Arthrodesis

Hi guys,

My wipers have not been really active or responsive since I got my windshield replaced. For example, it was pouring rain yesterday, and I had it on the "on" or intermittent position and it only wiped once!

What are your guys thoughts on yours?

cenzo86

They suck! And they squeak like crazy. And while I'm complaining, the auto high beams are bull**** too. I was driving home on a dark road last week and pushed forward the high beam stalk and it does nothing but put a light on the dash with the A next to it. The only way to actually use the high beams is by pulling and holding back on the stalk, or by switching the main headlight dial to the right (off Auto) and pushing forward on the stalk.

Arthrodesis

I hate these wipers. They judder too. I have no issue on the e class.

StanNH

Your high beams are not working properly. Pulling the stalk back is the "flash" function. Pushing forward should engage the high beams with a warning light showing they're on. They stay on until you pull the stalk back again.

Regarding the rain sensing wipers, mine work okay. It takes some time for them to react to the amount of rain being detected, but they do eventually catch up. I've had these on other cars as well ... some work better than ours, some are even worse. I always preferred the good old manually selected intermittent wiper settings, but those seem to be going the way of the hand brake.

Arthrodesis

So do you keep your settings to "off" until it rains then turn it "on"

ManiacGT

No issues with my wipers, smooth quiet and flick at just the right time.

StanNH

I normally just leave it on, and adjust the sensitivity level as needed.

Arthrodesis

Hm, I might try doing that. I usually leave it off.

I believe (I could be wrong) in the owners manual, the recommendation is to leave it "off" when your windshield is in a "dry" condition.

Mikey53

Mine work just fine . I leave them in one of the auto settings.

BenzC400

My rain sensing wipers have worked flawlessly for the year and a half I've had the car. I can't think of a time I've had to turn them on or off manually. Just have to remember to turn them off in a car wash.

firebird90

First I had problems with my wipers. They were getting activated by fog and mist. Now they are just fine. For the ones complaining about auto high beam, I think that you can disable that feature and use them as normal high beams from dashboard menu.

StanNH

It doesn't matter much. If you get an errant swipe on a dry windshield, which happens, just turn it off. It's not critical, just a matter of convenience.

MASSC450

Yes I keep my wipers on "OFF", then turn them on to "AUTO" when it starts to rain...and they've been working flawlessly. I keep my wipers off until it rains because I don't like the wipers coming on until I've cleaned the blades & the windshield where they touch...so as to cut down on potential scratches. My fear is a dry wipe while in auto, and I get a big ole' scratch across my windshield.

I do though keep the light stalk in the forward position for the auto-high beams...an they work flawlessly as well.

whippet007

Mine work great !!!

I keep them on standby and they work without a glitch.

dieseldoc

+1

Mr. J

The rain sensing feature works just fine. However, the wipers chatter like crazy and it drives me crazy.

Any one else have this problem?
Does replacing the OEM blades with better aftermarket ones help (I use Valero and I love them), or does the angle of the wiper arm need adjustment?

lbowroom

If they aren't coming on it's because it's not dark enough for them to. It doesn't have to be oncoming cars, overhead street lights also stop them from activating. Find a dark road and you'll see that they light up if it's pitch black ahead.

Arthrodesis

My wipers chatter too. I am really thinking about bringing it into the dealership .
I believe someone posted a fix by adjusting the angle of the arms?

topsider

mine chatter like crazy now. I used to use rain-x washer fluid and they were smooth operators then. I stopped using rain-x and used their product that is supposed to take the rain-x residue off the windshield TWICE, but the water still beads up and the wipers chatter and squeak like crazy. Replacing the blades wont work, it didn't on my last car which also chattered like crazy.

arnold0523

From my experience, I got chatter after I used RainX, and it never got fixed until the windshield was replaced.

NEVER USE RAINX, it creates a coating on your windshield and it will mess your wipers up.

CO2010

These are by far the worst wipers I've had on any car. They chatter and skip like crazy to the point where the entire car would shake! I had them replaced on my service A, and these are just as bad or worse than the first pair. I was so embarrassed when I took a client out for lunch and he said "Jesus what is wrong with those wipers"!?

arnold0523

Get the Wiper arm changed, wiper angle twisted, wiper blade changed, do them all at once and see it by pouring water on the windshield will make the wiper chatter. Not windshield fluid, but just water to simulate the rain.

If not fixed, ask them to replace the windshield. It took me maybe at least 5 visits to get it replaced - several months of annoying chatter. And yes, I am with you, I was embarrassed when I had my friend in my car that I had to turn up music volume to cover that chatter...

CO2010

Thanks for the advice. Pretty frustrating that they charged me $58.00 to replace new wipers, with another set of new wipers. Only to have the same problem.

arnold0523

Definitely ask them to replace it under warranty!!!
I had mine replaced at least 4 sets. All under warranty. Because the wiper chatter was an issue that should be covered under warranty. Otherwise, submit an inquiry to MBUSA.

Also, the dealer (or you by contacting MBUSA) can open up a case if they have maybe 2 or more attempts for a problem that they can't fix and need advise from MBUSA.

That's my case and they approved for a windshield replacement.

Arthrodesis

Holy cow.
That's crazy, you actually paid for the service