Dodge Sprinter 2006 Manual page 1042

8R - 4 WIPERS/WASHERS
ot h er m in or debr is fr om t h e ou t side win dsh ield gla ss
su r fa ce t h a t m igh t be en cou n t er ed wh ile dr ivin g t h e
veh icle u n der n u m er ou s t ypes of in clem en t oper a t in g
con dit ion s.
Two wiper syst em s a r e a va ila ble: t h e st a n da r d
in t er m it t en t wipe syst em , or a n opt ion a l a u t om a t ic
wipe syst em . Th e veh icle oper a t or in it ia t es a ll wiper
a n d wa sh er syst em fu n ct ion s wit h t h e m u lt i-fu n ct ion
swit ch wiper con t r ol st a lk t h a t ext en ds fr om t h e
r igh t side of t h e st eer in g colu m n , ju st below t h e
st eer in g wh eel. Depr essin g, r a isin g, or pu llin g t h e
r igh t con t r ol st a lk of t h e m u lt i-fu n ct ion swit ch
select s t h e desir ed wiper syst em oper a t in g m ode (F ig.
2). Th e wiper syst em a llows t h e veh icle oper a t or t o
select fr om t wo con t in u ou s wiper speeds, H i or Lo,
eit h er a fixed in t er va l in t er m it t en t wipe m ode or a n
a u t o wipe m ode (a s t h e veh icle is equ ipped), a n d a
pu lse wipe m ode. P u sh in g t h e kn ob on t h e en d of t h e
con t r ol st a lk t owa r ds t h e st eer in g colu m n a ct iva t es
t h e wa sh er pu m p/m ot or, wh ich dispen ses wa sh er
flu id on t o t h e win dsh ield gla ss t h r ou gh t h e wa sh er
n ozzles.
Fig. 2 Windshield Wiper/Washer Switch
1 - INTERMITTENT WIPE MODE (OR AUTO WIPE MODE IF
EQUIPPED)
2 - CONTINUOUS LOW SPEED WIPE MODE
3 - CONTINUOUS HIGH SPEED WIPE MODE
4 - WASHER MODE
5 - PULSE WIPE MODE
Th e h a r d wir ed in pu t s t o a n d ou t pu t s fr om t h e
wiper a n d wa sh er syst em com pon en t s m a y be dia g-
n osed a n d t est ed u sin g con ven t ion a l dia gn ost ic t ools
a n d m et h ods. Refer t o t h e a ppr opr ia t e dia gn ost ic
in for m a t ion . Refer t o t h e own er 's m a n u a l in t h e veh i-
cle glove box for m or e in for m a t ion on t h e fea t u r es
a n d oper a t ion of t h e wiper a n d wa sh er syst em .
INTERMITTENT WIPE SYSTEM
Wh en t h e ign it ion swit ch is in t h e On posit ion , ba t -
t er y cu r r en t fr om a fu se in t h e fu se block u n der n ea t h
t h e st eer in g colu m n is pr ovided t h r ou gh a fu sed ign i-
t ion swit ch ou t pu t (r u n -st a r t ) cir cu it t o t h e in t er m it -
t en t wipe logic cir cu it r y of t h e wiper, t u r n sign a ls
a n d en gin e st a r t con t r ol m odu le wit h in t h e fu se
block, t h e m u lt i-fu n ct ion swit ch , t h e wiper r ela y a n d
t h e wiper m ot or pa r k swit ch . Th e in t er n a l cir cu it r y
of t h e m u lt i-fu n ct ion swit ch pr ovides a dir ect h a r d
wir ed ba t t er y cu r r en t ou t pu t t o t h e low speed or h igh
speed br u sh es of t h e wiper m ot or wh en t h e Low,
H igh , or P u lse posit ion is select ed, wh ich ca u ses t h e
wiper s t o cycle a t t h e select ed speed for a s lon g a s
t h a t swit ch posit ion r em a in s select ed.
