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02 Instruments and controls

Right-side steering wheel lever

Windshield wipers

Manual wiper function

CAUTION

From position 0, move the lever

upward. The windshield wipers will

sweep one stroke at a time for as

long as the lever is held up.

Use ample washer fluid when washing

the windshield. The windshield should

be thoroughly wet when the wipers are

in operation.

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Before using the wipers, ice and snow

should be removed from the wind-

shield/rear window. Be sure the wiper

blades are not frozen in place.

Intermittent wiper function

With the lever in this position, you

can set the wiper interval by mov-

ing the thumb wheel (C) upward to

increase wiper speed or down-

ward to decrease the speed.

Headlight washers (certain models)

When the lever has been pulled, high pressure

jets mounted in the bumper will spray the head-

lights.

Continuous wiper function

The wipers operate at "normal"

speed.

Windshield/headlight washers

Rain sensor – on/off, see page 74

Thumb wheel

The following applies to conserve washer fluid,

see page 64 for information on the light switch

positions:

High speed wiper function.

– Windshield washers

Low/high beam headlights on

Liftgate wiper/washer

Pull the lever toward the steering wheel and

release it. The wipers will make 2–3 sweeps

across the windshield after the lever has been

released.

The headlights will be washed the first time the

windshield is washed. Thereafter, the head-

lights will only be washed once for every five

times the windshield is washed within a

10 minute period.

Windshield wipers off

The windshield wipers are off when

the lever is in position 0.

Parking lights on

The optional Active Bending Lights will be

washed once for every five times the wind-

shield is washed.

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Right-side steering wheel lever

Normal halogen headlights will not be washed.

down (the wipers will sweep the windshield

less frequently).

Automatic deactivation

The rain sensor is deactivated automatically in

the following situations:

When approx. 1 US quart (1 liter) of washer fluid

remains in the reservoir, the headlights will no

longer be washed. A text message will also be

displayed to remind the driver to fill the washer

fluid reservoir.

On/Off

When the key is removed from the ignition.

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Activating the rain sensor

1. Switch on the ignition.

Five minutes after the ignition is switched

off if the key is left in the ignition.

2. Put the windshield wiper lever in posi-

tion 0.

– Rain sensor*

– Thumb wheel

3. Press button B (see page 74). The rain sen-

sor symbol will appear in the lower display.

The thumb wheel is used to set the wiper inter-

val when intermittent wiping is selected, or the

sensitivity to the amount of rain on the wind-

shield when the rain sensor is selected. Move

the wheel upward or downward to increase/

decrease wiper speed when the intermittent

function is selected, or to increase/decrease

the optional rain sensor's sensitivity when the

this function is activated.

Manual deactivation

The rain sensor can be deactivated by:

Pressing button (B).

Moving the windshield wiper lever down.

NOTE

– Liftgate wiper/washer

The rain sensor function will remain acti-

vated if the lever is briefly moved up to acti-

vate the "manual sweep" function.

Press the lever forward to wipe and wash the

liftgate window. The wiper will sweep the win-

dow several times after the lever has been

released.

The rain sensor regulates windshield wiper

speed according to the amount of water on the

windshield. The sensitivity of the rain sensor is

adjusted by moving the thumb wheel (C in the

illustration on the previous page) up (the wipers

will sweep the windshield more frequently) or

CAUTION

The button at the end of the lever has three

positions:

The rain sensor should be deactivated when

washing the car in an automatic car wash,

etc. If the rain sensor function is left on, the

wipers will start inadvertently in the car

wash and could be damaged.

* Option/accessory, for more information, see Introduction.

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Right-side steering wheel lever

Intermittent wiping: Press in the upper sec-

tion of the button.

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Normal wiper speed: Press in the lower

section of the button.

Neutral position: The wiper function is

switched off.

NOTE

The rear wiper is equipped with cut-off func-

tion, which means that it will not operate if

its electric motor overheats. The wiper will

function again after a cool-down period

(30 seconds or longer, depending on the

heat of the motor and ambient temperature

conditions).

Liftgate wiper and reverse gear

If the front wipers are on and the transmis-

sion is put into reverse gear, the liftgate

wiper will be activated.

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If the transmission is in reverse and the

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manual windshield wiper function is used

(the lever is pushed upward), the liftgate

wiper will also be activated for as long the

lever is held up.

If the liftgate wiper is already in normal wip-

ing function, the normal wiping function will

continue.

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Instruments and controls -> Right-side steering wheel lever for Your Volvo C30 4 Door First Generation (2006-2013)

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