DEEN

Driving

Wipers and washers

The wipers and washers are important to maintaining good driving visibility through the windshield.

Note
  • Remove snow and ice from the windshield before driving. Using the wipers with snow or ice in the way can damage the wipers.
  • Use washer fluid with anti-freeze mixed in during freezing temperatures. Failure to do so can cause damage to the washer fluid system.
  • Keep the windshield clean. Failure to do so could damage or alter the performance of the wipers.
  • Clean and check the wiper blades regularly. Failure to do so could cause them to prematurely fail or not function properly.
  • Do not try to spray washer fluid when the washer fluid tank is empty. Doing so will damage the washer fluid nozzles.
  • Use washer fluid with antifreeze when the temperature is below 0 °C. Otherwise, the pump, the reservoir, and/or the hoses can freeze, which could cause damage to the washer fluid system.

Front windshield wipers and washers

The outer dial on the left stalk controls the front windshield wipers.

Left stalk with the outer dial highlighted for controlling the front windshield wipers
The outer dial controls the front windshield wipers.
High speed wiper symbol

High speed

Wipes at high speed.
Low speed wiper symbol

Low speed

Wipes at low speed.
Automatic wiper symbol

Automatic

Rain and light sensors control the wiper frequency automatically.
Wipers off symbol

Off

Turns off the wipers.

Press and hold the washer button Washer button symbol on the outside of the left stalk to activate the front washers for as long as the button is held. Briefly press the button to activate the wipers for one cycle.

Automatic mode

If the wipers are set to automatic mode Automatic wiper mode symbol, the rain and light sensors on the windshield will control how often the wipers swipe across the windshield.

To adjust the sensitivity of the automatic mode:

  1. Navigate to SettingsVehicle > Basic.
  2. Adjust the Auto wiper sensitivity setting.

Rear windshield wiper and washer

The switch in the middle of the left stalk controls the rear windshield wiper and washer.

Left stalk with the middle switch highlighted for controlling the rear windshield wiper
The middle switch controls the rear windshield wiper and washer.

To activate the washer, push and hold the switch all the way up or down.

Rear washer symbol

Rear washer

Activates the rear windshield washer.
Rear wiper symbol

Rear wiper

Activates the rear windshield wiper.
Rear wiper off symbol

Off

Turns off the rear windshield wiper.