Ford 2016 C-MAX HYBRID Owner's Manual page 74

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A Highest sensitivity.
B On.
C Lowest sensitivity.
Switch the autowipers on by moving the
wiper lever up to the first position.
Switch the autowipers off by moving the
wiper lever down.
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Wipers and Washers
Use the rotary control to adjust the
sensitivity of the rain sensor:
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The autowipers feature is active and ready
when the wiper lever is in the first position
and selected in the information display.
You can change the autowipers feature to
intermittent wipers through the
information display. See General
Information (page 93).
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Rotate the control down to low
sensitivity, and the wipers turn on when
the rain sensor detects a large amount
of moisture on the windshield.
• When you move the wiper lever up
to the first position and the
autowiper system is on, the
autowiper sensitivity setting adjusts
the wiper speed according to the
moisture on the windshield only.
• When you lower the sensitivity, the
wipers remain in their ready
position only. They do not wipe the
windshield automatically unless
the sensor detects moisture.
• Move the wiper lever position up to
the second position to wipe the
windshield on-demand.
Rotate the control up to high
sensitivity, and the wipers turn on when
the rain sensor detects a small amount
of moisture on the windshield.
• When you set the wiper control to
a higher sensitivity, the wipers wipe
the windshield once.
• Remember to move the wiper lever
position up to the second position
to wipe the windshield on-demand.