Rainsense™ Wipers
Your vehicle has Rainsense™ wipers. The
moisture sensor for this feature is mounted on the
interior side of the windshield below the rearview
mirror and is used to automatically operate
the wipers by monitoring the amount of moisture
build-up on the windshield. Wipes occur as needed
to clear the windshield depending on driving
conditions and the sensitivity setting. In light rain
or snow, fewer wipes will occur. In heavy rain
or snow, wipes will occur more frequently.
The Rainsense™ wipers operate in a delay mode
as well as a continuous low or high speed as
needed. If the system is left on for long periods of
time, occasional wipes may occur without any
moisture on the windshield. This is normal
and indicates that the Rainsense™ system is
activated.
The Rainsense™ system is also sensitive to
vibration. The system may activate if something
hits the windshield or if the vehicle hits a bump.
The Rainsense™ system can be activated by
moving the wiper lever up to the delay position
and turning the delay adjust band to one of the
five sensitivity levels. The bottom delay adjust
position is the lowest sensitivity setting, level one.
This allows more rain or snow to collect on the
windshield between wipes. Turning the delay
adjust band away from you to the higher sensitivity
levels allows less rain or snow to collect on the
windshield between wipes.
The top position is the highest sensitivity setting,
level five. A single wipe will occur each time
you turn the delay adjust band to a higher
sensitivity level to indicate that the sensitivity level
has been increased.
Notice: Going through an automatic car wash
with the wipers on can damage them. Turn
the wipers off when going through an
automatic car wash.
The mist and wash cycles operate as normal and
are not affected by the Rainsense™ function.
The Rainsense™ system can be overridden at any
time by manually changing the wiper control to
low or high speed.
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