Volvo V90 Owner's Manual page 180

WINDOWS, GLASS AND MIRRORS
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Intermittent wiping
Move the lever up to switch the wipers
to intermittent wiping. Set the number
of sweeps per time unit with the thumbwheel
when intermittent wiping is selected.
Continuous wiping
Raise the stalk switch for the wipers to
sweep at normal speed.
Raise the stalk switch further for the
wipers to sweep at high speed.
IMPORTANT
Before activating the wipers - ensure that
the wiper blades are not frozen in, and that
any snow or ice on the windscreen and
rear window is scraped away.
IMPORTANT
Use plenty of washer fluid when the wipers
are cleaning the windscreen. The wind-
screen must be wet when the windscreen
wipers are operating.
Related information
Using the rain sensor (p. 178)
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Using windscreen and headlamp washers
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(p. 180)
Using automatic rear windscreen wiping
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when reversing (p. 182)
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Wiper blades and washer fluid (p. 177)
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Using the rain sensor's memory function
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(p. 179)
Using the rear window wiper and washer
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(p. 181)
Filling washer fluid (p. 661)
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Set the wiper blades in service position
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(p. 660)
Replacing windscreen wiper blades
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(p. 659)
Replacing the wiper blade, rear window
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(p. 658)
Using the rain sensor
The rain sensor automatically starts the wind-
screen wipers based on how much water it
detects on the windscreen. Rain sensor sen-
sitivity can be adjusted with the thumbwheel
on the right-hand stalk switch.
Right-hand stalk switch.
Rain sensor button
Thumbwheel sensitivity/frequency
When the rain sensor is activated, the rain
sensor symbol is shown in the driver
display.
Activating the rain sensor
When activating the rain sensor, the car must
be running or in ignition position I or II while
the windscreen wiper stalk switch is in posi-
tion 0 or in the position for a single sweep.