Off Mode

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When the Off position of the rear wiper switch is selected, one of three events is possible. The event that will occur depends upon the position of the wiper blade on the liftgate glass and the mode the wiper motor is operating under at the moment that the Off position is selected. If the wiper blade is in the down position on the glass and the rear wiper system is operating in the intermittent cycle mode when the Off position is selected, the park switch is open and the FCM de-energizes the rear wiper relay control coil causing the rear wiper motor to cease to operate.

If the wiper blade is not in the down position on the glass and is operating in the intermittent cycle mode when the Off position is selected, the park switch is closed to ground and the FCM keeps the rear wiper relay control coil energized to operate the rear wiper motor until the rear wiper blade is in the down position on the glass and the park switch input is an open circuit.

The third event occurs with the rear wiper operating in the wipe-after-wash mode when the Off position is selected, in which case the FCM will continue to run the wiper motor until the completion of two wipes after wash before the rear wiper blade is parked. The FCM will also run the rear wiper motor to park the rear wiper blade if the ignition switch is turned to the Off position while the rear wiper system is still operating.