Auto wipers

[dcox1111]

Just bought a V reg 110Hdi GTX Est. that seems to have auto intermittent wipers (according to the stem!) but they work like std intermittent wipers.

How can I know if they are suppose to be auto or not?

[DaiRees]

Turn them on in the dry and they should sweep once then stop, if they keep going they aren't working properly

If they do stop you can test them by sprinkling some water on the sensor at the top of the screen in the middle....

[jasper5]

If you have the wipers on auto they will go to intermittant when you are stopped, then go back to full speed as you set off, at least ours did on our 406 and work the same on the 407.

I've done it again Dai

[steve_earwig]

Why? Second opinion an' all that.

[dcox1111]

Thanks guys - the wipers just do the same intermittent wiper all the time.

There does appear to be a sensor behind the rear view mirror tho??

[Doggy]

....And if you find out how to disable the bl00dy things, let me know!

[dcox1111]

Do I take it, they can be a pain?

I had a Laguna with them and that often went nuts 2 spots of rain and the wipers came on full speed!!

Maybe I'm better off leaving them as they are

[DaiRees]

Has it got auto lights too?

[highlander]

My automatic rain sensing wipers work, but not brilliantly.

If there's just a bit of drizzle, then the wipers often don't come on until the windscreen is completely covered in water, so I normally just give the screen one wipe every so often by pushing the wiper stalk all the way down.

If the rain is fairly coming down, then the auto wipers are generally OK - but by that point I normally just set the wipers to second click (always wiping) anyway.

If it's torrential, then it's set to third click (wiping like there's no tomorrow).

I actually preferred the intermittent (once every 5 seconds) wipe that my Clio had. The rain sensor is a cool feature, but needs to be more sensitive in drizzle conditions.

[mjb]

I seriously wish my Golf had auto wipers. It's such a pain having to fiddle with the intermittent speed to get it right... The 406s ain't perfect but when driving a car without it, you realise how good it really is

[Welly]

I used to think my 406 auto wipers worked very well - especially if a truck is coming at you and sprays your car as it goes past, the wipers would sense this imediately. The trouble with anything 'automatic' is that it won't suit everyone all the time and the most common fault is the proper sensing of very light rain.

The Volvo's auto wipers are very very dim witted - you can even 'adjust' the sensitivity yourself, how stupid is that? they are then not automatic at all

[Doggy]

In fairness, mine work well most of the time, but can't handle all conditions.

Occasionally they'll refuse to wipe the screen when it's been gradually covered with fine spray or blustery snow, other times it'll suddenly go from a sensible intermittent operation to high speed for reasons that aren't apparent on the bit of screen I look out of, (barely above the scuttle)

In an ideal world, I'd like to have an auto AND an intermittent setting....

[DaiRees]

The Volvo's auto wipers are very very dim witted - you can even 'adjust' the sensitivity yourself, how stupid is that? they are then not automatic at all

SWMBO's fucus has them too, can never seem to get the adjustment to a point where they work properly, the pug's one's are much better.

[Welly]

can never seem to get the adjustment to a point where they work properly

Oh you can get it right no problem.......just as you finish your journey

They are crap though, in fact I found it helped to (nervously) leave them alone to make their own minds up and they seemed to settle much better then after a fashion

[dcox1111]

I think I will just leave them alone - enough on my plate trying to sort the Cruise control (or lack of)

Thanks all