Buick 2011 Regal - Manual (Page 105)

Instruments and Controls 5-3
Windshield Wiper/Washer
The windshield wiper lever is on the
side of the steering column. With
the ignition in ACC/ACCESSORY or
ON/RUN, move the windshield
wiper lever to select the wiper
speed.
2: Fast wipes.
1: Slow wipes.
&
(Adjustable Interval Wipes):
Turn the band up for more frequent
wipes or down for less frequent
wipes.
9
(Off): Turns the windshield
wipers off.
3
(Mist): Briefly move the wiper
lever down for a single wipe or hold
down for several wipes.
Clear ice and snow from the wiper
blades before using them. If they
are frozen to the windshield,
carefully loosen or thaw them.
Damaged wiper blades should be
replaced. See Wiper Blade
Replacement on page 10‑27.
Heavy snow or ice can overload the
wipers. A circuit breaker stops them
until the motor cools.
Wipe Parking
If the ignition is turned to LOCK/
OFF while the wipers are on 1, 2,
or
& , they will immediately stop.
If the windshield wiper lever is then
moved to OFF before the driver
door is opened, or within
10 minutes, the wipers will restart
and move to the base of the
windshield.
If the ignition is turned to LOCK/
OFF while the wipers are performing
wipes due to windshield wash, the
wipers continue to run until they
reach the base of the windshield.
Windshield Washer
Pull the windshield wiper lever to
spray windshield washer fluid and
activate the wipers.
The wipers will continue until the
lever is released or the maximum
wash time is reached.
When the windshield wiper lever is
released, additional wipes may
occur depending on how long the