Renault MASTER 2024 User Manual page 169

WIPER
The rain sensor is located on the wind­
screen, in front of the interior rear view
mirror.
A. single sweep: a short push will
trigger one sweep of the wipers.
B. stopping
C. automatic wiper feature: when
this position is selected, the system
detects water falling on the windscreen
and triggers wiping at the appropriate
speed.
It is possible to change the triggering
threshold and the interval between
sweeps by turning the ring 2 :
– F : maximum sensitivity;
– G : minimum sensitivity.
D. slow continuous wiping
E. fast continuous wiping
The higher the sensitivity, the quicker
the wipers will react and the faster the
wipe.
When activating automatic wiping or
when increasing sensitivity, one sweep
of the blades is performed.
Note:
– the rain sensor is only intended as a
driving aid. In the event of reduced vis­
ibility, the driver should manually acti­
vate the wipers. In foggy weather or
during snowfalls, wiping is not auto­
matically triggered and remains under
the driver's control;
– in the event of temperatures below
zero, automatic wiping is not activated
when the vehicle is started. It is auto­
matically activated as soon as the ve­
hicle exceeds a certain speed (approx­
imately 5 mph (8 km/h));
– do not activate automatic wiping in
dry weather;
– fully de-ice the windscreen before
activating automatic wiping;
– when washing using a roller type car
wash, return the stalk 1 to the off posi­
tion B to deactivate automatic wiping.
Operating faults
In the event of a malfunction of the au­
tomatic wiping, the wiper is set to inter­
mittent wiping. Call an approved deal­
er.
The rain sensor operation may be in­
terrupted in the event of:
– damaged windscreen wipers: a film
of water or traces left by a blade in the
sensor's detection zone may increase
the response time of the automatic
wiper, or increase the wiping frequen­
cy;
– a windscreen with any chip or crack
near the sensor, or a windscreen cov­
ered in dust, dirt, insects, ice, the use
of washing wax and water-repellent
chemicals. The windscreen wiper will
be less sensitive or may even not react
at all.
Special feature
When driving the vehicle, the wiping
speed slows down whenever the vehi­
cle stops. For example, fast wiping
speed will slow to normal wiping
speed. As soon as the vehicle moves
off, wiping will return to the speed origi­
nally selected.
Any action on the stalk 1 overrides
and cancels the automatic function.
Precautions
– In the event of ice, check whether
the blades are stuck to the windscreen
before operating the wiping mecha­
nism. If you activate the wipers while
the blades are stuck down with ice,
you may risk damaging both the blade
and the wiper motor.
– Do not activate the wipers on a dry
screen. This will lead to premature
wear or damage to the blades.
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