MG RX8 - Wipers and Washers; Front Windscreen Wiper Controls

InstrumentsandControls
WipersandWashers
FrontWindscreenWiperControls
Thewipersandwasherswillonlyoperatewhentheignition
switchisinposition"ON".Operatethelevertoselect
differentwipingmodes:
•Automaticwipe(1)
•Slowspeedwipe(2)
•Fastspeedwipe(3)
•Singlewipe(4)
•Automaticwipeintervaladjustment
*
/Rainsensor
sensitivityadjustment
*
(5)
•Programmedwipe(6)
AutomaticWipe
Bypushingtheleveruptotheautomaticwipeposition
(1),thewiperswilloperateautomatically.Theinterval
betweentheautomaticwipescanbeincreased/decreased
viathewiperdelayswitch(5).Thisintervalwillalsochange
withthevehiclespeed.Asthevehiclespeedincreases,the
wipingintervaldecreases.Asthevehiclespeeddecreases,
thewipingintervalincreases.
Somemodelsareequippedwitharainsensorttedtothe
interiorrearviewmirrorbasetodetectvaryingamountsof
waterontheoutsideofthewindscreen.Withautomatic
wipe,thevehiclewilladjustthewipingspeedaccordingto
thesignalsprovidedbyrainsensor .T urntheswitch(5)
toadjustthesensitivityofrainsensor.Asthesensitivity
increases,thewipingintervaldecreases.
Note:Immediatelyoperatingthewiperonetimecan
beachievedbyincreasingthesensitivityofrainsensor.
Iftherainsensordetectsacontinuousrainwater,the
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