Wipers and the Rain/Light Sensor

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A rain/light sensor, location as shown, see Fig., is standard equipment. When the sensor detects rain or snow, and the wiper speed switch is set to one of the intermittent settings, the wipers activate to clean the window.

If the vehicle is moving faster than 40 mph (64 km/h) the wiper speed automatically increases and decreases, dependent upon how much moisture builds up on the windshield between wipes.

If the wiper switch is set to a continuous speed (low or high), input from the rain/light sensor is ignored.

  1. Multipurpose Camera 2 (MPC2)

  2. Rain/Light Sensor

Fig. 1, Multipurpose Camera 2 Component Locations

The behavior of the wipers based on the rain/light sensor input is independent of the headlamp switch position.

Note:
Parent topic: Windshield Wiper and Washer Controls
Document Number: 0000088007
Manual Publication Date: 2024-03-21
Topic Publication Date: 2024-10-01