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INSTRUMENTS AND CONTROLS
* Option/accessory.
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CAUTION
•
Use ample washer fluid when washing
the windshield. The windshield should be
thoroughly wet when the wipers are in
operation.
•
Before using the wipers, ice and snow
should be removed from the windshield/
rear window. Be sure the wiper blades
are not frozen in place.
Windshield wipers off
Move the lever to position 0 to switch
off the windshield wipers.
Single sweep
Move the lever upward from position 0
to sweep the windshield one stroke at
a time for as long as the lever is held
up.
Intermittent wiping
With the lever in this position, you can
set the wiper interval by twisting the
thumb wheel upward to increase wiper
speed or downward to decrease the speed.
Continuous wiping
The wipers operate at normal speed.
The wipers operate at high speed.
Windshield wiper service position
The windshield wipers must be in the service
position before the wiper blades can be cleaned
or replaced. See Wiper blades – service position
(p. 346) for additional information.
Related information
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Engine compartment – washer fluid (p. 348)
Rain sensor*
The rain sensor automatically regulates wiper
speed according to the amount of water on the
windshield.
The sensitivity of the rain sensor can be adjusted
moving the thumb wheel up (the wipers will
sweep the windshield more frequently) or down
(the wipers will sweep the windshield less fre-
quently).
NOTE
The wipers will make an extra sweep each
time the thumb wheel is adjusted upward.
When the rain sensor is activated, the symbol
will illuminate in the instrument panel.
Activating and setting the sensitivity
When activating the rain sensor, the vehicle must
be running or in ignition mode II and the wind-
shield wiper lever must be in position 0 or in the
single sweep position.
Activate the rain sensor by pressing the button
. The windshield wipers will make one
sweep.
Press the lever up for the wipers to make an
extra sweep. The rain sensor returns to active
mode when the stalk is released back to position
0.
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