Right-hand stalk switch. Volvo 2009, 2008 S60, 2008, S60

02 Instruments and controls

Windscreen wipers

Windscreen wipers off

The windscreen wipers are off when the stalk switch is in position 0.

Single sweep

Raise the stalk switch to make a single sweep.

Intermittent wiping

You can set a suitable delay between the sweeps. Turn the thumbwheel (1) up for a shorter interval between sweeps. Turn it down to increase the delay.

Continuous wiping

The wipers sweep at normal speed.

The wipers sweep at high speed.

IMPORTANT

Use plenty of washer fluid when the wipers are cleaning the windscreen. The windscreen must be wet when the windscreen wipers are operating.

Rain sensor (option)

The rain sensor automatically activates the windscreen wipers based on how much water it detects on the windscreen. The sensitivity of the rain sensor can be adjusted using the thumbwheel (1).

Turn the thumbwheel upwards for higher sensitivity and downwards for lower sensitivity. (An extra sweep is made when the thumbwheel is turned upwards.)

On/Off

When activating the rain sensor, the ignition key must be in position I or II and the windscreen wiper stalk switch must be in position 0 (not activated).

Right-hand stalk switch

To activate the rain sensor:

– press the button (2). A lamp in the button illuminates to indicate that the rain sensor is active.

To turn the rain sensor off, either:

– press the button (2) or

– press the stalk switch downward to another wiper programme.

If the stalk switch is raised, the rain sensor will remain active, the wipers make an extra sweep and then return to rain sensor mode when the stalk is released to position 0.

The rain sensor is automatically deactivated when the key is removed from the ignition switch or five minutes after the ignition is switched off.

IMPORTANT

In an automatic car wash:

Turn off the rain sensor by pressing the button (2) while the ignition key is in position I or II. Otherwise, the windscreen wipers may start and be damaged.

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Right-hand stalk switch

Windscreen washer

Pull the stalk switch towards the steering wheel to start the windscreen washers. The wipers will make several more sweeps once the stalk switch is released.

Headlamp washers (option certain markets)

Use of the windscreen washer automatically activates the headlamp washer.

High-pressure headlamp washing consumes a large quantity of washer fluid. To save fluid, the headlamps are only washed every fifth wash cycle (within a ten minute period).

When ten minutes have elapsed following the latest windscreen washing, the headlamps are again washed with high-pressure with the first windscreen washing. Turn the stalk switch toward the steering wheel to wash the windscreen only.

Reduced washing

If only approx. one litre of washer fluid remains in the reservoir, the supply to the headlamps is cut off in order to prioritise cleaning of the windscreen.

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