Owner’s Manual

INSTRUMENTS AND CONTROLS
* Option/accessory, for more information, see Introduction.
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Rain sensor*
The rain sensor automatically regulates wiper
speed according to the amount of water on the
windshield.
The sensitivity of the rain sensor can be adjusted
moving the thumb wheel up (the wipers will
sweep the windshield more frequently) or down
(the wipers will sweep the windshield less fre-
quently).
NOTE
The wipers will make an extra sweep each
time the thumb wheel is adjusted upward.
When the rain sensor is activated, the symbol
will illuminate in the instrument panel.
Activating and setting the sensitivity
When activating the rain sensor, the vehicle must
be running or in ignition mode II and the wind-
shield wiper lever must be in position 0 or in the
single sweep position.
Activate the rain sensor by pressing the button
. The windshield wipers will make one
sweep.
Press the lever up for the wipers to make an
extra sweep. The rain sensor returns to active
mode when the stalk is released back to position
0.
Deactivating
Deactivate the rain sensor by pressing the button
or press the lever down to another wiper
position.
The rain sensor is automatically deactivated when
the key is removed from the ignition slot or five
minutes after the ignition has been switched off.
CAUTION
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 wip-
ers will start inadvertently in the car wash and
could be damaged.
Windshield washer
Move the lever toward the steering wheel to start
the windshield and headlight washers. After the
lever is released the wipers make several extra
sweeps.
Washing function
Heated washer nozzles*
The washer nozzles are heated automatically in
cold weather to help prevent the washer fluid
from freezing.
High-pressure headlight washing*
High-pressure headlight washing consumes a
large quantity of washer fluid. To save fluid, the
headlights are washed using two alternatives:
•
Low/high beam headlights on. The head-
lights will be washed the first time the wind-
shield is washed. Thereafter, the headlights
will only be washed once for every five times