Patent ID: 8366021

Claim:
A windshield wiper system for a motor vehicle comprising: a windshield and a windshield wiper operable to wipe at least a portion of said windshield; a first container having a first liquid and a second container having a second liquid; a spray nozzle proximate said windshield and in fluid communication with said first container and said second container; a pump in fluid communication with said second container and said spray nozzle, said pump operable to force said second liquid through said spray nozzle onto said windshield; and a time delay switch that is part of an electronic control unit (ECU) for the motor vehicle and is operable to activate said windshield wiper only after a preset time has elapsed after said pump has forced said second liquid through said spray nozzle and onto said windshield; said ECU activating said pump only when a transmission of the motor vehicle is in Park; said pump is in fluid communication with said first container and forcing said first liquid through said spray nozzle onto said windshield; and said ECU activating said pump to force said first liquid and said second liquid through said spray nozzle onto said windshield simultaneously.