Mirror - Seat Mii 2019 Owner's Manual

When the rain and light sensor is deactivated,
the duration of the intervals is adjusted to set
levels.
Activating and deactivating the rain and
light sensor
Move the lever to the required position
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Fig. 115:
Position - The rain and light sensor is de-
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A
activated.
Position - The rain and light sensor is ac-
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B
tivated will wipe automatically as needed.
When the ignition is switched off and then
back on again, the rain sensor stays on and
starts operating again when the windscreen
wipers are in position
B
travelling at more than 4 km/h (2 mph).
Setting the sensitivity level of the rain and
light sensor
The sensitivity of the rain and light sensor can
be adjusted manually with the control
the windscreen wiper lever
Move the control to the right: high sensitivi-
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ty.
Move the control to the left: low sensitivity.
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Malfunction of the rain and light sensor
Some examples of possible causes of faults
and mistaken readings on the reference sur-
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face
sor:
Wiper blades in poor condition: the pres-
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ence of a film or strips of water caused by
damaged blades may cause the windscreen
wipers to be slower taking effect, shorten
wiping intervals or cause wiping to be fast
and continuous.
Insects: mosquitoes impacting the wind-
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screen can activate the windscreen wiper.
Traces of salt: in winter, the windscreen
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wiper may work for longer than usual due to
the presence of traces of salt on the almost
dry windscreen.
Dirt: the presence of dry dust, wax, coating
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films (Lotus effect) or traces of detergent (car
and the vehicle is
wash) etc., on the windscreen may cause the
rain and light sensor to be less sensitive, react
more slowly, later or not at all.
Crack on the windscreen: the impact of a
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stone will trigger a single wipe cycle if the
rain and light sensor is activated. Subse-
on
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quently, the sensor detects the reduction in
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the reference surface area and adapts ac-
cordingly. The behaviour of the sensor will
vary with the size of the damage.
Clean the reference surface area of the rain
and light sensor
the windscreen wiper blades have not been
damaged.
Operation
Fig. 116 of the rain and light sen-
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regularly and check that
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CAUTION
The rain and light sensor does not always
detect rainfall with sufficient accuracy so
does not always switch on the windscreen
wiper at the right moment.
If necessary, switch on the windscreen
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wipers manually when water on the wind-
screen obstructs visibility.
Note
We recommend the use of a glass cleaning
product containing alcohol to remove
traces of wax or polish.

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Interior rear vision mirror
Manual anti-dazzle function for rear
Fig. 117
vision mirror