Ford Probe has two ports near the fuse box, one for summer and one for winter. Can someone explain?

In the little fuse pannel under the steering wheel on the right hand side, there is one wire and two ports for the wire to go in. One port is labeled summer, one is labeled winter. The wire is in the summer port right now, which is how it was when i got the car. What does this change when you put the wire in the winter slot? The car is a 1990 ford probe lx. Thanks|||This one goes back a way. It is for the windshield wipers. When in the summer mode, the wipers park all the way down. When the light tan-single-wire connector is moved to the winter position, the wipers park about 1.5-2 inches higher. This keeps any ice or snow buildup from inhibiting the wipers, and the ability to clean the windshield.


It was a novel idea that was only used for a couple of years. Not many people wanted to bother with moving the connector, and nobody south of the Mason-Dixon line needed to move it. I'm not certain the information ever made it into the Owner Guide. You might check. I know it was in the Technician training materials.|||It is indeed for the wiper park circuit. In winter in snow country, the wipers would be too far down to de-ice, or even break loose with a scraper.|||Go to a dealer and get the RIGHT answer