Mini 2008 Cooper Convertible - Manual (Page 65)

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INTERIOR LAMPS WASHER/WIPER SYSTEM
Switching the interior light in the MINI
Convertible on and off manually
Press button 1 briefly.
Permanently turn off interior light:
Press button 1 until the interior light comes
on for a short while.
Press button 1 to revert to normal opera-
tion.
Switching the reading lamps on and
off
Press button 2.
0 Wipers parked
1 Intermittent operation or rain sensor
2 Normal wiper speed
3 Fast wiper speed
4 Brief wipe
5 Clean windshield and headlamps
Intermittent operation
Not on vehicles with rain sensor.
The interval time for the wipers is depen-
dent on the vehicle speed.
Rain sensor*
The rain sensor is located on the wind-
shield, directly in front of the interior rear-
view mirror.
When the rain sensor is activated, the
windshield wipers are automatically con-
trolled depending on the amount of mois-
ture, including snow, on the windshield.
To activate the rain sensor:
Lever in position 1.
The wipers will move once across the wind-
shield.
To deactivate the rain sensor:
Lever in position 0.
Switch the rain sensor off when pass-
ing through an automatic car wash.
Failure to do so could result in damage
caused by undesired wiper activation.
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Normal wiper speed
When the vehicle is stationary, the wipers
switch automatically to intermittent wip-
ing.
You can have this function activated/
deactivated.
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Fast wiper speed
When the vehicle is stationary, the wipers
switch automatically to normal wiper
speed.
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