2019 Ford Fusion Owners Manual - Wipers and Washers

Wipers and Washers

Push the lever up or down to operate the windshield wiper.

A Single wipe.

A Shortest wipe interval. B Intermittent wipe.

C Longest wipe interval.

B Intermittent wipe. C Normal wipe.

D High speed wipe.

Note: Fully defrost the windshield before you switch the windshield wipers on.

Note: Make sure that you switch the windshield wipers off before entering a car wash.

Note: If streaks or smears appear on the windshield, clean the windshield and the wiper blades. If that does not resolve the issue, install new wiper blades.

Note: Do not operate the wipers on a dry windshield. This may scratch the glass, damage the wiper blades or cause the wiper motor to burn out. Always use the windshield washers before wiping a dry windshield.

Use the rotary control to adjust the intermittent wipe interval.

When your vehicle speed increases, the interval between wipes decreases.

AUTOWIPERS (IF EQUIPPED)

Note: Fully defrost the windshield before you switch the windshield wipers on.

Note: Make sure that you switch the windshield wipers off before entering a car wash.

Note: If streaks or smears appear on the windshield, clean the windshield and the wiper blades. If that does not resolve the issue, install new wiper blades.

Note: If you switch autolamps and autowipers on, the headlamps turn on when the windshield wipers continuously operate.

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Wet or winter driving conditions with ice, snow or salty road mist can cause inconsistent and unexpected wiping or smearing.

Autowipers defaults to on and remains on until you switch it off in the information display. When you switch off autowipers, the wipers operate in intermittent mode.

A High sensitivity. B Autowipers on.

C Low sensitivity.

Move the wiper lever upward to the first position to switch the autowipers on.

Use the rotary control to adjust the sensitivity of the autowipers. When you select low sensitivity, the wipers operate when the sensor detects a large amount of water on the windshield. When you select high sensitivity, the wipers operate when the sensor detects a small amount of water on the windshield.

Keep the outside of the windshield clean. The rain sensor is very sensitive and the wipers may operate if dirt, mist or insects hit the windshield.

In these conditions, you can do the following:

Lower the sensitivity of the autowipers to reduce the amount of smearing on the windshield.

Switch to normal or high-speed wipe.

Switch autowipers off.

Pull the lever toward you to operate the windshield washers.

When you release the lever, the wipers operate for a short time. When activated, a courtesy wipe occurs a short time after the wipers stop to clear any remaining washer fluid.

Note: You can switch courtesy wipe on or off in the information display See Information Messages (page 106).

Note: Do not operate the washers when the washer reservoir is empty. This could cause the washer pump to overheat.

Operating the windshield washer also turns on the front camera washer.

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