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Clear ice and snow from the wiper
blades before using them. If frozen to
the windshield, carefully loosen or
thaw them. Damaged wiper blades
should be replaced. See Wiper Blade
Replacement 0 299.
Heavy snow or ice can overload the
wiper motor. An internal circuit
breaker to the motor will stop the
motor until it cools down.
Wiper Parking
If the ignition is turned off while the
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wipers are on
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, or
they will immediately stop.
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If
FRONT is then moved to OFF
before the driver door is opened or
within 10 minutes, the wipers will
restart and move to the base of the
windshield.
If the ignition is turned off while the
wipers are performing wipes due to
windshield washing or Rainsense, the
wipers continue to run until they
reach the base of the windshield.
Rainsense
With Rainsense, a sensor near the top
center of the windshield detects the
amount of water on the windshield
and controls the frequency of the
windshield wiper.
Keep this area of the windshield clear
of debris to allow for best system
performance.
INT : Turn the
on the wiper lever to adjust the
sensitivity when Rainsense is
turned on.
INT,
Turn the band up for more
sensitivity to moisture.
Turn the band down to lower INT
setting for less sensitivity to
moisture.
Move the band out of the
position to deactivate Rainsense.
INSTRUMENTS AND CONTROLS
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on or off. When turned on
and
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FRONT band
Rainsense wipe sensitivity positions
the wipers can be adjusted for more or
less sensitivity to moisture. When
turned off, the wipers operate as
timed intermittent wipers and can be
adjusted for more or less frequent
wipes.
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If
ignition is turned on, or if the ignition
is on and the
one of the sensitivity settings when
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message may display indicating if
Rainsense was turned on or off.
If the ignition is on and
is not in one of the sensitivity settings
INT
when
AUTO : Press to turn Rainsense
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FRONT is in one of the
AUTO is turned on when the
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FRONT band is in
AUTO is turned on or off, a
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FRONT
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AUTO is turned on, a
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