Rainsensor problem
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Rainsensor problem
Hi all,
Has anyone experienced problems with the rainsensor ? I find it a bit too lazy to start the wipers after starting the car and the windshield is completely wet.
Also when driving and the wiper stick is set to intense I find the interval between wipes too long.
I asked the dealer to reset the sensor last time I had the car serviced but no change.
Any ideas on what is going on ?
Thanks, Orn
Has anyone experienced problems with the rainsensor ? I find it a bit too lazy to start the wipers after starting the car and the windshield is completely wet.
Also when driving and the wiper stick is set to intense I find the interval between wipes too long.
I asked the dealer to reset the sensor last time I had the car serviced but no change.
Any ideas on what is going on ?
Thanks, Orn
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Hi all,
Has anyone experienced problems with the rainsensor ? I find it a bit too lazy to start the wipers after starting the car and the windshield is completely wet.
Also when driving and the wiper stick is set to intense I find the interval between wipes too long.
I asked the dealer to reset the sensor last time I had the car serviced but no change.
Any ideas on what is going on ?
Thanks, Orn
Has anyone experienced problems with the rainsensor ? I find it a bit too lazy to start the wipers after starting the car and the windshield is completely wet.
Also when driving and the wiper stick is set to intense I find the interval between wipes too long.
I asked the dealer to reset the sensor last time I had the car serviced but no change.
Any ideas on what is going on ?
Thanks, Orn
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I have never been entirely satisfied with the sensor's performance, either. Most of the time it works okay, but often it doesn't clear the windshield when I feel it should, or the wipers are going when there doesn't seem to be a need. I had the same issue in my Audi, which used the same technology.
I have not expressed any concerns with the dealer service dept about it yet. Interested to hear experiences of others and if dealer can effectively adjust.
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I have found you need to wake it up when you start the car. If the windshield is already wet when you start, you have to get it going by doing a quick manual wipe, then it seems to wake up and do fine.
I also don't think it's perfect, but I still love the feature. I don't like windshield wipers wiping more than they have to and it seems to do a decent job.
I also don't think it's perfect, but I still love the feature. I don't like windshield wipers wiping more than they have to and it seems to do a decent job.
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You have flood and mudslide warnings for tomorrow, so here is your chance to try them . When are you going to be in Fresno again?
We might do Fresno again around XMas or New Year. Not sure though since kids want to go to Disneyland for XMas. I will let you know when we do head that way. Any plans for you to head south?
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So, now that we have some rain in SoCal I am getting a chance to use the rain-sensing wipers and am finding that they are hyper-active. Even with light misting on the windshield they are going like mad trying to clear the window.
When I could use a 4-5 second interval, they are going at 1 second. This is in the first position. Is there a way to fix this? Right now I find myself turning them on and off manually which is a nuisance.
Thanks.
When I could use a 4-5 second interval, they are going at 1 second. This is in the first position. Is there a way to fix this? Right now I find myself turning them on and off manually which is a nuisance.
Thanks.
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There is definitely something wrong with your sensors. I don't have any of the issues you guys/gals are describing. The wipers pretty much work as you would expect on my GL. I would maybe wait a little longer to turn them on if I was manually operating them but that is being really picky.
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So, now that we have some rain in SoCal I am getting a chance to use the rain-sensing wipers and am finding that they are hyper-active. Even with light misting on the windshield they are going like mad trying to clear the window.
When I could use a 4-5 second interval, they are going at 1 second. This is in the first position. Is there a way to fix this? Right now I find myself turning them on and off manually which is a nuisance.
Thanks.
When I could use a 4-5 second interval, they are going at 1 second. This is in the first position. Is there a way to fix this? Right now I find myself turning them on and off manually which is a nuisance.
Thanks.
Doesn't bother me but is something I noticed. We don't get too many chances to use our wipers here, that's for sure!
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