Windshield Wipers - Pontiac Solstice 2008 Owner's Manual

Windshield Wipers

Use this lever, located on the right side of the steering
wheel, to operate the windshield wipers.
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(Off): Move the lever to this position to turn off the
windshield wipers.
& (Intermittent; Speed Sensitive Wipers): Move
the lever to this position for intermittent or speed
sensitive operation. The amount of delay time varies
between wiping cycles due to the delay setting selected
or the speed of the vehicle.
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(Delay): While the lever is in the intermittent
position, turn the intermittent adjust band with this
symbol on it up or down to select a shorter or longer
delay between wiping cycles. To the left of the
adjust band are bars, increasing in size from bottom to
top, that indicate the frequency of the wipes. Smaller
bars mean the wipers movement is less frequent.
Larger bars mean the movement is more frequent.
6 (Low Speed): Move the lever up to the first
setting past intermittent, for steady wiping at low speed.
1 (High Speed): Move the lever up to the second
setting past intermittent, for wiping at a high speed.
8 (Mist): Move the lever all the way down to this
position for a single wiping cycle. Hold it there until the
windshield wipers start; then let go. The windshield
wipers stop after one wiping cycle. If additional wiping
cycles are needed, hold the lever down longer.
Damaged wiper blades can prevent you from seeing
well enough to drive safely. Clear ice and snow from
the wiper blades before using them to prevent damage.
If the wiper blades are frozen to the windshield, carefully
loosen or thaw them. If your blades do become damaged,
get new blades.
Heavy snow or ice can overload the wiper motor. A circuit
breaker stops the motor until it cools. Clear away snow
or ice to prevent an overload. If the motor gets stuck,
turn the wipers off, clear away the snow or ice, and then
turn the wipers back on.
As an added safety feature, if the wipers are on for
more than 15 seconds, the vehicle's headlamps turn
on automatically. They turn off 15 seconds after
the wipers are turned off.
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