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Cadillac CTS/CTS-V Owner Manual - 2011
Instruments and Controls 5-5
If the windshield wipers are in use
for about six seconds while you are
driving, the exterior lamps come on
automatically if the exterior lamp
control is in AUTO. See “Wiper
Activated Headlamps” for more
information.
Clear snow and ice from the wiper
blades before using them. If frozen
to the windshield, carefully loosen or
thaw them. Damaged wiper blades
should be replaced. For more
information, see Wiper Blade
Replacement on page 10‑34.
Heavy snow or ice can overload the
wiper motor. A circuit breaker will
stop the motor until it cools down.
Wiper Arm Assembly Protection
When using an automatic car wash,
move the windshield wiper lever to
the OFF position. This disables
the windshield wipers and/or rear
wipers, if equipped.
Windshield Washer
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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.
Sedan and Coupe Model
K (Washer Fluid): Press the end
of the windshield washer lever, to
wash the windshield. The washer
fluid sprays onto the windshield and
the wipers run for a few cycles to
clear the windshield. Press and
hold
K for more wash cycles.
Wagon Model
Pull the lever to spray washer
fluid on the windshield. The spray
continues until the lever is released.
The wipers will run a few times.
Washer Fluid Low Add Fluid
displays on the Driver Information
Center (DIC) when the washer fluid
is low. See Driver Information
Center (DIC) on page 5‑27.
See Washer Fluid on page 10‑26 for
information on filling the windshield
washer fluid reservoir.
If the headlamps are on while the
windshield is being washed, the
headlamp washers, if the vehicle
has them, will also turn on. See
“Headlamp Washer” following for
more information.
Wiper Activated Headlamps
This feature activates the
headlamps and parking lamps
after the windshield wipers have
been in use for about six seconds.
For this feature to work, the exterior
lamp control must be in AUTO.
The wiper-activated headlamps
immediately turn off when the
ignition is turned to LOCK/OFF,
or the windshield wiper control is
turned off.