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WINDSCREEN WASH/WIPE (1/4)

Check the condition of the wiper

blades. You are responsible for their

service life:

– they must remain clean: clean

the blades, windscreen and

rear screen regularly with soapy

water;

Special note

Vehicle fitted with intermittent

windscreen wipers

When driving the vehicle, the wiping

speed slows down whenever the vehi-

cle stops. For example, fast wiping

speed will slow to normal wiping speed.

As soon as the vehicle moves off,

wiping will return to the speed originally

selected.

– do not use them when the winds-

creen or rear screen are dry;

A park

– free them from the windscreen or

rear screen when they have not

been used for a long time.

B intermittent wiping

The wipers will pause for seve-

ral seconds between sweeps. It

is possible to change the time

between sweeps by turning ring 2.

In all cases, replace them as soon

as they begin to lose efficiency: ap-

proximately once a year.

If stalk 1 is operated, it overrides and

cancels the automatic function.

Before using the rear wiper, check

that no object obstructs the travel of

the blade.

C normal wiping speed

D fast wiping speed

Do not use the wiper arm to open or

close the tailgate.

Positions B and C are accessible

with the ignition on. Position D is

accessible only when the engine is

running.

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– in the event of temperatures

below zero, automatic wiping is

not activated when the vehicle

is started. It is automatically acti-

vated as soon as the vehicle ex-

ceeds a certain speed (5 mph

(8 km/h));

– do not activate automatic wiping

in dry weather;

– fully de-ice the windscreen before

activating automatic wiping.

– E: minimum sensitivity

– F: maximum sensitivity

Vehicle fitted with front

windscreen wiper rain sensor

The higher the sensitivity, the quic-

ker the wipers will react and the

faster the wipe.

A park

Do not try to lift the wiper blades.

They cannot remain detached from

the windscreen. To replace the

blades, refer to Section 5: “Wiper

blades”.

B automatic wiper function

When this position is selected,

the system detects water on the

windscreen and triggers the wipers

at a suitable wiping speed. It is

possible to change the triggering

threshold and the time sweeps by

turning ring 2:

Note:

– the rain sensor is only intended

as a driving aid. In the event of re-

duced visibility, the driver should

manually activate the wipers. In

foggy weather or during snow-

falls, wiping is not automatically

triggered and remains under the

driver’s control;

In freezing or snowy weather, clear

the windscreen (including the cen-

tral area located behind the inte-

rior rear-view mirror) and the rear

screen before starting the wipers

(risk of motor overheating).

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Operating fault

Special note

When driving the vehicle, the wiping

speed slows down whenever the vehi-

cle stops. For example, fast wiping

speed will slow to normal wiping speed.

As soon as the vehicle moves off,

wiping will return to the speed originally

selected.

In the event of a malfunction of the au-

tomatic wiping, the wiper is set to inter-

mittent wiping. Contact an authorised

dealer.

The operation of the rain sensor can be

disturbed in the event of:

– damaged wiper blades; a screen

of water or traces left by a blade in

the sensor’s detection zone may

increase the response time of the

automatic wiper, or increase the

wiping frequency;

– a windscreen with any chip or

crack level with the sensor, or a

windscreen covered in dust, dirt,

insects, ice, the use of washing

wax and water-repellent chemi-

cals; the automatic wiping will

be less sensitive, or even unres-

ponsive.

If stalk 1 is operated, it overrides and

cancels the automatic function.

Precautions

– In the event of ice, check whether the

blades are stuck to the windscreen

before operating the wiping mecha-

nism. If you activate the wipers while

the blades are stuck down with ice,

you may risk damaging both the

blade and the wiper motor.

– Do not activate the wipers on a dry

screen. This will lead to the prema-

ture wear or damage to the blades.

C slow continuous wiping

D fast continuous wiping

In the event of obstacles present

on the windscreen (dirt, snow, ice,

etc.), clean the windscreen (inclu-

ding the central area located behind

the interior rear-view mirror) and

the rear screen before starting the

wipers (risk of motor overheating).

If an object is preventing a blade

from moving, it may stop functio-

ning. Remove the obstacle and

reactivate the wiper using the wiper

stalk.

Before any action involving

the windscreen (washing

the vehicle, de-icing,

cleaning the windscreen,

etc.) return stalk 1 to position A

(stop).

Position C is accessible with the

ignition on. Positions B and D are

accessible only with the engine run-

ning.

Risk of injury and/or damage.

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Headlight washers

Headlights on

In the event of obstacles present

on the windscreen (dirt, snow, ice,

etc.), clean the windscreen (inclu-

ding the central area located behind

the interior rear-view mirror) and

the rear screen before starting the

wipers (risk of motor overheating).

On equipped vehicles, hold stalk 1

pulled towards you for about 1 second,

and the headlight washers and winds-

creen washers will be activated at the

same time.

Note: to ensure the headlight washers

operate correctly in winter, remove

snow from the jet trims and de-ice the

jet trims using an aerosol de-icer.

You are recommended to regularly

remove dirt encrusted on the headlight

glass.

If an object is preventing a blade

from moving, it may stop functio-

ning. Remove the obstacle and

reactivate the wiper using the wiper

stalk.

When the minimum windscreen washer

fluid level is reached, the headlight

washer system may be deprimed.

Fill the windscreen washer fluid and

then activate the windscreen washer,

with the engine running, to reprime

the system.

Windscreen washer

With the ignition on, pull stalk 1 then

release.

A brief pull will trigger a single sweep

of the wipers, in addition to the winds-

creen washer.

A longer pull will trigger three sweeps

of the wipers followed, a few seconds

later, by a fourth, in addition to the

windscreen washer.

Before any action on the

windscreen (washing the

vehicle, de-icing, cleaning

the windscreen, etc.) return

stalk 1 to position A (park).

When working in the engine

compartment, ensure that

the windscreen wiper stalk

is in position A (park).

Note:

In temperatures below zero, the washer

liquid risks freezing to the windscreen,

thereby reducing visibility. Heat the

windscreen using the demister control

before cleaning.

Risk of injury and/or damage.

Risk of injury.

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