Steering column lever, wiper switch
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The steering-column lever on the right of the steering column has the following functions:
- Windscreen washer system, windscreen
- Windscreen wipers
- Rain-light-solar-condensation sensor button
The following graphic shows an example of a drop arm wash/wipe switch.
| Item | Explanation |
|---|---|
| 1 | Steering column lever, wiper switch |
| 2 | Intensity of rain-light-dash-solar-dash-condensation sensor |
| 3 | Function indicator, automatic wiping activated |
| 4 | Rain-light-solar-condensation sensor button |
The steering column stalk is exclusively for the wipe-wash system. All requests for the wipe-wash system are picked up in the steering column switch cluster. The steering column switch cluster transmits the requests via the LIN bus to the junction box electronics (JBE) or the front electronic module (FEM) or to the Body Domain Controller (BDC). The junction box electronics (JBE) or the front electronic module (FEM) or Body Domain Controller (BDC) performs the requests.