Volvo XC 60 TWIN ENGINE, Owner'S Manual

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INSTRUMENTS AND CONTROLS
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Intermittent wiping
Set the number of sweeps per time unit
with the thumbwheel when intermittent
wiping is selected.
Continuous wiping
Raise the stalk switch for the wipers to
sweep at normal speed.
Raise the stalk switch further for the wip-
ers to sweep at high speed.
IMPORTANT
Before activating the wipers - ensure that the
wiper blades are not frozen in, and that any
snow or ice on the windscreen and rear win-
dow is scraped away.
IMPORTANT
Use plenty of washer fluid when the wipers
are cleaning the windscreen. The windscreen
must be wet when the windscreen wipers are
operating.
Related information
•
Activating/deactivating the rain sensor
(p. 148)
•
Windscreen and headlamp washers (p. 149)
•
Rear window wiper and washer (p. 150)
•
Wiper blades in service position (p. 557)
Activating/deactivating the rain
sensor
The rain sensor automatically starts the wind-
screen wipers based on how much water it
detects on the windscreen. Rain sensor sensitiv-
ity can be adjusted with the thumbwheel on the
right-hand stalk switch.
Right-hand stalk switch.
Rain sensor button
Thumbwheel sensitivity/frequency
When the rain sensor is activated, the rain sensor
symbol
is shown in the driver display.
Activating the rain sensor
When activating the rain sensor, the car must be
running or the electrical system in ignition posi-
tion
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 rain sen-
sor button
.
Press the stalk switch down for the wipers to
make an extra sweep.
Turn the thumbwheel upward for higher sensitiv-
ity and downward for lower sensitivity. An extra
sweep is made when the thumbwheel is turned
upward.
Deactivating the rain sensor
Deactivate the rain sensor by pressing the rain
sensor button
or moving the stalk switch
up to another wiper program.
The rain sensor is deactivated automatically in
ignition position
0 or when the engine is
switched off.
The rain sensor is deactivated automatically when
wiper blades are set in service position. The rain
sensor is reactivated when service position has
been deactivated.
IMPORTANT
The windscreen wipers could start and be
damaged in an automatic car wash. Deacti-
vate the rain sensor while the car is running
or when the car's electrical system is in igni-
tion position
I or II . The symbol in the driver
display extinguishes.