03 Your driving environment
Wipers and washing
03
96
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Option/accessory, for more information, see Introduction.
Windscreen wipers
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Windscreen wipers and windscreen washers.
Rain sensor, on/off
Thumbwheel sensitivity/frequency
Windscreen wipers off
Move the stalk switch to position
0
to
switch off the windscreen wipers.
Single sweep
Raise the stalk switch and release to
make one sweep.
Intermittent wiping
Set the number of sweeps per time
unit with the thumbwheel when inter-
mittent wiping is selected.
Continuous wiping
The wipers sweep at normal speed.
The wipers sweep at high speed.
IMPORTANT
Before activating the wipers during winter -
ensure that the wiper blades are not frozen
in, and that any snow or ice on the wind-
screen is scraped away.
IMPORTANT
Use plenty of washer fluid when the wipers
are cleaning the windscreen. The wind-
screen must be wet when the windscreen
wipers are operating.
Service position wiper blade
For cleaning the windscreen/wiper blades and
replacement of wiper blades see see
page 332 and 350.
Rain sensor*
The rain sensor automatically starts the wind-
screen wipers based on how much water it
detects on the windscreen. The sensitivity of
the rain sensor can be adjusted using the
thumbwheel.
When the rain sensor is activated a light in the
button the rain sensor symbol
is shown
in the right-hand display in the combined
instrument panel.
Activating and setting the sensitivity
When activating the rain sensor, the car must
be running or the remote control key in position
I
or
II
while the windscreen wiper stalk switch
must be in position
0
or in the position for a
single sweep.
Activate the rain sensor by pressing the button
. The windscreen wipers make one
sweep.
Press the stalk switch up for the wipers to make
an extra sweep.
Turn the thumbwheel upward for higher sensi-
tivity and downward for lower sensitivity. (An
extra sweep is made when the thumbwheel is
turned upward.)
deactivate
Deactivate the rain sensor by pressing the but-
ton
or move the stalk switch down to
another wiper program.
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Replacing the wiper blades see page 332, service position, wiper blade see page 332 and filling washer fluid see page 333.
Summary of Contents for 2012 S80
Page 1: ...VOLVO S80 Owners Manual Web Edition ...
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Page 15: ...Introduction 13 ...
Page 17: ...SAFETY ...
Page 43: ...01 Safety 01 41 ...
Page 45: ...LOCKS AND ALARM ...
Page 65: ...02 Locks and alarm 02 63 ...
Page 67: ...YOUR DRIVING ENVIRONMENT ...
Page 70: ...03 Your driving environment Instruments and controls 03 68 Right hand drive ...
Page 97: ...03 Your driving environment Lighting 03 95 Templates for halogen headlamps ...
Page 141: ...03 Your driving environment 03 139 ...
Page 143: ...COMFORT AND DRIVING PLEASURE ...
Page 221: ...INFOTAINMENT SYSTEM ...
Page 279: ...05 Infotainment system 05 277 ...
Page 281: ...DURING YOUR JOURNEY ...
Page 301: ...06 During your journey 06 299 ...
Page 303: ...WHEELS AND TYRES ...
Page 317: ...07 Wheels and tyres 07 315 ...
Page 319: ...MAINTENANCE AND SERVICE ...
Page 342: ...08 Maintenance and service Fuses 08 340 Engine compartment ...
Page 357: ...08 Maintenance and service 08 355 ...
Page 359: ...SPECIFICATIONS ...
Page 360: ...09 Specifications Type designations 09 358 Label location ...
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