Buick LaCrosse 2011 Owner's Manual page 126

5-4 Instruments and Controls
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(Adjustable Interval Wipes):
Turn the band up for more frequent
wipes or down for less frequent
wipes.
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(Off): Use to turn the windshield
wipers off.
(Mist): For a single wipe,
briefly move the wiper lever down.
For several wipes, hold the wiper
lever down.
Clear ice and snow from the
wiper blades before using them.
If they are frozen to the windshield,
carefully loosen or thaw them.
Damaged wiper blades should
be replaced. See Wiper Blade
Replacement on page 10 29.
Heavy snow or ice can overload the
wipers. A circuit breaker stops them
until the motor cools.
Wipe Parking
If the ignition is turned to
LOCK/OFF while the wipers
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are on 1, 2, or , they will
immediately stop.
If the windshield wiper lever is
then moved to OFF before the
driver door is opened, or within
10 minutes, the wipers will restart
and move to the base of the
windshield.
If the ignition is turned to
LOCK/OFF during a windshield
wash, the wipers will stop when
they reach the base of the
windshield.
I n f o r ma t i o n P r o v i d e d b y :
Windshield Washer
Pull the windshield wiper lever
toward you to spray windshield
washer fluid and activate the wipers.
The wipers will continue until the
lever is released or the maximum
wash time is reached.
When the windshield wiper lever
is released, additional wipes may
occur depending on how long
the windshield washer had been
activated. See Washer Fluid on
page 10 24 for information on
filling the windshield washer
fluid reservoir.
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WARNING
In freezing weather, do not use
the washer until the windshield
is warmed. Otherwise the
washer fluid can form ice on the
windshield, blocking your vision.