
"fl
a
t-
bl
a
d
e
"
w
i
per
bl
a
d
es,
i
t
i
s a
d
v
i
sa
bl
e to:
-
h
an
dl
e t
h
em w
i
t
h
care,
- c
l
ean t
h
em re
g
u
l
ar
ly
us
i
n
g
soap
y
water,
- n
o
t
use
th
e
m t
o
h
o
l
d
a
s
h
ee
t
of
c
ardboard a
g
ainst the windscreen,
- replace them at the first si
g
ns o
f
w
ear
.