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1. REAR WIPE:
There are three wiping modes:
OFF
INTERMITTENT
ON
The wiper park position input switch is used to detect when the wiper blade is at the bottom of the wind
screen.
OFF
In this state the rear wiper should be in the park position. (
Indicated by the wiper park switch being
active
) When the wiper mode is changed from INTERMITTENT or ON to OFF the wiper continues the
current wipe operation until the park switch indicates the wiper is in the park position.
INTERMITTENT:
When INTERMITTENT is selected the rear wiper will use a fixed delay period of 12 seconds. When
INTERMITTENT mode is first selected the rear wiper will immediately wipe three times before beginning
interval operation. The delay period will then begin after the completion of the third wipe.
REAR WIPER ON
When ON is selected then the wiper will move continuously across the rear windshield. Their will be
no initial 3 wipes.
While returning from wiper ON to INT position the initial three wipes should not be performed.
2. REAR WASH
When the rear washer switch is pressed washer fluid is sprayed onto the rear windshield. Maximum
wash time is 30 seconds to protect the washer fluid motor.
During Wash active, wiping can not be selected, it is physically not possible to select this function.
If the rear wiper is in OFF or INT state and user press the rear wash switch then cont. wiper will take
place after 500 ms delay.
After completing the wash function BCM will provide the one more sweep. During wash mode if the
user change the mode to OFF or INT or ON mode then wiper will wipe the 1 more sweeps at the end of
washing before changing in to the new mode.
3. REVERSE GEAR WIPING
If the front wipers are active in any mode (
detected using the front wiper parking switch
) and reverse
gear is selected and the rear wiper mode is OFF, then rear wiper should be activated to clear the rear
windshield and aid driver visibility.
If the front wiper mode is INTERMITTENT, LOW SPEED or HIGH SPEED, the rear wiper should
wipe continuously for 3 sweeps. It should then wipe intermittently every 3 seconds until reverse gear is
cancelled or the front wiper mode changes to OFF.