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4-8 Instruments and Controls
& (Adjustable Interval Wipes):
Turn the band up for more frequent
wipes or down for less frequent
wipes.
9 (Off): Turns the windshield
wipers off.
3 (Mist): Single wipe, briefly
move the wiper lever down. Several
wipes, hold the wiper lever down.
Clear ice and snow from the wiper
blades before using them. If frozen
to the windshield, carefully loosen or
thaw them. Damaged wiper blades
should be replaced. See Wiper
Blade Replacement on page 9‑31.
Heavy snow or ice can overload the
wipers. A circuit breaker stops them
until the motor cools.
Wipe Parking
If the ignition is turned LOCK/OFF
while the wipers are on 1, 2 or
& ,
they will immediately stop.
If the windshield wiper lever is then
moved to OFF 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 while the wipers are
performing wipes due to windshield
wash, the wipers continue to run
until they reach the base of the
windshield.
Windshield Washer
Pull the windshield wiper lever to
spray windshield washer fluid and
activate the wipers.
The 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. See Washer Fluid
on
page 9‑25
for information on filling
the windshield washer fluid
reservoir.
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WARNING
In freezing weather, do not use
your washer until the windshield
is warmed. Otherwise the washer
fluid can form ice on the
windshield, blocking your vision.