2015 Cadillac SRX Owner Manual - Page 126

Instruments and Controls The steering wheel takes about three minutes to start heating. 5-3 Heavy snow or ice can overload the wiper motor. Wipe Parking If the ignition is changed to STOPPING THE ENGINE/OFF mode while the wipers are on LO, HI, or INT, they will immediately stop. If the windshield wiper lever is then moved to off before the driver door is opened or within 10 minutes, the wipers will restart and move to the base of the windshield. If the ignition is changed to STOPPING THE ENGINE/OFF while the wipers are performing wipes due to windshield washing, the wipers continue to run until they reach the base of the windshield. Horn Press a on the steering wheel pad to sound the horn. Windshield Wiper/Washer INT (Intermittent Wipes/Rainsense Wipe Sensitivity Control): Use for intermittent wipes. To adjust wipe frequency, turn the x INT band up for more frequent wipes or down for less frequent wipes. If the vehicle has Rainsense™, see the following Rainsense information. OFF: Use to turn the wipers off. 1X (Mist): For a single wipe, briefly move the wiper lever down. For several wipes, hold the wiper lever down. Clear snow and ice from the wiper blades before using them. If frozen to the windshield, carefully loosen or thaw them. Damaged blades should be replaced. See Wiper Blade Replacement on page 10-23. With the ignition in ACC/ ACCESSORY or ON/RUN/START, move the windshield wiper lever to select the wiper speed. HI: Use for fast wipes. LO: Use for slow wipes. Rainsense™ If equipped, there is a sensor near the top center of the windshield that detects the amount of water on the windshield and automatically controls the frequency of the windshield wiper.