2004 Saab 9-3 Owner's Manual - Page 95

Instruments and controls 95 Wipers and washers Windshield wipers Position 1 is a spring-loaded position that will produce a single sweep of the wipers. In position 2 you can set the delay period for intermittent wiping using the thumbwheel on the stalk switch. There are 5 delay periods from which to choose, ranging from 2 to 15 seconds. The wipers always return to their home position when the ignition is turned off. To leave the wipers positioned vertically on the windshield, proceed as follows: 1 Switch off the engine and remove the remote control. 2 Activate the wipers within the next 16 seconds by pressing the stalk switch down. When the ignition is next switched on the wipers will return to their home position. Washers Activate the washers by pulling the stalk switch towards the steering wheel. When the washers are operated, the wipers will make 3, 4 or 5 sweeps, depending on how long the washers were kept on. If the speed of the car is less than 12 mph (20 km/h), the wipers will make an additional sweep after roughly 8 seconds. When the washer fluid level drops below 1 quart (1 litre), the headlight washers are deactivated. This is in order to prioritize the windshield. The following message is displayed on the SID: Washer fluid level low. Refill. To prevent the smell of washer fluid from entering the car, recirculation can be activated automatically while the windshield is washed. The recirculation symbol will however not light up. This function is optional; contact a Saab dealer. This automatic recirculation is the factory default setting as long as the system is working in full "AUTO" mode with no customized settings. Windshield wipers 0 1 2 3 4 5 OFF Single sweep Intermittent wiping Low speed High speed Windshield and headlight washing (certain variants only) Headlight washers (certain variants only) The headlights are washed at the same time as the windshield if the headlights are on. The headlights are washed every fifth time the windshield washers are used or if two (2) minutes have elapsed since the windshield was last washed. The headlight washers are not activated at speeds in excess of 125 mph (200 km/h).