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Lights and visibility
Windscreen wiper and win-
do
w wiper syst
ems
Contr
ol lamp
It lights up
Windscreen wiper level too low.
Top up the windscreen wiper reservoir as soon as
possible
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page 334.
Several warning and control lamps light up
for a fe
w seconds when the ignition is switch-
ed on, signalling that the function is being
verified. They will switch off after a few sec-
onds.
Window wiper lever
Read the additional information carefully
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WARNING
Water from the windscreen washer water
bottle may free
ze on the windscreen if it
does not contain enough anti-freeze, re-
ducing forward visibility.
●
In winter, ensure the windscreen washer
contains enough anti-freeze.
●
In cold conditions, you should not use the
wash/wipe system unless you have
warmed the windscreen with the ventila-
tion system. The antifreeze could freeze on
the windscreen and reduce visibilit
y.
WARNING
Worn or dirty wiper blades reduce visibility
and incr
ease the risk of accident and seri-
ous injury.
●
Alw
ays replace damaged or worn blades
or blades which do not clean the wind-
screen correctly.
CAUTION
In icy conditions, always check that the
wiper blades are not fr
ozen to the glass be-
fore using the wipers for the first time. In
cold weather, it may help to leave the vehi-
cle parked with the wipers in service posi-
tion
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page 57.
CAUTION
If the ignition is switched off while the wind-
screen wipers are on, the windscr
een wip-
ers carry on wiping at the same level when
the ignition is switched back on. Ice, snow
and other obstacles may damage the
windscreen wiper and the respective mo-
tor.
Note
●
The windscreen wipers will only function
when the ignition is swit
ched on and the re-
spective bonnet or rear lid are closed.
●
The interval wipe speed v
aries according
to the vehicle speed. The faster the vehicle
is moving, the more often the windscreen is
cleaned.
●
The rear wiper is automatically switched
on when the windscreen wiper is on and the
car is in reverse gear.
Windscreen wiper functions
Windscreen wipers performance in differ-
ent situations
If the vehicl
e
is at a stand-
still
The activat
ed position provisionally
changes to the previous position.
During auto-
matic wipe
The air conditioner comes on for ap-
proximat
ely 30 seconds in air recir-
culation mode to prevent the smell of
the windscreen washer fluid entering
the inside the vehicle.
For the inter-
val wipe
Interv
als between wipes depend on
the vehicle
's speed. The higher the
vehicle speed the shorter the inter-
vals.
Heated windscreen washer jets
The heating only thaws the fr
o
z
en jets, it does
not thaw the water in the washer hoses. The
heated windscreen washer jets automatically
adjust the heat depending on the ambient
temperature when the ignition is switched on.
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