Black plate (5,1)
Chevrolet 2015i Tahoe/Suburban Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./
Canada/Mexico-8431502) - 2015 - CRC - 8/8/14
Instruments and Controls
5-5
Clear ice and snow from the wiper
blades before using them. If frozen
to the windshield, carefully loosen or
thaw them. Damaged wiper blades
should be replaced. See
Wiper
Blade Replacement on page 10-29
.
Heavy snow or ice can overload the
wiper motor. An internal circuit
breaker to the motor will stop the
motor until it cools down.
Wiper Parking
If the ignition is put in OFF while the
wipers are on
w
,
1
, or
3
INT,
they will immediately stop.
If
z
FRONT is then moved to
OFF before the driver door is
opened or within 10 minutes, the
wipers will restart and move to the
base of the windshield.
If the ignition is put in OFF while the
wipers are performing wipes due to
windshield washing or Rainsense,
the wipers continue to run until they
reach the base of the windshield.
Rainsense
™
With Rainsense, a sensor near the
top center of the windshield detects
the amount of water on the
windshield and controls the
frequency of the windshield wiper.
Keep this area of the windshield
clear of debris to allow for best
system performance.
3
INT (Rainsense Wipe
Sensitivity):
Turn the
z
FRONT
band on the wiper lever to adjust the
sensitivity.
.
Turn the band up for more
sensitivity to moisture.
.
Turn the band down for less
sensitivity to moisture.
Move the band out of the
3
INT
position to deactivate Rainsense.
z
AUTO (Rainsense On/Off):
Press to turn Rainsense on or off.
When turned on and
z
FRONT is
in one of the Rainsense wipe
sensitivity positions the wipers can
be adjusted for more or less
sensitivity to moisture. When turned
off, the wipers operate as timed
intermittent wipers and can be
adjusted for more or less frequent
wipes.
If
z
AUTO is on when the ignition
is turned on, or if the ignition is in
ON/RUN and the
z
FRONT band
is in one of the sensitivity settings