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Windscreen Wipers and Washer
The ignition must be switched ON to use the wipers.
Use only windscreen washer fluid or plain water in the reservoir:
Using radiator antifreeze as washer fluid is dangerous. If sprayed on the windscreen, it will dirty the windscreen, affect your visibility, and could result in an accident.
Only use windscreen washer fluid mixed with anti-freeze protection in freezing weather conditions:
Using windscreen washer fluid without anti-freeze protection in freezing weather conditions is dangerous as it could freeze on the windscreen and block your vision which could cause an accident. In addition, make sure the windscreen is sufficiently warmed using the defroster before spraying the washer fluid.
If the windscreen wipers are operated under cold weather conditions or during snowfall, they could stop due to accumulated snow on the windscreen. If the windscreen wipers stop due to accumulated snow on the windscreen, park the vehicle in a safe place, turn the wiper switch off, and then remove the accumulated snow. If the wiper switch is turned to another position other than OFF, the wipers will operate. If the wipers do not operate even though the wiper switch is turned to a position other than OFF, consult an expert repairer, we recommend an Authorised Mazda Repairer as soon as possible.
Windscreen Wipers
Turn the wipers on by pressing the lever up or down.
With intermittent wiper
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Switch Position |
Wiper operation |
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Type A |
Type B |
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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 |
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 |
Wiper operation |
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No. |
Type A |
Type B |
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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 |
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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Do not shade the rain sensor by adhering a sticker or a label on the windscreen. Otherwise the rain sensor will not operate correctly.
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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:-
If the windscreen above the rain sensor is touched or wiped with a cloth.
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If the windscreen is struck with a hand or other object from either outside or inside the vehicle.
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. -
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 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. -
The auto-wiper control functions can be turned off.
Refer to Personalisation Features (Search).
Windscreen Washer
Pull the lever toward you and hold it to spray washer fluid.
If the windscreen washer is turned on when the windscreen wipers are not operating, the windscreen wipers operate a few times.
If the washer does not work, inspect the fluid level (Search). If the fluid level is normal, consult an expert repairer, we recommend an Authorised Mazda Repairer.
(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).
