Windscreen wiper device, particularly for a motor vehicle

Windshield wiper device (10), for a motor vehicle, having at least an electric motor drive (24), which can be driven with at least one first speed (v1) and a second speed (v2) characterized in that a temperature detection means (40) for detecting the operating temperature of the drive (24) and at least one switching means (50) are provided, which, when operating the drive (24) at the second speed (v2), switches the drive (24) from the second speed (v2) to the first speed (v1) when a predetermined operating temperature (T1) is exceeded, wherein the drive (24) has at least three connections (42, 44, 46), a first connection (42) for the first speed (v1), a second connection (44) for the second speed (v2) as well as a connection to ground (46), wherein a power diode is switched between the first connection (42) and the second connection (44) by the at least one switching means.