Subaru Outback 2011 Owner's Manual page 179

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and streaking on the glass. If you
cannot remove those streaks after
operating the washer or if the wiper
operation is jerky, clean the outer sur-
face of the windshield or rear window
and the wiper blades using a sponge or
soft cloth with a neutral detergent or
mild abrasive cleaner. After cleaning,
rinse the window glass and wiper
blades with clean water. The glass is
clean if no beads form on the glass
when you rinse with water.
. If you cannot eliminate the streaking
even after following this procedure,
replace the wiper blades with new
ones. For replacement instructions,
refer to "Replacement of wiper blades"
F11-50.
NOTE
For models with automatic rain sensing
windshield wipers:
. When the wiper switch is turned to
the "AUTO" position while the ignition
switch is in the "ON" position, the
wipers will operate once. This indicates
that the wiper switch is in the "AUTO"
position.
. When the wiper switch is in the
"AUTO" position, the following situa-
tions may occur.
– The wipers may operate if the
rain sensor or the windshield is
vibrated or objects such as, insects,
dirt, mud, etc. are covering them.
Turn the wiper switch to the "OFF"
position unless it is raining or
snowing.
– The wipers do not operate if the
rain sensor does not detect rain or
snow.
– The wipers may not operate
properly even in the rain if the rain
sensor does not detect the amount
of raindrops because of the water-
repellent coating on the windshield,
or dirt or ice on the upper half of the
windshield.
– The rain sensor may malfunction
if the wiper intermittent operation
does not vary depending on the
amount of rainfall. If necessary, turn
the wiper switch to any position
except for the "AUTO" position. In
this case, the automatic rain sen-
sing wiper system may malfunction.
We recommend that you contact
your SUBARU dealer and have the
system inspected as soon as pos-
sible.
– The wipers operate intermittently
if the ambient temperature is less
than −158C (58F), because the sys-
tem judges that it may snow under
these temperatures. The wipers will
switch to the automatic operation if
the ambient temperature returns to
more than −108C (148F).
– The wipers operate intermittently
if the temperature around the rain
sensor is more than 808C (1768F)
because the system cannot detect
the amount of raindrops under
these temperatures.