Instruments and controls

Front wiper / washer

~1min read

Front wiper / washer

Essuie-glace / lave-glace avant

2 = fast

1 = slow

  = arrêt= intermittent wiping


Pour un seul balayage lorsque l'essuie-= off


For a single wipe when the front wiper is off, push the lever down.

Do not operate when the windshield is frozen.

Do not operate the wipers or washers in car washes.

Adjustable wiping interval

Essuie-glace / lave-glace avant

Wiper lever in position .


Turn the thumbwheel to set the desired wiping interval:

Short interval = turn the thumbwheel up

Long interval = turn the thumbwheel down

Automatic wiping with rain sensor

Balayage automatique avec capteur de pluie

capteur de pluie= Automatic wiping with
rain sensor

The rain sensor detects the amount of water on the windshield and automatically adjusts the front wiper speed.

Adjustable rain sensor sensitivity

Sensibilité réglable du capteur de pluie

Turn the thumbwheel to adjust the sensitivity:

Low sensitivity = turn the thumbwheel down

High sensitivity = turn the thumbwheel up

Sensibilité réglable du capteur de pluie

The rain sensor area must stay clean, i.e. free of dust, dirt and frost.

Front washer and headlamp washer

Lave-glace avant et lave-phares

Pull the lever. Washer fluid is sprayed onto the windshield and the wiper performs a few sweeps.

If the headlamps are on, washer fluid is also sprayed onto the headlamps, provided the lever is pulled long enough.

After that, the headlamp washer remains inactive for 5 washing cycles or until the engine or the headlamps have been switched off and back on.

Test yourself

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