Volvo 2009 C30 Owner's Manual download pdf (Page 72)

02 Instruments and controls

Right-side steering wheel lever

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B – Rain sensor (option)

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The rain sensor regulates windshield wiper

speed according to the amount of water on the

windshield. The sensitivity of the rain sensor is

adjusted by moving the thumb wheel (C in the

illustration on the previous page) up (the wipers

will sweep the windshield more frequently) or

down (the wipers will sweep the windshield

less frequently).

On/Off

Activating the rain sensor

1. Switch on the ignition.

2. Put the windshield wiper lever in position

0.

3. Press button B (see page 71). The rain sen-

sor symbol will appear in the lower display.

Manual deactivation

The rain sensor can be deactivated by:

•

Pressing button (B).

or

•

Moving the windshield wiper lever down.

NOTE

The rain sensor function will remain acti-

vated if the lever is briefly moved up to

activate the "manual sweep" function.

CAUTION

The rain sensor should be deactivated when

washing the car in an automatic car wash,

etc. If the rain sensor function is left on, the

wipers will start inadvertently in the car

wash and could be damaged.

Automatic deactivation

The rain sensor is deactivated automatically in

the following situations:

•

When the key is removed from the ignition.

•

Five minutes after the ignition is switched

off if the key is left in the ignition.

C – Thumb wheel

The thumb wheel is used to set the wiper inter-

val when intermittent wiping is selected, or the

sensitivity to the amount of rain on the wind-

shield when the rain sensor is selected. Move

the wheel upward or downward to increase/

decrease wiper speed when the intermittent

function is selected, or to increase/decrease

the optional rain sensor's sensitivity when the

this function is activated.

D – Liftgate wiper/washer

Press the lever forward to wipe and wash the

liftgate window. The wiper will sweep the win-

dow several times after the lever has been

released.

The button at the end of the lever has three

positions:

•

Intermittent wiping: Press in the upper sec-

tion of the button.

•

Normal wiper speed: Press in the lower

section of the button.

•

Neutral position: The wiper function is

switched off.

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