Windscreen Washer; Windscreen Wipers; Headlamp Washer - Volvo S60 Owner's Manual

Windscreen wipers/washer

Windscreen wipers

The windscreen wipers are off when
the lever is in position 0. If the lever
is moved upwards, the wipers swipe
one stoke at a time for as long as the lever is
held up.
Intermittent wiping
You can adjust and set a suitable
speed for intermittent wiping. Rotate
the ring (see 1 in illustration) upwards to
increase wiper stroke frequency. Rotate the
ring downwards to decrease wiper stroke
frequency.
The wipers sweep at normal speed.
The wipers sweep at high speed.
Rain sensor (option)
The rain sensor automatically increases or
decreases the speed of the windscreen
wipers based on how much water it detects
on the windscreen. The sensitivity of the rain
sensor can be adjusted using the ring (1).
– Turn the ring upward to increase sensi-
tivity or down to decrease sensitivity (there
is an extra swipe when the ring is turned
upward).
On/Off
When activating the rain sensor, the ignition
key must be in at least position I and the
windscreen wiper lever must be in position 0.
To activate the rain sensor:
– press the button (2). An LED illuminates in
the button to indicate the rain sensor is
active.
To turn the rain sensor off, either:
– press the button (2) or
– press the stalk switch downward to
another wiper program. If the stalk switch
is raised, the rain sensor will remain
active; the wipers make an extra sweep
and then return to rain sensor mode when
the stalk is released to position 0.
Instruments and controls
The rain sensor is automatically deactivated
when the key is removed from the ignition
switch or five minutes after the ignition is
switched off.
Important!
In an automatic car wash:
Turn off the rain sensor by pressing the
button (2) while the ignition key is in at
least position I. Otherwise, the
windscreen wipers may start and be
damaged.

Windscreen washer

Pull the lever towards the steering wheel to
activate the windscreen washer.

Headlamp washer

(option on certain markets)
Use of the windscreen washer automatically
activates the headlamp washer.
High-pressure wash of the headlamps
consumes a great deal of washer fluid. To
save fluid, the headlamps are only washed
every fifth time (within a ten minute period). If
ten minutes have elapsed since the last
windscreen washing, the headlamps receive
a high-pressure wash the next time the
windscreen is washed.
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