Hyundai Santa Fe Owner's Manual page 218

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If there is heavy accumulation of snow
or ice on the windscreen, defrost the
windscreen for about 10 minutes, or
until the snow and/or ice is removed
before using the windscreen wipers to
ensure proper operation.
If you do not remove the snow and/or
ice before using the wiper and washer,
it may damage the wiper and washer
system.
AUTO (Automatic) control
(if equipped)
The rain sensor located on the upper
end of the windscreen glass senses
the amount of rainfall and controls
the wiping cycle for the proper inter-
val. The wiper operation time will be
automatically controlled depends on
rainfall.
When the rain stops, the wiper stops.
To vary the sensitivity setting, turn
the sensitivity control knob.
If the wiper switch is set in AUTO
mode when the ignition switch is in
the ON position, the wiper will oper-
ate once to perform a self-check of
the system.
WARNING
To avoid personal injury from the
windscreen wipers, when the
engine is running and the wind-
screen wiper switch is placed in
the AUTO mode:
•
Do not touch the upper end of
the windscreen glass facing
the rain sensor.
•
Do not wipe the upper end of
the windscreen glass with a
damp or wet cloth.
•
Do not put pressure on the
windscreen glass.
•
Set the wiper switch to the O
(OFF) position when the wiper
is not in use.
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