Rear Wiper/Washer Operation - Fiat 500L 2018 User Manual

Front Windshield Washer Operation
Pull the windshield wiper/washer lever toward
the steering wheel to activate the washers. The
wipers will activate automatically for three cycles
after the lever is released.
CAUTION!
• Turn the windshield wipers off when driving
through an automatic car wash. Damage to
the windshield wipers may result if the
wiper control is left in any position other
than off.
• In cold weather, always turn off the wiper
switch and allow the wipers to return to the
park position before turning off the engine.
If the wiper switch is left on and the wipers
freeze to the windshield, damage to the
wiper motor may occur when the vehicle is
restarted.
• Always remove any buildup of snow that
prevents the windshield wiper blades from
returning to the off position. If the wind-
CAUTION!
shield wiper control is turned off and the
blades cannot return to the off position,
damage to the wiper motor may occur.
Manual High Speed/Mist
Push the lever upward from the off position.The
wipers will operate at high speed to clear off road
mist or spray from a passing vehicle. This opera-
tion will continue until the lever is released.When
the lever is released, the wipers will return to the
off position and automatically shut off.

Rear Wiper/Washer Operation

Activation
Rotate the windshield wiper lever center ring
upward to operate the rear window wiper as
follows:
• In intermittent mode, when the front windshield
wiper is not operating and the lever is in the
(intermittent) position.
• In synchronous mode (at half the speed of the
front window wiper), when the front windshield
wiper is operating and the lever is in the
(intermittent) position, or when the reverse
gear is engaged, the front windshield wiper is
operating, and the lever is in the O (off)
position.
• In continuous mode, when the lever is in the
(continuous) position.
Pushing the windshield wiper lever forward acti-
vates the rear window washer. Keep the wind-
shield wiper lever pushed for more than half a
second to activate the rear window wiper as well.
Releasing the windshield wiper lever will activate
the smart washing function, as described for the
windscreen wiper.
Deactivation
The function stops when the windshield wiper
lever is released.
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