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Cadillac SRX Owner Manual - 2011
5-4 Instruments and Controls
& (Adjustable Interval Wipes):
Turn the
& band up for more
frequent wipes or down for less
frequent wipes. If the vehicle
has Rainsense™, see following
Rainsense™ information.
( (Off): Turns the wipers off.
8 (Mist): Single wipe, briefly
move the wiper lever down. Several
wipes, hold the wiper lever down.
Clear snow and ice from the wiper
blades before using them. If frozen
to the windshield, carefully loosen
or thaw them. Damaged blades
should be replaced. See Wiper
Blade Replacement on page 10‑31.
Heavy snow or ice can overload the
wiper motor.
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.
Rainsense™
For vehicles with Rainsense,
a sensor located near the top
center of the windshield detects the
amount of water on the windshield
and automatically controls the
frequency of the windshield wiper.
Keep this area of the windshield
clear of debris to allow for best
system performance.
& (Rainsense Wipe Sensitivity
Control): Move the windshield
wiper lever to
&. Turn the band
on the wiper lever to adjust the
sensitivity.
Turn the band up for more
sensitivity to moisture.
Turn the band down for less
sensitivity to moisture.
To deactivate Rainsense, move
the windshield wiper lever out
of
& position.