2015 Cadillac Escalade ESV Owner Manual - Page 130

Instruments and Controls 5-3 Horn To sound the horn, press the center pad on the steering wheel. OFF: Turns the windshield wipers off. Windshield Wiper/Washer 8 (Mist): For a single wipe, turn to 8, then release. For several wipes, hold the band on 8 longer. Clear ice and snow from the wiper blades before using them. If frozen to the windshield, carefully loosen or thaw them. Damaged wiper blades should be replaced. See Wiper Blade Replacement on page 10-27. If the ignition is put in OFF while the wipers are performing wipes due to windshield washing or Rainsense, the wipers continue to run until they reach the base of the windshield. Rainsense™ With Rainsense, a sensor near the top center of the windshield detects the amount of water on the windshield and controls the frequency of the windshield wiper. Keep this area of the windshield clear of debris to allow for best system performance. The windshield wiper control is on the turn signal lever. The windshield wipers are controlled by turning the band with z FRONT on it. Heavy snow or ice can overload the wiper motor. An internal circuit breaker to the motor will stop the motor until it cools down. Wiper Parking If the ignition is put in OFF while the wipers are on w, 1, or 3 INT, they will immediately stop. If z FRONT 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. 1 (High Speed): Fast wipes. w (Low Speed): Slow wipes. 3 INT (Intermittent Wipes): Turn the z FRONT band up for more frequent wipes or down for less frequent wipes. 3 INT (Rainsense Wipe Sensitivity): Turn the z FRONT band on the wiper lever to adjust the sensitivity.