Using The Windshield Wipers - Volvo S90 TWIN ENGINE 2019 Owner's Manual

WINDOWS, GLASS AND MIRRORS

Using the windshield wipers

The windshield wipers clean the windshield. The
right-side steering wheel lever is used to adjust
windshield wiper settings.
Right-hand steering wheel lever.
Thumb wheel, used to set rain sensor sensi-
tivity and interval wiper speed.
Single sweep
Move the lever down and release for a
single sweep.
Wipers off
Move the lever to position 0 to turn off
the windshield wipers.
Interval wipers
Set the number of sweeps per time unit
with the thumb wheel when interval wip-
ers are selected.
176
Continuous wipers
Move the lever upward for the wipers to
operate at normal speed.
Move the lever upward again for the wip-
ers to operate at high speed.
CAUTION
Before activating the wipers, make sure that
the wiper blades are not frozen in place and
that any snow or ice on the windshield has
been scraped away.
CAUTION
Use plenty of washer fluid when the wipers
clean the windshield. The windshield must be
wet when the windshield wipers are working.
Related information
Using the rain sensor (p. 176)
•
Using the windshield and headlight washers
•
(p. 178)
Wiper blades and washer fluid (p. 175)
•
Using the rain sensor's memory function
•
(p. 177)
Filling washer fluid (p. 635)
•
Windshield wipers in the service position
•
(p. 634)
Replacing windshield wiper blades (p. 633)
•
Using the rain sensor
The rain sensor monitors the amount of water on
the windshield and automatically starts the wind-
shield wipers. Rain sensor sensitivity can be
adjusted using the thumb wheel on the right-
hand steering wheel lever.
Right-hand steering wheel lever.
Rain sensor button
Thumb wheel, sensitivity/interval wiper speed
When the rain sensor is activated, the
sensor symbol will be displayed in the instrument
panel.
Activating the rain sensor
When the rain sensor is activated, the engine
must be running or the ignition must be in mode I
or II. The windshield wiper lever must also be in
position 0 or in the single sweep position.
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