03 Your driving environment
Wipers and washers
03
96
*
Option/accessory, for more information, see Introduction.
Windshield wipers/washers
Windshield wipers and washers
Rain sensor* on/off
Thumb wheel sensitivity/frequency
CAUTION
•
Use ample washer fluid when washing
the windshield. The windshield should
be thoroughly wet when the wipers are
in operation.
•
Before using the wipers, ice and snow
should be removed from the wind-
shield/rear window. Be sure the wiper
blades are not frozen in place.
Windshield wipers off
Move the lever to position
0
to switch
off the windshield wipers.
Single sweep
Move the lever upward from position
0
to sweep the windshield one stroke
at a time for as long as the lever is held up.
Intermittent wiping
With the lever in this position, you can
set the wiper interval by twisting the
thumb wheel upward to increase wiper speed
or downward to decrease the speed.
Continuous wiping
The wipers operate at normal speed.
The wipers operate at high speed.
Rain sensor*
The rain sensor automatically regulates wiper
speed according to the amount of water on the
windshield. The sensitivity of the rain sensor
can be adjusted moving the thumb wheel up
(the wipers will sweep the windshield more fre-
quently) or down (the wipers will sweep the
windshield less frequently).
NOTE
The wipers will make an extra sweep each
time the thumb wheel is adjusted upward.
When the rain sensor is activated, the symbol
will illuminate in the instrument panel.
Activating and setting the sensitivity
When activating the rain sensor, the vehicle
must be running or in ignition mode
II
and the
windshield wiper lever must be in position
0
or
in the single sweep position.
Activate the rain sensor by pressing the button
. The windshield wipers will make one
sweep.
Press the lever up for the wipers to make an
extra sweep. The rain sensor returns to active
mode when the stalk is released back to posi-
tion
0
.
Deactivating
Deactivate the rain sensor by pressing the but-
ton
or press the lever down to another
wiper position.
The rain sensor is automatically deactivated
when the key is removed from the ignition slot
or five minutes after the ignition has been
switched off.
Summary of Contents for XC60 2009
Page 1: ...VOLVO XC60 Owner s Manual Web Edition...
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Page 7: ...Contents 7...
Page 15: ...01 SAFETY...
Page 53: ...01 Safety 01 53...
Page 54: ...54 Remote key and key blade 56 Keyless drive 63 Locks 66 Alarm 68...
Page 55: ...02 LOCKS AND ALARM...
Page 71: ...02 Locks and alarm 02 71...
Page 73: ...03 YOUR DRIVING ENVIRONMENT...
Page 74: ...03 Your driving environment Instruments and controls 03 74 Instrument overview...
Page 123: ...04 COMFORT AND DRIVING PLEASURE...
Page 200: ...04 Comfort and driving pleasure Passenger compartment convenience 04 200 Storage spaces...
Page 205: ...05 DURING YOUR TRIP...
Page 225: ...05 During your trip 05 225...
Page 227: ...06 MAINTENANCE AND SPECIFICATIONS...
Page 250: ...06 Maintenance and specifications Fuses 06 250 Engine compartment...
Page 284: ...06 Maintenance and specifications Label information 06 284 Location of labels...
Page 302: ...07 Index 07 302...
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