The rain sensor is behind the driving mirror in contact with the windscreen and has the purpose of automatically adjust, during the intermittent operation, the frequency of the windscreen wiper strokes as to the rain intensity.
The sensor has a range of adjustment that gradually varies between wiper stationary (no wiping) when the windscreen is dry, to wiper at first continuous speed (continuous slow) with heavy rain.
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Possible presence of ice on the road
Warning message will appear and temperature indication will flash on the display
when the outside temperature reaches or falls below 3°C to warn the driver of the
possible presence of ice on the ...
Rear window and door mirror demisting/defrosting
Press to turn this function on.
Activation is indicated by the turning on of the warning light
on the instrument panel.
This function is timed and switches off automatically after 30 minutes. To ...
Heated Mirrors — If Equipped
These mirrors are heated to melt frost or ice. This feature is activated whenever
you turn on the rear window defroster. Refer to “Rear Window Features” in “Understanding
The Features Of Your Ve ...