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Wipers and washers
Remove any snow, ice or frost from the This feature can be enabled/disabled
screen, around the wiper arms and by your Dealer/Authorised Repairer.
blades and the screen scuttle, before
operating the wipers. Rear Wiper
Make sure the wipers are switched off The frequency of the rear wiper, when set to
before entering a car wash. If the intermittent, increases with the vehicle's speed.
automatic Rain sensing system operates This feature can be enabled/disabled
during the car washing process, damage by your Dealer/Authorised Repairer.
may occur to the wiper mechanism.
Note: If the wipers leave smears on the glass
after the car has been washed, this may be due RAIN SENSOR
to wax or other residue. Should this occur, clean The Rain sensor is mounted on the inside of the
the glass with washer fluid. If smearing persists, windscreen, behind the rear view-mirror. The
clean the glass with the recommended Land sensor is able to detect the presence and
Rover screen cleaning paste. See 281, amount of water on the windscreen and
LUBRICANTS AND FLUIDS. automatically activates the windscreen wipers
Note: The windscreen no longer wipes accordingly.
effectively and the automatic Rain sensing Note: Static droplets may not be detected on
function degrades, if the wipers become worn. initial start-up. A single wipe should be used to
Always replace worn or damaged wiper blades clear the windscreen.
as soon as possible. To activate the rain sensitive wipers, move the
Note: If the wiper blades become stuck or wash/wipe control to the AUTO position (1).
jammed, an electronic cut-out temporarily halts The behaviour of the system may be tailored to
wiper operation. If this happens, switch off the the driver's preference by rotating the collar (2).
wipers and the vehicle's ignition, when safe to Note: If the wash/wipe control is turned to the
do so. Clear any obstructions and free the wiper AUTO position (1), the wipers will not operate
blades before attempting to switch on the if either front door is open.
ignition.
Note: In dry and often sunny conditions, optical
The Winter park position moves the wipers to influences and dirt accumulation on the
allow wiper blade replacement. See 228, windscreen may result in the windscreen wipers
WIPERS SERVICE POSITION. activating inadvertently. To prevent this, it is
recommended that, under these conditions, the
SPEED-DEPENDENT MODE wiper controls are returned to the OFF position.
Front Wipers
If the vehicle's speed drops below 8 km/h (5 HEADLAMP WASHERS
mph) with the wipers operating, the wipers will If the headlamps are on and there is sufficient
switch to the next lowest speed. When the liquid in the washer reservoir, operating the
vehicle's speed increases to over 8 km/h (5 screen wash also power-washes the headlamps.
mph), the original wiper speed setting is
automatically restored.
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