Windscreen Wipers / Washer; Auto-Wiper Control; Adjusting Rain Sensor Sensitivity; Variable-Speed Intermittent Wipers - Fiat Spider 124 Owner's Handbook Manual

WINDSCREEN
WIPERS / WASHER
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The ignition must be switched ON to
use the wipers.
WINDSCREEN WIPERS
Turn the wipers 1 fig. 21 on by pressing
the lever up or down.
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With intermittent wiper
Switch positions:
or MIST: operation while
pulling up lever;
OFF: stop;
--- or INT: intermittent operation;
— or LO: low speed operation;
= or HI: high speed operation.

Variable-speed intermittent wipers

Set the lever to the intermittent position
and choose the interval timing by
rotating the ring 1.
With auto-wiper control
Switch positions:
or MIST: operation while
pulling up lever;
OFF: stop;
AUTO: auto control operation;
— or LO: low speed operation;
= or HI: high speed operation.

Auto-wiper control

When the wiper lever is in the AUTO
position, the rain sensor senses the
amount of rainfall on the windshield and
turns the wipers on or off automatically
(off/intermittent/low speed/high speed).

Adjusting rain sensor sensitivity

The sensitivity of the rain sensor can be
adjusted by turning the switch on the
wiper lever.
From the center position (normal),
rotate the switch 1 fig. 21 downward for
higher sensitivity (+) (faster response) or
rotate it upward for less sensitivity (-)
(slower response).
When the wiper lever is in the AUTO
position and the ignition is switched
ON, the wipers may move automatically
in the following cases:
if the windshield above the rain
sensor is touched or wiped with a cloth;
if the windshield is struck with a hand
or other object from either outside or
inside the vehicle.
Switching the auto-wiper lever from the
OFF to the AUTO position while driving
activates the windshield wipers once,
after which they operate according to
the rainfall amount.
The auto-wiper control may not operate
when the rain sensor temperature is
about –10°C or lower, or about 85°C or
higher.
If the windshield is coated with water
repellent, the rain sensor may not be
able to sense the amount of rainfall
correctly and auto-wiper control may
not operate properly.
If dirt or foreign matter (such as ice or
matter containing salt water) adheres to
the windshield above the rain sensor or
if the windshield is iced, it could cause
the wipers to move automatically.
However, if the wipers cannot remove
this ice, dirt or foreign matter, the
auto-wiper control will stop operation.
In this case, set the wiper lever to the
low speed position or high speed
position for manual operation, or
remove the ice, dirt or foreign matter by
hand to restore the auto-wiper
operation.
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