Windshield Washers - Ford 2015 Focus Owner's Manual

A Highest sensitivity.
B On.
C Lowest sensitivity.
Switch the autowipers on by moving the
wiper lever up to the first position.
Switch the autowipers off by moving the
wiper lever down.
Use the rotary control to adjust the
sensitivity of the autowipers. When you
select low sensitivity, the wipers will
operate when the sensor detects a large
amount of water on the windshield. When
you select high sensitivity, the wipers will
operate when the sensor detects a small
amount of water on the windshield.
The autowipers feature is active and ready
when the wiper lever is in the first position
and selected in the information display.
You can change the autowipers feature to
intermittent wipers through the
information display. See General
Information (page 76).
Note: Check your wiper function in the
information display. See General
Information (page 76). The autowipers
feature functions only when you select the
menu choice in the information display and
you move the wiper lever up to the first
position. The autowipers feature then
remains on in the information display menu
until you change it to intermittent wipe.
Focus (CEW) Vehicles Built From: 16-02-2015, CG3630en enGBR, Edition date: 01/2015, First Printing
Wipers and Washers
Note: If you switch autolamps on in
conjunction with autowipers, your low beam
headlamps turn on automatically when the
rain sensor activates the windshield wipers
continuously. See Autolamps (page 58).
Keep the outside of the windshield clean.
The rain sensor is very sensitive and the
wipers may operate if dirt, mist or insects
hit the windshield.
Wet or winter driving conditions with ice,
snow or salty road mist can cause
inconsistent and unexpected wiping or
smearing. In these conditions, you can do
the following to help keep your windshield
clear:
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Note: Clean the windshield and wiper
blades if they begin to leave streaks or
smears. If that does not resolve the issue,
install new wiper blades. See Changing
the Wiper Blades (page 216).

WINDSHIELD WASHERS

Note: Do not operate the washers when
the washer reservoir is empty. This may
cause the washer pump to overheat.
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Lower the sensitivity of the autowipers
to reduce the amount of smearing.
Switch to normal or high-speed wipe
by moving the wiper lever up.
Switch the autowipers off and switch
intermittent mode on through the
information display. See General
Information (page 76).
Switch the autowipers off by moving
the wiper lever down.