In or der t o pr ovide t h e in t er m it t en t wipe a n d wipe-
a ft er-wa sh fea t u r es, t h e in t er m it t en t wipe logic cir-
cu it r y of t h e wiper, t u r n sign a ls a n d en gin e st a r t
con t r ol m odu le wit h in t h e fu se block m on it or s in pu t s
fr om t h e in t er m it t en t wipe a n d wa sh er swit ch cir-
cu it r y of t h e m u lt i-fu n ct ion swit ch a n d t h e pa r k
swit ch in t h e wiper m ot or. Wh en t h e in t er m it t en t
wipe posit ion is select ed wit h t h e m u lt i-fu n ct ion
swit ch con t r ol st a lk, t h e in t er m it t en t wipe logic cir-
cu it r y r espon ds by en er gizin g t h e wiper r ela y a n d
ca lcu la t in g t h e cor r ect dela y in t er va l. Th e en er gized
wiper r ela y dir ect s ba t t er y cu r r en t t h r ou gh t h e in t er-
m it t en t wipe posit ion cir cu it r y of t h e m u lt i-fu n ct ion
swit ch t o t h e low speed br u sh of t h e wiper m ot or.
Th e in t er m it t en t wipe logic cir cu it m on it or s t h e
wiper m ot or oper a t ion t h r ou gh t h e wiper on /off r ela y
ou t pu t cir cu it , wh ich a llows it t o det er m in e t h e
pr oper t im in g t o begin t h e n ext wiper bla de sweep.
Th e n or m a l dela y in t er va l is a bou t five secon ds.
Wh en t h e Off posit ion of t h e m u lt i-fu n ct ion swit ch
wiper con t r ol st a lk is select ed, on e of t wo even t s is
possible. Th e even t t h a t will occu r depen ds u pon t h e
posit ion of t h e wiper bla des on t h e win dsh ield a t t h e
m om en t t h a t t h e Off posit ion is select ed. If t h e wiper
bla des a r e in t h e down posit ion on t h e win dsh ield
wh en t h e Off posit ion is select ed, t h e pa r k swit ch
t h a t is in t egr a l t o t h e wiper m ot or is closed t o
gr ou n d, t h e in t er m it t en t wipe logic cir cu it de-en er-
gizes t h e wiper r ela y, a n d t h e wiper m ot or cea ses t o
oper a t e.
If t h e wiper bla des a r e n ot in t h e down posit ion on
t h e win dsh ield a t t h e m om en t t h e Off posit ion is
select ed, t h e pa r k swit ch is closed t o ba t t er y cu r r en t
t h r ou gh t h e fu sed ign it ion swit ch ou t pu t (r u n -st a r t )
cir cu it . Th e in t er m it t en t wipe logic cir cu it en er gizes
t h e wiper r ela y a n d t h e wiper on -off r ela y ou t pu t cir-
cu it dir ect s ba t t er y cu r r en t t o t h e low speed br u sh of
t h e wiper m ot or t h r ou gh t h e n or m a lly open con t a ct
of t h e wiper r ela y, t h en t h r ou gh t h e in t er n a l Off posi-
t ion cir cu it r y of t h e m u lt i-fu n ct ion swit ch . Th is
ca u ses t h e wiper m ot or t o con t in u e r u n n in g u n t il t h e
wiper bla des a r e in t h e down posit ion on t h e win d-
sh ield a n d t h e pa r k swit ch is a ga in closed t o gr ou n d.
Wh en t h e Wa sh posit ion of t h e con t r ol kn ob on t h e
r igh t con t r ol st a lk of t h e m u lt i-fu n ct ion swit ch is
select ed, t h e wa sh er swit ch cir cu it r y dir ect s ba t t er y
cu r r en t t o t h e wa sh er pu m p m ot or a n d t o t h e in t er-
m it t en t wipe logic cir cu it r y. Wh en t h e wa sh er swit ch
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