INSTRUMENTS AND CONTROLS
detects on the windscreen. The sensitivity of the
rain sensor can be adjusted using the thumb-
wheel.
tion switch or five minutes after the engine has
been switched off.
Intermittent wiping
Set the number of sweeps per time
unit with the thumbwheel when inter-
mittent wiping is selected.
IMPORTANT
When the rain sensor is activated a lamp in the
button is illuminated and the rain sensor symbol
The windscreen wipers could start and be
damaged in an automatic car wash. Switch off
the rain sensor while the car is in motion or
when the remote control key is in position I or
II. The symbol in the combined instrument
panel and the light in the button go out.
Continuous wiping
is shown in the combined instrument
panel.
The wipers sweep at normal speed.
The wipers sweep at high speed.
Activating and setting the sensitivity
When activating the rain sensor, the car must be
running or the remote control key in position I or
II while the windscreen wiper stalk switch must
be in position 0 or in the position for a single
sweep.
IMPORTANT
Washing the headlamps and windows
Before activating the wipers - ensure that the
wiper blades are not frozen in, and that any
snow or ice on the windscreen (and rear win-
dow) is scraped away.
Activate the rain sensor by pressing the rain sen-
sor button
. The windscreen wipers make
one sweep.
IMPORTANT
Press the stalk switch up for the wipers to make
an extra sweep.
Use plenty of washer fluid when the wipers
are cleaning the windscreen. The windscreen
must be wet when the windscreen wipers are
operating.
Turn the thumbwheel upward for higher sensitiv-
ity and downward for lower sensitivity. (An extra
sweep is made when the thumbwheel is turned
upward.)
Service position wiper blade
Washing function.
Deactivate
For cleaning the windscreen/wiper blades and
replacement of wiper blades, see Car wash
(p. 378) and Wiper blades (p. 361).
Deactivate the rain sensor by pressing the rain
Washing the windscreen
Move the stalk switch toward the steering wheel
to start the windscreen and headlamp washers.
sensor button
down to another wiper program.
or move the stalk switch
Rain sensor*
The rain sensor automatically starts the wind-
screen wipers based on how much water it
The rain sensor is automatically deactivated when
the remote control key is removed from the igni-
The windscreen wipers will make several more
sweeps and the headlamps are washed once the
stalk switch has been released.
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