arnold0523

Hi All,

I turned my wiper speed to the highest level but only noticed a tiny bit speed level increase over the 2nd highest level...

I have checked my friend's ML350 and the top speed is significantly higher than his second highest.

It was raining heavily..

How about your guys?

ManiacGT

Isn't it automatic?

StanNH

There are three levels of rain sensing, and two of manual settings.

The top manual speed is faster than the standard setting.

arnold0523

Hi Stan, The top speed (manual) is faster than the second highest manual setting. But only a bit. I have checked my local dealership and they said it's not intense as the wipers in ML...

Sometimes, they provide inaccurate information.

StanNH

I guess you really need a "swipes per minute" number to come up with an accurate comparison ... and no, I'm not going to sit in my car and count swipes for you.

Overall, these are adequate wipers. I've found the rain sensors to be spotty, and not as well implemented as some other cars I've owned. At times I think plain old intermittent wipers would have been a better idea.

On the fixed high speed setting, they seem to be okay in heavy rain, but certainly not exceptional. They work.

Glyn M Ruck

The rain sensor can be calibrated with a Star. My CLK is my first Merc where the auto sensing is faultless as calibrated ex factory.