Wipers / Washers

General

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PREAMBLE

The wiper / washer function controls the windscreen wipers, headlamp washers and windscreen washers with the following operating modes:

COMPONENTS

OPERATING MODES

Front wiper Manual wiping control
Automatic wiping by rain sensor (depending on version)
Rear wiper Manual wiping control
Headlamp washer Front headlamp washing
Front windscreen washer Front windscreen washing and wiping
Rear windscreen washer Rear windscreen washing and wiping

GENERAL BLOCK DIAGRAM

Essuyage / lavage
Wipers / Washers

Key:

  • single arrow: wired link,
  • triple arrow: multiplexed link.

LINKS

LINK NO.

SIGNAL

SIGNAL TYPE
1 Vehicle speed information CAN
2 Rain sensor information (depending on version) FREQUENCY SIGNAL
3 Rear wiper park position information VAN CAR 1
4 Rear wiper motor control ON / OFF
5 Front wiper motor park position information ON / OFF
6 Front wiper motor control ON / OFF
7 Front washer pump control, rotation direction ON / OFF
8 Rear washer pump control, rotation direction ON / OFF
9 Headlamp washer pump control ON / OFF
10 Front wiper speed relay control.

Front washer pump relay control, rotation direction.

Rear washer pump relay control, rotation direction.

Headlamp washer pump relay control (depending on version)

VAN CAR 1
11 Front wiper relay control. ON / OFF
12 Front wiper low speed request.

Front wiper high speed request.

Front wiper intermittent request.

Automatic wiper request.

Pulse wiper request.

Front washer request.

Rear washer request.

Headlamp washer request.

Headlamp status information.

VAN CAR 1

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