Volvo S60 - ANNEXE 931, Owner'S Manual

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02 Instruments and controls
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Right-hand stalk switch
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Windscreen wipers
Windscreen wipers off
The windscreen wipers are off
when the stalk switch is in
position
0 .
Single sweep
Raise the stalk switch to make a
single sweep.
Intermittent wiping
You can adjust and set a suitable
speed for intermittent wiping.
Rotate the ring clockwise to in-
crease wiper stroke frequency. Rotate the
ring (1) anticlockwise to decrease wiper
stroke frequency.
Continuous wiping
The wipers sweep at normal
speed.
The wipers sweep at high speed.
Rain sensor (option)
The rain sensor automatically activates the
windscreen wipers based on how much wa-
ter it detects on the windscreen. The sensitiv-
ity of the rain sensor can be adjusted using
the ring (1).
Turn the ring clockwise to increase sensitivity
or anticlockwise to decrease sensitivity,
(there is an extra swipe when the ring is
turned clockwise.)
On/Off
When activating the rain sensor, the ignition
key must be in position
I or II and the wind-
screen wiper stalk switch must be in
position
0 .
To activate the rain sensor:
press the button (2). An LED in the button il-
luminates to indicate that the rain sensor is
active.
To turn the rain sensor off, either:
press the button (2) or
press the stalk switch downward to another
wiper programme.
If the stalk switch is raised, the
rain sensor will remain active, the
wipers make an extra sweep and
then return to rain sensor mode when the
stalk is released to position
0.
The rain sensor is automatically deactivated
when the key is removed from the ignition
switch or five minutes after the ignition is
switched off.
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.
IMPORTANT
In an automatic car wash <:
Turn off the rain sensor by pressing the but-
ton (2) while the ignition key is in position I
or II. Otherwise, the windscreen wipers may
start and be damaged.