Wipers And Washers; Windscreen Wipers; Autowipers - Ford Kuga Owner's Manual

WINDSCREEN WIPERS

E71012
A Single wipe
B Intermittent wipe or autowipers
C Normal wipe
D High speed wipe
Intermittent wipe
A
E71013
A Long wipe interval
B Intermittent wipe
C Short wipe interval

Wipers and Washers

Automatic wiper system
Some models without autowipers are
D
fitted with a speed-dependent front screen
wiper system.
C
When the vehicle is slowed to walking
speed or is brought to a standstill, the
B
wiper speed will automatically switch to
the next lower wiper speed setting.
When the vehicle speed is increased, the
wiper speed will return to the
manually-chosen setting.
Moving the wiper lever when the system is
operating will switch off the system.
If the vehicle is again slowed to walking
speed or is brought to a standstill, the
A
system is reactivated.

AUTOWIPERS

operate if dirt, mist or flies hit the
windscreen.
B
them, the rain sensor will continue to
detect water on the windscreen and the
wipers will operate, even though the
majority of the windscreen is dry.
C
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CAUTIONS
Do not switch autowipers on in dry
weather conditions. The rain sensor
is very sensitive and the wipers may
Replace the wiper blades as soon as
they begin to leave bands of water
and smears. If you do not replace
Fully defrost the windscreen in icy
conditions before you switch
autowipers on.
Switch autowipers off before you
enter a car wash.