Kia Carens 2014, Manual, Page: 157 / 1480

Features of your vehicle
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Windshield wipers When the wiper blade is not in a nor-
mal position, place the ignition switch
in the ON position. The wiper blade
will return to the normal position.
Following are cases a wiper blade
may be in an abnormal position.
- The wiper blade may be positioned
abnormally when in an automatic
vehicle wash. (Ignition switch in the
OFF position)
- The wiper blade may be positioned
abnormally when moved by force.
- The passenger's side wiper is on
top of the driver's side wiper.
(Normal position : The driver's side
wiper must be on top of the pas-
senger's side wiper.)
When there is a problem with the
motor to operate the wiper blades, the
wiper blades will stop and activate the
Fail Safety Function in the ignition
switch ON position or while driving.
Fail Safety Function will operate as
follows:
- HI or Mode 2 (5 minutes)
→
LO or
Mode 1 (5 minutes)
→
INT or Mode
--- (5 minutes)
→
OFF or O (Stop)
✽ ✽ NOTICE
If the problem remains, we recom-
mend that the system be checked by
an authorized Kia dealer.
In a rainy day if the windshield glass
gets dry when driving through a long
tunnel, the wiping velocity may
reduce to protect the motor and
blade. It will return to its normal state,
after passing through the tunnel.
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Normal position
■
Abnormal position
■
Abnormal position
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Ignition switch is ON
■ Normal position
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