Rainsense™ Ii Wipers - Cadillac 2007 DTS Owner's Manual

Rainsense™ II Wipers
If your vehicle has this feature, the moisture
sensor is mounted on the interior side of the
windshield behind the rearview mirror. It is used to
automatically operate the wipers by monitoring
the amount of moisture build-up on the windshield.
Wipes occur as needed to clear the windshield
depending on driving conditions and the sensitivity
setting. In light rain or snow, fewer wipes will
occur. In heavy rain or snow, wipes will occur more
frequently. The Rainsense™ II wipers operate in
a delay mode as well as a continuous low or
high speed as needed. If the system is left on for
long periods of time, occasional wipes may
occur without any moisture on the windshield. This
is normal and indicates that the Rainsense™ II
system is activated.
The Rainsense™ II system can be activated by
turning the wiper band to one of the five sensitivity
levels indicated on the wiper stalk. The position
closest to off is the lowest sensitivity setting, level
one. This allows more rain or snow to collect
on the windshield between wipes. Turning
the wiper band away from you to higher sensitivity
levels increases the sensitivity of the system
and frequency of wipes. The highest sensitivity
setting, level five is closest to low. A single
wipe will occur each time you turn the wiper stalk
to a higher sensitivity level to indicate that the
sensitivity level has been increased.
Notice: Going through an automatic car wash
with the wipers on can damage them. Turn
the wipers off when going through an
automatic car wash.
The mist and wash cycles operate as normal and
are not affected by the Rainsense™ II function.
The Rainsense™ II system can be overridden at
any time by manually turning the wiper band to low
or high speed.
When Rainsense™ II is active, the headlamps will
turn on automatically. The headlamps will turn
off again once the wipers turn off if it is light
enough outside. If it is dark, they will remain on.
See Wiper Activated Headlamps on page 190
for more information.
Notice: Do not place stickers or other items
on the exterior glass surface directly in front of
the moisture sensor. Doing this could cause
the moisture sensor to malfunction.
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