2016 Acura ILX windshield wipers

Visual Index
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Quick Reference Guide❙Maintenance Under the Hood (P420)
❙Windshield Wipers (P140, 440)
❙Tires (P442, 463, 475)
❙Door Lock/Unlock Control (P113)
❙Power Door Mirrors (P147)
❙How to Refuel (P407)
❙High-Mount Brake Light (P439)
❙Emergency Trunk Release Lever (P125)
❙Opening/Closing the Trunk (P122)
❙Fog Lights* (P139, 431)
❙Back-Up Lights (P438)
❙Multi-View Rear Camera (P405)
❙Trunk Release Button (P123)
❙Rear Side Marker Lights (P436)
❙Brake/Taillights (P436)
❙Rear Turn Signal Lights (P436)
❙Headlights (P136, 431)
❙Front Turn Signal/Parking/Side Marker Lights
(P136, 433, 434)
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uuOperating the Switches Around the Steering Wheel uWipers and Washers
Controls
Wipers and Washers
The windshield wipers and washers can be
used when the power mode is in ON.
■MIST
The wipers run at high speed until you release
the lever.
■Wiper switch (OFF, INT*, LO, HI)
Change the wiper switch setting according to
the amount of rain.
■AUTO*
2 Automatic Intermittent Wipers* P. 141
■Adjusting wiper operation
Turn the adjustment ri ng to adjust wiper
operation.
■Washer
Sprays while you pull the lever toward you.
When you release the lever for more than one
second, the spray stops, the wipers sweep two
or three more times to clear the windshield,
then stop.
1 Wipers and Washers
NOTICE
Do not use the wipers when the windshield is dry.
The windshield will get sc ratched, or the rubber
blades will get damaged.
NOTICE
In cold weather, the blades may freeze to the
windshield, becoming stuck.
Operating the wipers in th is condition may damage
the wipers. Use the defroster to warm the
windshield, then turn the wipers on.
If the vehicle speeds up while the wipers are
operating intermittently, the length of the wipe
interval shortens.
When the vehicle starts moving, the wipers make a
single sweep.
When the vehicle speeds up, the wiper operation’s
shortest delay setting ( ) and the LO setting become
the same.
Turn the washers off if no washer fluid comes out.
The pump may get damaged.
The wiper motor may stop motor operation
temporarily to prevent an overload. Wiper operation
will return to normal within a few minutes, once the
circuit has returned to normal.
Intermittent Time
Adjustment Ring
MIST
INT
*: Low speed with
intermittent OFF
LO: Low speed wipe
HI: High speed wipe Pull to
use
washer.
AUTO*: Automatic
intermittent operation
Lower speed, fewer sweeps
Higher speed, more sweeps
* Not available on all models
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uuOperating the Switches Around the Steering Wheel uWipers and Washers
Controls
When you push the lever down to AUTO, the
windshield wipers sweep once, and go into
the automatic mode.
The wipers operate intermittently, at low
speed, or at high speed and stops in
accordance with the amount of rainfall the
rainfall sensor detects.
■AUTO sensitivity adjustment
When in AUTO, you can also adjust the
rainfall sensor sensitivity using the adjustment
ring.
Sensor sensitivity
■Automatic Intermittent Wipers*1 Wipers and Washers
If the wiper stops operating due to any obstacle such
as the build-up of snow, pa rk the vehicle in a safe
place.
Rotate the wiper switch to OFF, and set the power
mode to ACCESSORY or VEHICLE OFF (LOCK), then
remove the obstacle.
1 Automatic Intermittent Wipers*
The rainfall sensor is in the location shown below.
Do not put the wiper lever in AUTO when cleaning
the windshield or driving through a car wash. If the
wiper lever is in AUTO , and the power mode is in ON,
the rainfall sensor may re spond to your hand or car
wash liquids, and the wipers may operate
automatically.
Rainfall Sensor
Adjustment Ring
Low sensitivity:
Lower speed, fewer sweeps
High sensitivity:
Higher speed, more sweeps
* Not available on all models
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Index
Windshield................................................ 140
Cleaning .................................................. 458
Defrosting/Defogging .............................. 162
Washer Fluid............................................ 430
Wiper Blades ........................................... 440
Wipers and Washers ................................ 140
Winter Tires............................................... 450 Snow Tires ............................................... 450
Tire Chains .............................................. 450
Wipers and Washers ................................. 140
Checking and Replacing Wiper Blades ..... 440
WMA ................................. 180, 188, 218, 228
Worn Tires ................................................. 442
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