Visibility
Wiper functions
Windscreen wipers performance in differ-
ent situations
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If you stop the vehicle with the windscreen
wiper in position 1 or 2, it will automatically
change to a lower position speed. The set
speed will be resumed when the vehicle pulls
away.
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The air conditioner comes on for approxi-
mately 30 seconds in air recirculation mode
when the windscreen washer is activated,
to prevent the smell of the windscreen
washer fluid entering the inside the vehicle.
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When wiping at intervals, the intervals vary
according to the speed. The higher the vehi-
cle speed the shorter the intervals.
Heated windscreen washer jets*
The heating only thaws the frozen jets, it
does not thaw the water in the washer hoses.
When the ignition is switched on the heated
windscreen washer jets automatically adjust
the heat depending on the ambient temper-
ature.
Note
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The wiper will try to wipe away any obsta-
cles that are on the windscreen. The wiper
will stop moving if the obstacle blocks its
path. Remove the obstacle and switch the
wiper back on again.
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The windscreen will be wiped again ap-
proximately 5 seconds after the windscreen
washer has been activated, provided the
vehicle is moving (“drip” function). If you
activate the wipers less than 3 seconds af-
ter the “drip” function, a new wash se-
quence will begin without performing the
last wipe. For the “drip” function to work
again, you have to turn the ignition off and
then on again.
Rain sensor
Fig. 97
Wiper lever: adjust the rain sensor
A.
Fig. 98
Rain sensor sensitive surface
The rain sensor controls the frequency of
the windscreen wiper intervals, depending
on the amount of rain
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. The sensitivity
of the rain sensor can be adjusted manually.
Manual wipe
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page 120 .
Move the lever to the required position
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Fig. 97:
Rain sensor off.
Rain sensor on; automatic wipe if neces-
sary.
Setting sensitivity level of rain sensor
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Set control to the right: high sensitivity.
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Set control to the left: low sensitivity.
When the ignition is switched off and then
back on, the rain sensor remains active and
starts operating again when the windscreen
wipers are in position
1
and the vehicle is
travelling at more than 16 km/h (10 mph).
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