Turn the wipers on by pressing the lever up or down.
With intermittent wiper
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Switch Position
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Wiper operation
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Operation while pulling up lever
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Stop
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Intermittent
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Low speed
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High speed
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Variable-speed intermittent wipers
Set the lever to the intermittent position and choose the interval timing by rotating
the ring.
With auto-wiper control
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Switch Position
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Wiper operation
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Operation while pulling up lever
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Stop
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Auto control
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Low speed
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High speed
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Auto-wiper control
When the wiper lever is in the 
position, the rain sensor senses the amount of rainfall on the windscreen and turns
the wipers on or off automatically (off―intermittent―low speed―high speed).
The sensitivity of the rain sensor can be adjusted by turning the switch on the wiper
lever.
From the centre position (normal), rotate the switch upward for higher sensitivity
(faster response) or rotate it downward for less sensitivity (slower response).
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When the wiper lever is in the position and the ignition is switched ON, the wipers may move automatically in the
following cases:
Keep hands and scrapers clear of the windscreen when the wiper lever is in the position and the ignition is switched ON as fingers could be pinched or the wipers
and wiper blades damaged when the wipers activate automatically.
If you are going to clean the windscreen, be sure the wipers are turned off completely
(when it is most likely that the engine is left running) this is particularly important
when clearing ice and snow.
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Switching the auto-wiper lever from the to the position while driving activates the windscreen wipers once, after which they operate
according to the rainfall amount.
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The auto-wiper control may not operate when the rain sensor temperature is about －10
°C (14 °F) or lower, or about 85 °C (185 °F) or higher.
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If the windscreen is coated with water repellent, the rain sensor may not be able
to sense the amount of rainfall correctly and the auto-wiper control may not operate
properly.
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If dirt or foreign matter (such as ice or matter containing salt water) adheres to
the windscreen above the rain sensor, or if the windscreen is iced, it could cause
the wipers to move automatically. However, if the wipers cannot remove this ice, dirt
or foreign matter, the auto-wiper control will stop operation. In this case, set the
wiper lever to the low speed position or high speed position for manual operation,
or remove the ice, dirt or foreign matter by hand to restore the auto-wiper operation.
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If the auto-wiper lever is left in the position, the wipers could operate automatically from the effect of strong light
sources, electromagnetic waves, or infrared light because the rain sensor uses an
optical sensor. It is recommended that the auto-wiper lever be switched to the position other than when driving the vehicle under rainy conditions.
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If the headlight switch and the windscreen wiper switch are in , and the wipers are operated at low or high speed by the auto wiper control for several
seconds, bad weather conditions are determined and the headlights may be turned on.
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The auto-wiper control functions can be turned off. Refer to Personalisation Features
(Search).
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