Wiper apparatuses, motor vehicles having wiper apparatuses, and methods for operating wiper apparatuses

A motor vehicle having a window and comprising:

• a wiper apparatus for removing water and debris from the window, the wiper apparatus comprising:
• a wiper comprising a wiper arm and a wiper blade that is mounted to the wiper arm and that is in contact the window;
• a wiper arm pivot pivotally securing the wiper arm to the motor vehicle relative to the window;
• a wiper drive motor configured to pivot the wiper arm between an out-wipe position and an in-wipe position;
• a controller in communication with the wiper drive motor and configured to control operation of the wiper drive motor to cause the wiper drive motor to selectively stop the wiper blade in a standard park position when in a standard park mode and in a high park position when in a high park mode, wherein the wiper blade in the high park position is located further up from a bottom edge of the window than in the standard park position;
• and
• a wiper control switch in communication with the controller and configured to cause the controller to toggle between the standard park mode and the high park mode when moved according to a predetermined switching sequence.

A method for operating a wiper apparatus for removing water and debris from a window of a motor vehicle, the method comprising the steps of:

• moving a wiper control switch according to a predetermined switching sequence to set a park position for a wiper in contact with the window to a standard park position or a high park position, wherein the wiper in the high park position is located further up from a bottom edge of the window than in the standard park position;
• pivoting the wiper back and forth between an in-wipe position and an out-wipe position;
• and
• parking the wiper, wherein if the park position is set to the standard park position, then the wiper is parked by stopping movement of the wiper when the wiper is in the standard park position, and wherein if the park position is set to the high park position, then the wiper is parked by stopping movement of the wiper when the wiper is in the high park position.