001-055 Alfa 156 GB - Alfa Romeo serviss

“INTELLIGENT WASHING” FUNCTION
Pulling the lever towards the steering
wheel (fig. 76) (unstable position) operates
the windscreen washer.
Keeping the lever pulled, with only one
movement it is possible to operate the
washer jet and the wiper at the same time;
indeed, the latter comes into action automatically
if the lever is pulled for more than
half a second.
The wiper stops working a few strokes after
releasing the lever; a further “cleaning
stroke” after a few seconds completes the
wiping operation.
fig. 76
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Rain sensor
(for versions/markets where
applicable) (fig. 77)
The rain sensor (A), fitted only on certain
versions, is an electronic device combine
with the windscreen wiper which has
the purpose of automatically adjusting the
number of wipes during intermittent operation,
to intensity of the rain.
All the other functions controlled by the
right-hand lever remain unchanged.
The rain sensor is activated automatically
moving the right-hand lever to position (Bfig.
74) and it has a range of adjustment
that gradually varies between wiper stationary
(no wiping) when the windscreen is
dry, to wiper at first continuous speed (continuous,
slow) with heavy rain.
fig. 77
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Turn ring (F-fig. 75) to set the rain sensor
sensitivity level:
■■ = low sensitivity
■■■ = medium ensitivity
■■■■ = high sensitivity.
Operating the windscreen washer with the
rain sensor activated (lever at position B)
the normal washing cycle is performed at
the end of which the rain sensor resumes its
normal automatic function.
Turning the ignition key to STOP the rain
sensor is deactivated and the next time the
engine is started (MAR position) it will not
be reactivated even if the lever has remained
in position (B). In this case to activate the
rain sensor, simply move the lever to (A)
or (C) and then back to (B).
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