Headlamp Washer - Chevrolet 2012 Malibu Owner's Manual

4-8 Instruments and Controls
Wiper Arm Assembly Protection
When using an automatic car wash,
move the windscreen wiper lever
9
to . This disables the automatic
Rainsense windscreen wipers.
With Rainsense, if the transmission
is in N (Neutral) and the vehicle
speed is very slow, the wipers will
automatically stop at the base of the
windscreen.
The wiper operations return to
normal when the transmission is no
longer in N (Neutral) or the vehicle
speed has increased.
Windscreen Washer
Pull the windscreen wiper lever
toward you to spray windscreen
washer fluid and activate the wipers.
The wipers will continue until the
lever is released or the maximum
wash time is reached.
When the windscreen wiper lever is
released, additional wipes may
occur depending on how long the
windscreen washer had been
activated. See Washer Fluid on
page 9‑24 for information on filling
the windscreen washer fluid
reservoir.
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WARNING
In freezing weather, do not use
the washer until the windscreen is
warmed. Otherwise the washer
fluid can form ice on the
windscreen, blocking your vision.

Headlamp Washer

For vehicles with headlamp
washers, they are located to the
side of the headlamps.
The headlamps must be on in order
to use the headlamp washers. If the
headlamps are not on, only the
windscreen will be washed.
While the headlamps are on, pull
the wiper lever toward you and hold
briefly to activate the windscreen
washers. The headlamp washers
will spray once, pause, and spray
again. The headlamp washer will
spray again after five windscreen
wash cycles.
See Washer Fluid on page 9‑24 for
information on filling the windscreen
washer fluid.