Thread: Auto windscreen wiper sensor

Correct.You can change the delay via the rh button on the steering wheel.You can tell if the lights are on,green indicator on the speedo face.
Just checked mine,its in a dark shed,surprise surprise they came on.Must have been raining in there as I got a swipe of the windscreen too
Andrew

As red back said they don't work when your parked that much they may do a wipe or two but they don't keep going flat out there road soeed dependent to I guess but I find they can be pretty hopeless at times you need to have them really wound up the sensitivity. there probably the most ordinary ones I've had on a car before pretty hit and miss but oh well not that big of an issue just annoys me!!

Just a note on the auto wipers...

When I am travelling on the highway, I always turn the auto off. If a bug hits the screen right by the sensor, it will activate, and smear bug guts all over your window.

About the only issue I have with them, is that from an initial startup, I sometimes have to give the screen a manual wipe, which clears the water off the sensor. From then on, they work perfectly well.

I've always had to give a manual wipe first up and as said once you're on your way they are fine, at times you may need to turn the sensitivity up if the rain is really light, also they become more sensitive the faster you drive.

I don't use auto headlights, I run with my lights on all the time, I'm a big believer in being seen, all those years of riding motorcycles and having a grey car.

Baz.

I don't use auto headlights, I run with my lights on all the time, I'm a big believer in being seen, all those years of riding motorcycles and having a grey car.

I have selected in the CCF the Canadian DRL option with my IID Tool. This puts the lights on when the park brake is released and a gear is selected. I then simply leave the lights in auto.
The wipers I try and remember to leave them in manual as I have had a windscreen covered in bugs and then a random wipe; no vision, especially at night.

Originally Posted by Redback

I've always had to give a manual wipe first up and as said once you're on your way they are fine, at times you may need to turn the sensitivity up if the rain is really light, also they become more sensitive the faster you drive.

I don't use auto headlights, I run with my lights on all the time, I'm a big believer in being seen, all those years of riding motorcycles and having a grey car.

Baz.

Mine has DRLs,so it always has lights on.The DRLs may be bright but not bright enough to see with at nite

Andrew

Originally Posted by LandyAndy

...You can change the delay via the rh button on the steering wheel...
Andrew

Which "button" is that Andrew? I pushed and turned just about everything on the steering wheel and indicator lever to shorten the time that the lights are on after switching off the engine. Is it that wheel on the RHS of the dash - to the right of the indicator lever? Haven't tried that.

Originally Posted by pprass

Which "button" is that Andrew? I pushed and turned just about everything on the steering wheel and indicator lever to shorten the time that the lights are on after switching off the engine. Is it that wheel on the RHS of the dash - to the right of the indicator lever? Haven't tried that.

1. Press the <OK> button on the steering wheel, this will display the menu on the display in the instrument cluster (between speedo and taco).
2. Press the <up>, <down>, <left>, <right> arrow buttons located around the <OK> button to navigate the menu.
3. Press the <down> to select "vehicle settings". Press <right> to enter the "Vehicle Settings" sub-menu.
4. Press <down> to select "Headlamp Delay" then press <right> to enter the sub-menu.
5. Now you can change the delay time or completely disable the function by selecting the relevant menu item.
6. Exit the menus by pressing <left>

Regarding the "wheel", if you are referring to the thumb wheel on the dash next the lighting control switches, this dims the light level in the instrument cluster.