Windscreen Wipers; Windscreen Wipers/Washer - Volvo XC90 Owner's Manual

Instruments and controls

Windscreen wipers/washer

Windscreen wipers

Windscreen wipers off
If the lever is in the 0 position and you
move it upwards, the wipers will sweep
one stroke at a time for as long as you
hold the lever up.
Intermittent wiping
You can adjust and set a suitable speed
for intermittent wiping. Twisting the
ring (see A in illustration) upwards
increases the frequency of wiper strokes.
Twisting the ring towards you decreases
the frequency of wiper strokes.
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Rain sensor (option)
The rain sensor replaces the intermittent
function. The windscreen wipers
automatically increase or decrease speed
based on how much water the sensor
indicates is on the windscreen.
can be adjusted using the ring (see
illustration).
To activate the rain sensor:
• Turn on the ignition.
• Move the lever from the 0 position
to the position for intermittent wiping.
The rain sensor is deactivated when the ignition
is switched off. To reactivate the rain sensor:
• Turn on the ignition.
• Move the lever to the 0 position and then
to the position for intermittent wiping.
When using a car wash: Disengage the
rain sensor (move the lever to position 0) or
switch off the ignition completely. Otherwise
the windscreen wipers will begin swiping and
can be damaged.
Wipers operate at "normal" speed
Wipers operate at "high" speed
3 – Windscreen washer/
headlamp washers
Pull the lever towards the steering wheel to start
the windscreen and headlamp washers.
Headlamp washing
High-pressure washing of the headlamps
consumes vast amounts of washer fluid. To
save fluid, the headlamps are only washed
every fifth time (within a 2-minute period).
If 2 minutes have elapsed since the previous
windscreen washing, the headlamps are again
high-pressure washed then next time the
windscreen is washed.