2004 Saab 9-5 Owner's Manual - Page 73

Instruments and controls 73 Wipers and washers There are three intermittent wiper positions. Moving the control stalk to the spring-loaded position between 0 and 2 will produce a single sweep of the wipers. The wipers are designed for optimal cleaning at all driving speeds. At higher speeds, it may be possible to detect a slight "sweeping" sound. This may be due to the increased air pressure on the blades at higher speeds. 1 1 4 0 2 2 3 0 1 2 3 4 OFF Intermittent operation Low speed High speed Washers IB359 Headlight washers (certain models) If low beam is on, the headlights are washed every fifth time the windshield washers are used or if 2 minutes have elapsed since the windshield was last washed. The headlight washers cannot be activated separately. The headlight washers are of the high-pressure type, which means that other parts of the car may become wet if you activate the washers while the car is stationary. Control for setting wiper delay 1 Long delay 2 Short delay NOTICE To avoid damaging the windshield wipers, turn the rain sensor off before washing the car in an automatic carwash. The rain sensor automatically controls the windshield wipers. The sensor is located on the windshield beside the rearview mirror. The system varies between single sweeps of the windshield and continuous wiping depending on how much water or snow there is on the windshield. Rain sensing wipers (option) WARNING Turn the rain sensor off if the ignition is ON when clearing snow and ice from the windshield, to avoid personal injury. Activate the system by lifting the control stalk to position 1. The wipers make one sweep for reference to see how much water and snow is on the windshield. In future, the sensor compares the amount of water and snow on the windshield with this reference value. When the engine has been switched off, the control stalk must be moved to position 0 and back to position 1 to reactivate the sensor. Set the sensitivity using the control on the wiper stalk (the same control as used for wiper delay on cars not fitted with a rain sensor). The sensor has three sensitivity settings. It is most sensitive when in the upper- IB569