Operating Front & Rear Windshield Wipers

It’s important to ensure that Kia customers are familiar with the front and rear wiper/washer operation including—if it is equipped—the Auto Control Rain Sensing function. Take the time to review this function with customers so they drive off the lot ready for a rainy day!

To operate front wipers and washers:

• Move lever up/down to change wiper modes
  • MIST: Single wipe
  • LO: Slow wipe
  • OFF: Wiper off
  • HI: Fast wipe
  • INT/AUTO: Intermittent/Auto Rain Sensing (if equipped)
• Pull to spray and wipe

To operate rear wipers and washers:

• Rotate Rear Wiper switch to change Wiper modes
• Push lever to spray and wipe

Auto Rain Sensing

The rain sensor, which is located on the upper end of the windshield, is designed to sense the amount of rainfall and control the wiping cycle for the proper interval. The more it rains, the faster the wiper operates. When the rain stops, the wiper stops.

• To turn ON the auto rain sensing wipers, move lever up/down to AUTO.
• To adjust the auto rain sensing wiper speed setting, move the speed control switch up/down.

Quick Tips

• When the Engine Start/Stop is ON and the wiper switch is in AUTO mode, the wiper will automatically operate once to perform a self-check of the system.
• Set the wiper to the OFF position when the wiper is not in use.
• Moving lever to HI increases wipe frequency and speed; moving lever to LO decreases frequency.
• On Rear Wipers, intermittent wipe function is not adjustable.
• In most models, the wiper mode can be displayed in the instrument cluster as well. Customers can enable or disable this function in the user settings menu.