Windshield Wiper / Washer Lever - Porsche Boxster Owner's Manual

Windshield Wiper / Washer Lever

General information to the windshield
wipers
Warning!
Danger of injury when the windshield wipers
operate unintentionally. Risk of damage to
the windshield and wiper system.
Avoid running the wiper blades over a dry
windshield to prevent scratching the glass.
Spray washer fluid on the windshield first. A
scratched windshield will reduce visibility.
Always loosen wiper blades from frozen glass
before operating wipers to prevent damage to
the wiper motor or blades.
Always switch off windshield wipers in car
wash to prevent them wiping unintentionally
(intermittent or sensor operation).
Always switch off windshield wipers before
cleaning the windshield to avoid unintentional
operation (intermittent or sensor operation).
Do not operate the headlight washer in car
washes.
Do not operate headlight washer when it is
frozen.
Wiper and headlight washer system
0 – Windshield wipers off
1 – Intermittent/rain sensor operation for
front windshield wipers
Move wiper lever upwards to the first click.
Please observe the chapter "RAIN SENSOR" on
page 148.
2 – Windshield wipers slow
Move wiper lever upwards to the second click.
3 – Windshield wipers fast
Move wiper lever upwards to the third click.
4 – Front windshield wiper - one-touch opera-
tion:
Move wiper lever downwards. The windshield
wipers wipe once.
5 – Windshield wipers and washer system:
Pull wiper lever towards the steering wheel.
The washer system sprays and wipes while
the lever is pulled towards the steering wheel.
When the wiper lever is released, a few drying
wipes are executed.
A - Headlight washer (Vehicles with
Bi-Xenon headlights):
The washer sprays only while low beam or high
beam is switched on.
Briefly push button A to operate headlight
washer system.
If heavily soiled, repeat wash.
The headlight washer system automatically sprays
once for every ten times the front windshield
washer system is operated.
Note
The windshield washer nozzles are heated when
the ignition is on, as a precaution against freezing.
Controls, Instruments
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