2012 Volvo C70 Owner's Manual - Page 74

02 Instruments and controls Right-side steering wheel lever Windshield wipers 02 Manual wiper function From position 0, move the lever upward. The windshield wipers will sweep one stroke at a time for as long as the lever is held up. CAUTION • Use ample washer fluid when washing the windshield. The windshield should be thoroughly wet when the wipers are in operation. Before using the wipers, ice and snow should be removed from the windshield/rear window. Be sure the wiper blades are not frozen in place. Intermittent wiper function With the lever in this position, you can set the wiper interval by moving the thumb wheel (C) upward to increase wiper speed or downward to decrease the speed. • Headlight washers (certain models) When the lever has been pulled, high pressure jets mounted in the bumper will spray the headlights. The following applies to conserve washer fluid, see page 64 for information on the light switch positions: Continuous wiper function The wipers operate at "normal" speed. Windshield/headlight washers Rain sensor - on/of, see page 74 Thumb wheel High speed wiper function. - Windshield washers Pull the lever toward the steering wheel and release it. The wipers will make 2-3 sweeps across the windshield after the lever has been released. Low/high beam headlights on The headlights will be washed the first time the windshield is washed. Thereafter, the headlights will only be washed once for every five times the windshield is washed within a 10 minute period. Windshield wipers off The windshield wipers are off when the lever is in position 0. Parking lights on The optional Active Bending Lights will be washed once for every five times the windshield is washed. Normal halogen headlights will not be washed. 74