Chevrolet 2013 Malibu Owner's Manual page 116

5-4 Instruments and Controls
(Adjustable Interval Wipes):
Move the lever to , then turn the
band up for more frequent wipes or
down for less frequent wipes.
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(Off): Use to turn the windshield
wipers off.
(Mist): Briefly move the wiper
lever down for a single wipe or hold
down for several wipes.
Clear ice and snow from the
windshield and wiper blades before
using them. If the wiper blades are
frozen to the windshield, carefully
loosen or thaw them. Damaged
wiper blades should be replaced.
See Wiper Blade Replacement on
page 10 27.
Heavy snow or ice can overload the
wipers. A circuit breaker stops them
until the motor cools.
Wipe Parking
If the ignition is turned to LOCK/
OFF while the wipers are on 1, 2,
or , they will immediately stop.
If the windshield wiper lever is then
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moved to before the driver door
is opened, or within 10 minutes, the
wipers will restart and move to the
base of the windshield.
If the ignition is turned to LOCK/
OFF during a windshield wash, the
wipers will stop when they reach the
base of the windshield.
Windshield Washer
Pull the windshield wiper lever
toward you to spray windshield
washer fluid and activate the wipers.
The washer and wipers will continue
until the lever is released or the
maximum wash time is reached.
When the windshield wiper lever is
released, additional wipes may
occur depending on how long the
windshield washer had been
activated.
If the washer fluid is low, a message
may display on the Driver
Information Center (DIC). See
Washer Fluid Messages on
page 5 35. For information on filling
the windshield washer fluid
reservoir, see Washer Fluid on
page 10 22.
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WARNING
In freezing weather, do not use
the washer until the windshield is
warmed. Otherwise the washer
fluid can form ice on the
windshield, blocking your vision.