Windshield Wiper/Washer Stalk - Porsche Cayenne Owner's Manual

Windshield Wiper/Washer Stalk

Warning!
Danger of injury when the windshield wipers
operate unintentionally.
Risk of damage to the engine compartment
lid, windshield and wiper system.
f Only wipe the windshield when sufficiently wet,
otherwise it could be scratched.
f Loosen frozen wiper blades before driving off.
f Do not operate headlight washer when it is
frozen.
f Always switch off windshield wipers in car
wash to prevent them wiping unintentionally
(rain sensor operation).
f Do not operate headlight washer in car wash-
es.
f Always switch off windshield wipers before
cleaning the windshield to avoid unintentional
operation (rain sensor operation).
f Always hold the wiper arm securely when re-
placing the wiper blade.
f Always switch the windscreen wipers off (posi-
tion 0) before opening the engine compart-
ment lid. If the wiper arms are not in position
0, they will automatically move to this position
when the engine compartment lid is opened.
This will happen even if the ignition is off.
The wiper arms remain in this position until the
lid is closed and the wiper system is switched
off and then on again.
0 – Windshield wipers off
1 – Front windshield wiper – rain sensor op-
eration
f Move wiper stalk upwards to the first click.
Notes on operation
The amount of precipitation which has settled on
the windshield is measured. Wiper speed is auto-
matically adjusted accordingly.
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