Visibility

Wiper controls

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Selection and control device for the various front and rear wipers, ensuring rain clearance and cleaning.

The various front and rear wipers on the vehicle are designed to progressively improve the driver's visibility depending on weather conditions.

Commandes d’essuie-vitre

Wiper controls
Settings

Various automatic wiper control modes are also available, depending on the following options:

  • Automatic sweep for the front wiper,
  • Rear wiping when reverse gear is selected.
Manual controls

The driver operates the wipers directly using stalk a and ring b.

Front wiper

A. Wiper speed selector stalk:

normale (pluie modérée),Fast (heavy rain),


Intermittente (proportionnelle ànormal (moderate rain),


la vitesse du véhicule),Intermittent (proportional to
vehicle speed),

Coup par coup (appuyez vers le basOff,


et relâchez),Single sweep (push down
and release),

Or

page suivante).Automatic, then single sweep (see
next page).

Rear wiper (estate)Essuie-vitre arrière (tourer)

Rear wiper (estate)
B. Rear wiper selector ring:

balayage intermittent,Off,


Balayage avec lave-vitre (duréeintermittent wiping,


déterminée).Wiping with washer (for a
set time).

In heavy snow or frost, and when using a bicycle carrier on the tailgate, deactivate the automatic rear wiper via the configuration menu on the instrument cluster screen. Reverse gear

When reverse gear is selected, if the front wiper is operating, the rear wiper will also start.

Setting

This function is switched on or off via the configuration menu on the instrument cluster screen.

This function is activated by default.

Front washer and headlamp washers
  • Pull the wiper control towards you. The washer then the wiper operate for a set period of time.

The headlamp washers only operate when the dipped headlamps are on.

Test yourself

A quick Citroen C5 quiz: every answer comes with an explanation and a link to the manual page.