Switches and Controls

• 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.

• 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.

• If the windscreen is coated with water repellent, the rain sensor may not be able to sense the amount of rainfall correctly and auto-wiper control may not operate properly.

• 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.

• 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.

• The auto-wiper control functions can be turned off.

  Refer to Personalisation Features (Search).

If the windscreen washer is turned on when the windscreen wipers are not operating, the windscreen wipers operate a few times.

(With headlight washers)

When the headlights are on, the headlight washers operate automatically once every fifth time the windscreen washer operates.

Refer to Headlight Washer (Search).