03 Instruments and controls
Wipers and washers
Intermittent wiping
Set the number of sweeps per time
unit with the thumbwheel when
intermittent wiping is selected.
Service position wiper blade
For cleaning the windscreen/wiper blades
and replacement of wiper blades, see Car
wash (p. 389) and Wiper blades (p. 366).
Wipers and washers clean the windscreen
and rear window. The headlamps are cleaned
with high-pressure washing.
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Continuous wiping
Rain sensor*
The wipers sweep at normal speed.
The rain sensor automatically starts the wind-
screen wipers based on how much water it
detects on the windscreen. The sensitivity of
the rain sensor can be adjusted using the
thumbwheel.
The wipers sweep at high speed.
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IMPORTANT
When the rain sensor is activated a lamp in
the button is illuminated and the rain sensor
Before activating the wipers - ensure that
the wiper blades are not frozen in, and that
any snow or ice on the windscreen (and
rear window) is scraped away.
symbol is shown in the combined
instrument panel.
Activating and setting the sensitivity
When activating the rain sensor, the car must
be running or the remote control key in posi-
tion I or II while the windscreen wiper stalk
switch must be in position 0 or in the position
for a single sweep.
IMPORTANT
Windscreen wipers and windscreen washers.
Before activating the wipers during winter
ensure that the wiper blades are not frozen
in, and that any snow or ice on the wind-
screen is scraped away.
Rain sensor, On/Off
Thumbwheel sensitivity/frequency
Activate the rain sensor by pressing the rain
Windscreen wipers off
sensor button
make one sweep.
. The windscreen wipers
Move the stalk switch to position 0
to switch off the windscreen wipers.
IMPORTANT
Use plenty of washer fluid when the wipers
are cleaning the windscreen. The wind-
screen must be wet when the windscreen
wipers are operating.
Press the stalk switch up for the wipers to
make an extra sweep.
Single sweep
Raise the stalk switch and release to
make one sweep.
Turn the thumbwheel upward for higher sen-
sitivity and downward for lower sensitivity.
(An extra sweep is made when the thumb-
wheel is turned upward.)
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For replacing the wiper blades and service position wiper blades, see Wiper blades (p. 366). For filling washer fluid, see Washer fluid - filling (p. 368).
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* Option/accessory, for more information, see Introduction.
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