2008 Saturn Astra Owner's Manual - Page 85

Instruments and Controls 4-9 Windshield Wipers Clear ice and snow from the wiper blades before using them. If the wiper blades are frozen to the windshield, gently loosen or thaw them. If the blades do become damaged, install new blades or blade inserts. See Windshield Wiper Blade Replacement on page 9-21. Heavy snow or ice can overload the wiper motor. A circuit breaker will stop the motor until it cools down. Clear away snow or ice to prevent an overload. For a single wipe pull the lever down from the off position. The lever will return to its original position. For more cycles, hold the lever down before releasing it. RainSense™ Wipers There is a moisture sensor mounted on the windshield next to the inside rearview mirror. When active, the sensor is able to detect moisture on the windshield and automatically control the frequency of the wipes according to the weather conditions. To turn on the RainSense feature, the wipers must be set to the intermittent delay setting on the windshield wiper lever. To turn off RainSense, move the lever downwards. Notice: Going through an automatic car wash with the wipers on can damage them. Turn the wipers off when going through an automatic car wash. The lever on the right side of the steering column operates the windshield wipers. Push up or pull down on the lever to place it in one of the following positions. [ (High): For rapid wiping cycles. - (Low): For slow, steady wiping cycles. -- (Intermittent/RainSense™): See RainSense™ wipers below. 9 (Off): Turns off the wipers.