1996 Oldsmobile Achieva Owner's Manual - Page 87

Windshield Wipers You can set the wiperspeed for a long or short delay between wipes. This can be very useful in light rain or snow. Move the stalk to DELAY, then rotate theinner band and choose the delay you want.Rotate the inner band up for shorter delay times between wiper cycles. Rotate the band down for a longer delay time between wiper cycles. Remember that damaged wiper blades may preventyou from seeing well enough to drive safely. To avoid damage, be sure to clear ice and snow from the wiper blades before using them. If they're frozen to the windshield, carefully loosen or thaw them. If your blades do become damaged, get new bladesor blade inserts. You control the windshield wipers by moving the stalk with the wiper symbol on it up or down. For a single wiper cycle, push the stalk down to MIST, then release it. For more cycles, hold the stalk down longer. For steady wiping at low speed, move the stalk up to the low (1) position. For high-speed wiping, move the stalk up further, to high ( 2 ) . To stop the wipers, move the stalk to OFF. Heavy snow or ice can overload your wiper motor.A circuit breaker will stop the motor until it cools. Clear away snow or ice to prevent an overload. 2-33