Lincoln Nautilus: Wipers and Washers / Autowipers
What Are Autowipers
Autowipers turns on and controls the speed
and frequency of the windshield wipers.
Autowipers Settings
- Using the instrument cluster controls on
the steering wheel, select Settings.
- Select Vehicle.
- Select Wipers.
- Switch Rain Sensing on or off.
Note: When you switch the feature off, the
wipers do not operate based on the rain
sensor. When you switch on the windshield
wipers to the intermittent wipe position with
the feature off, the wipers use the wipe
speed set by the rotary control.
Adjusting the Sensitivity of the Rain Sensor

- High sensitivity.
- Low sensitivity.
Use the rotary control to set the sensitivity
of the rain sensor.
When you select high sensitivity, the wipers
operate when the sensor detects a small
amount of water on the windshield.
When you select low sensitivity, the wipers
operate when the sensor detects a large
amount of water on the windshield.
Wiper Precautions
Do not operate the wipers on a dry
windshield. This could scratch the glass or
damage the wiper blades. Use the
windshield washers before wiping a dry
windshield...
Intermittent wipe.
Continuous wipe.
Rear window wiper off.
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Other information:
WARNING:
Never inflate a tire that has been run flat without first
removing the tire from the wheel to inspect for damage. A damaged tire
can fail during inflation. Failure to follow this instruction may result
in serious personal injury.
WARNING:
Do not mount tube-type tires on tubeless wheels or tubeless
tires on tube-type wheels. Incorrect combinations could result ..
Removal
NOTE:
Removal steps in this procedure may contain installation details.
All vehicles
Remove the rear bumper cover.
Refer to: Rear Bumper Cover (501-19)
.
Vehicles without trailer tow
Remove the rear bumper.
Remove the bolts from the back side of the rear bumper mounts.
Torque:
22 lb.ft (30 Nm)
With the help of an assistant, remov..