Instruments and controls

Tailgate wiper/washer

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Tailgate wiper/washer  - Right-side steering wheel lever - Instruments and controls - Volvo XC90 Owners Manual - Volvo XC90
A section of the switch

A section of the switch
O Neutral position: The wiper is switched off
B Normal (continuous) wiping: Press the lower section of the switch

Move the lever forward to start the tailgate washer. After washing the rear window, the wiper will make several additional sweeps.

Tailgate wiper and reverse gear

If the front wipers are on and the transmission is put into reverse gear, the tailgate wiper will go into intermittent wiping function1.

If the tailgate wiper is already in normal wiping function, the normal wiping function will continue.

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