Wipers And Washers - Ford C-MAX Owner's Handbook Manual

WARNINGS
Replace the wiper blades as
soon as they begin to leave
bands of water and smears or when
they do not completely remove water
from the windscreen. If the blades
are not replaced, the rain sensor will
continue to detect water on the
windscreen. This will result in the
wipers continuing to operate
although the majority of the
windscreen is dry.
In icy conditions, make sure that
the windscreen has been fully
defrosted before selecting
autowipers.
Switch off the autowipers
before entering a car wash.
Note: The autowipers feature is
intended for use during wet weather
conditions only. It should not be
selected in dry weather conditions
as the system is very sensitive to
objects such as dirt, mist or flies
hitting the windscreen near the rain
sensor. This may cause the wipers
to wipe even though the screen is
mostly dry.
Note: The autowipers function
should not be selected when it is
snowing or foggy, or when the roads
have been salted. In these weather
conditions, select position A, C or D,
if necessary.
When the lever is moved to position
B with the ignition switched on, the
wipers will cycle once regardless of
whether the front screen is wet or
dry.

Wipers and washers

Depending on the equipment fitted,
when the ignition is switched on with
the lever already in position B, the
wipers will not cycle until water is
detected on the windscreen.
Alternatively, move the lever to
another position and then back to B,
or operate the washer.
Thereafter, the rain sensor will
continuously measure the amount of
water on the windscreen and adjust
the speed of the front wipers
automatically (single wipe,
intermittent, normal or high speed
wipe).
E71015
A Low sensitivity
B High sensitivity
A. The wipers will only wipe when a
larger amount of water is
detected on the windscreen
B. The wipers will wipe even if only a
small amount of water is detected
on the windscreen.
Six settings are available from low to
high sensitivity.
60
A
B