Fiat 500X 2019 Owner's Manual page 68

66 GETTING TO KNOW YOUR VEHICLE
• The Rain Sensing feature may not function properly
when ice, or dried salt water is present on the wind-
shield.
• Use of Rain-X or products containing wax or silicone
may reduce Rain Sensing performance.
• The Rain Sensing feature can be turned on and off using
the Uconnect System, refer to "Uconnect Settings" in
"Multimedia" for further information.
The Rain Sensing system has protection features for the
wiper blades and arms, and will not operate under the
following conditions:
• Low Ambient Temperature — When the ignition is first
turned to RUN, the Rain Sensing system will not operate
until the wiper switch is moved, vehicle speed is greater
than 0 mph (0 km/h), or the outside temperature is
greater than 32°F (0°C).
• Transmission In NEUTRAL Position — When the igni-
tion is in RUN mode, and the automatic transmission is
in the NEUTRAL position, the Rain Sensing system will
not operate until the wiper switch is moved, vehicle
speed is greater than 3 mph (5 km/h), or the gear
selector is moved out of the NEUTRAL position.
Remote Start Mode Inhibit — On vehicles equipped with
Remote Starting system, Rain Sensing wipers are not
operational when the vehicle is in the remote start mode.
Once the operator is in the vehicle and has placed the
ignition switch in RUN mode, rain sensing wiper operation
can resume, if it has been selected, and no other inhibit
conditions (mentioned previously) exist.
Rain Sensing Wipers — Inhibition — When the user
switches the ignition from OFF to RUN with the wind-
shield wiper lever already in the intermittent position, no
wipe cycle is performed for safety reasons. This temporary
inhibition avoids accidental activations of the wiping (e.g.
during the hand washing of the windshield, blocking the
blades in ice/snow conditions).
The user can activate the Rain Sensing Wipers in three
ways:
• Moving the lever in off (O) position and then in inter-
mittent positions.
• One MIST command actuation.
• The vehicle speed exceeds 3 mph (5km/h) and the rain
sensor detects the presence of rain.