Fiat 124 SPIDER ABARTH 2017 User Manual page 30

Windshield Wiper Lever
1 — Rain Sensor Adjustment
When the wiper lever is in the AUTO
position and the ignition is cycled ON,
the wipers may move automatically in
the following cases:
If the windshield above the rain
sensor is touched or wiped with a cloth.
If the windshield is struck with a hand
or other object from either outside or
inside the vehicle.
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Keep hands and scrapers clear of the
windshield when the wiper lever is in the
AUTO position and the ignition is cycled
ON, as fingers could be pinched or the
wipers and wiper blades damaged when
the wipers activate automatically.
Turning the auto-wiper lever from the
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OFF to the AUTO position while driving
activates the windshield wipers once,
after which they operate according to
the rainfall amount.
The auto-wiper control may not operate
when the rain sensor temperature is
about 14 °F (–10 °C) or lower, or about
185 °F (85 °C) or higher.
If the windshield is coated with water
repellent, the rain sensor may not be
able to sense the amount of rainfall
correctly and auto-wiper control may
not operate properly.
If dirt or debris (such as ice or debris
containing salt water) adheres to the
windshield above the rain sensor or if
the windshield is iced, it could cause
the wipers to move automatically.
Warning!
However, if the wipers cannot remove
this ice, dirt or debris, the auto-wiper
control will stop operation. In this case,
set the wiper lever to the low speed
position or high speed position for
manual operation, or remove the ice,
dirt or debris by hand to restore the
auto-wiper operation.
Because heavy ice and snow can jam
the wiper blades, the wiper motor is
protected from motor breakdown,
overheating and possible fire by a
circuit breaker. This mechanism will
automatically stop operation of the
blades, but only for about five minutes.
If this happens, turn off the wiper switch
and park off the road and remove the
snow and ice. After five minutes, turn
on the switch and the blades should
operate normally. If they do not resume
functioning, contact your authorized
dealer as soon as possible. Pull off to
the side of the road to a safe location.
Wait until the weather clears before
trying to drive with the wipers
inoperative.