Toyota RAV4 EE Owner's Manual page 200

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LIGHTS, WIPERS AND DEFOGGER
Automatic operation (position 1)
The wiper speed is determined by the
amount of raindrops and sunlight detected
by the automatic wiper control sensor and
the vehicle speed.
The automatic wiper control sensor is on
the inside of the windshield as shown
above.
If you feel that the operation of the auto-
matic wiper control is too fast or too slow,
twist the automatic control adjuster in the
upward to boost sensitivity, or downward
to lower sensitivity.
Vehicles without smart entry and start sys-
tem—If the wiper lever is in position 1
while the engine switch is in the "ON"
position, the wiper will operate once to
show that automatic operation is active.
Vehicles with smart entry and start sys-
tem—If the wiper lever is in position 1
while the "ENGINE START STOP" switch
is in IGNITION ON mode, the wiper will
operate once to show that automatic op-
eration is active.
Even if the wiper lever is in position 1,
the system will switch to intermittent op-
erations in the following conditions:
When the windshield gets extremely
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cold (at less than −15_C [5_F])
When the system malfunctions
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RAV4_EE
However, when the windshield gets ex-
tremely hot (at more than 90_C [194_F]),
the wipers do not operate even if the
wiper lever is in position 1.
If the windshield wipers cease operation
while in "AUTO" mode, change to a mode
other than "AUTO".
If it is raining and the wiper is set to
automatic operation, as soon as the ve-
hicle starts to move, the wiper will operate
once to clear the driver's front view.
CAUTION
Be careful not to get your fingers
caught between the wipers and wind-
shield.
Vehicles without smart entry and start
system—When the wiper lever is in
position 1 with the engine switch is
in the "ON" position, the wipers
could operate automatically in the fol-
lowing cases:
If you touch the upper center of the
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windshield adjacent to the sensor.
If you wipe the upper center of the
D
windshield (adjacent to which the
sensor is located) with a towel or
other object.
If the windshield vibrates.
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If you touch the sensor.
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Vehicles with smart entry and start
system—When the wiper lever is in
position 1 with the "ENGINE START
STOP" switch is in IGNITION ON
mode, the wipers could operate auto-
matically in the following cases:
If you touch the upper center of the
D
windshield adjacent to the sensor.
If you wipe the upper center of the
D
windshield (adjacent to which the
sensor is located) with a towel or
other object.
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