DESCRIPTION

The windscreen wash/wipe system is activated by the lever located on the right of the steering wheel, with the following functions: there are five possible positions for the stalk lever to which the following functions correspond:

- windscreen wiper off (stationary);

- intermittent operation;

- continuous slow operation;

- continuous fast operation;

- "antipanic" temporary fast operation (unstable position, turning the lever downwards).

In the intermittent/automatic operation position three different positions can be selected by turning the ring nut:

- on the basic version the different intermittent speeds are switched on from the slowest to the fastest;

- on versions with a rain sensor, the different settings for the sensor are engaged: the activation of the rain sensor involves a windscreen wiper arm stroke as feedback to confirm that it has been switched on.

The frequency of the windscreen wiper strokes is automatically adjusted according to the amount of water on the windscreen detected by the sensor: the frequency varies continuously from nil (no stroke - windscreen dry) to wiping at the second continuous speed (heavy rain).

With the windscreen wipers working, if reverse gear is engaged, the rearscreen wiper is automatically activated.

    See E3021 REAR WINDOW WASH/WIPE

The windscreen washer function can be activated by pulling the lever toward the steering wheel: this activates the windscreen washer pump: keeping the lever pulled also switches on the windscreen wiper in accordance with a specific control logic: the windscreen wiper is activated at the first speed: when the windscreen washer control is no longer present, an additional stroke is carried out.

The windscreen wiper/washer circuit is protected by a dedicated fuse located in the Body Computer. The windscreen wiper and windscreen washer may be operated by a supply that is ignition-operated except during start-up (INT/A).