Diesel Data: Automotive Repair

Front Washer



Front washer
Front washer operation will only activate when the following conditions are met:
^ Ignition switch is in position I or II.
^ Front washer switch operated.

Flicking the front washer switch energises the front washer pump motor for 0.4 second. Holding the front washer switch for longer than 0.4 second allows the front washer pump motor to run as long as the switch is held.

There are two front washer configurations. If the vehicle is fitted with programme wash/ wipe, and the front washer pump motor is active for more than 0.5 second, the front wipers operate at low speed. The wipers continue to operate for 4 seconds after the washer switch is released. In some markets, the driver must activate the front wipers after a front washer operation.

The front washer operation has a higher priority than the variable delay operation. This means that if intermittent wipe is active when a front washer operation is initiated, the wash cycle executes and the intermittent wipe is re-instated at the end of the wash operation.