Is this normal???
10-08-2021, 04:20 PM
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Is this normal???
I was driving last night and noticed the windshield wiper lever on the left side of the steering wheel do not light up like the gear selector on the right. Is this normal or is mine defective? 
I can't imagine it being normal but what do I know.
If someone can confirm this with their GLE, I'd really appreciate it.
I can't imagine it being normal but what do I know.If someone can confirm this with their GLE, I'd really appreciate it.
10-08-2021, 04:46 PM
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I was driving last night and noticed the windshield wiper lever on the left side of the steering wheel do not light up like the gear selector on the right. Is this normal or is mine defective? I can't imagine it being normal but what do I know.
If someone can confirm this with their GLE, I'd really appreciate it.
I can't imagine it being normal but what do I know.If someone can confirm this with their GLE, I'd really appreciate it.
10-08-2021, 05:11 PM
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10-09-2021, 08:43 AM
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Not lit on my GLE.
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10-09-2021, 01:34 PM
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10-09-2021, 08:20 PM
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I have never owned a car from any brand that has their windshield stalk light up at night, its pretty much a universal control and not difficult to use at all during night. If you think this is so terrible, try using a Tesla which doesn't even offer a windshield stalk and forces you to change it through the screen.
10-10-2021, 06:10 AM
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I have never owned a car from any brand that has their windshield stalk light up at night, its pretty much a universal control and not difficult to use at all during night. If you think this is so terrible, try using a Tesla which doesn't even offer a windshield stalk and forces you to change it through the screen.
10-10-2021, 09:31 AM
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Mainly the new ones that don't use MB switchgear anymore don't. The new Model S and X (2021) is the worst of them all when it comes to the steering wheel controls.
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10-10-2021, 02:16 PM
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I was on a 300 mile drive home at night and my windshield was getting really dirty from bug splashes. It was pitch dark and I had some trouble spraying windshield washer and using the wipers. Not all cars have the same wiper controls so I thought it would be nice to have the controls lit up. Not a huge deal but just something nice to have.
10-10-2021, 02:23 PM
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It looks like even the Molel 3, which is Tesla's cheapest model, has a stalk also. You can control the wipers from the screen also but it has a stalk none the less.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dx5H...slaTidbitsKnow
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dx5H...slaTidbitsKnow
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10-10-2021, 02:24 PM
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I was on a 300 mile drive home at night and my windshield was getting really dirty from bug splashes. It was pitch dark and I had some trouble spraying windshield washer and using the wipers. Not all cars have the same wiper controls so I thought it would be nice to have the controls lit up. Not a huge deal but just something nice to have.
10-10-2021, 05:19 PM
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You can't see it behind the steering wheel so pointless saying you have to take your eyes off the road, I assume you have all just bought your cars as I have no trouble finding the stalk and operating it.
10-11-2021, 06:58 AM
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I've had my car for over 2 years now. As I was driving home last night in the dark I took notice that ALL of the other controls on the steering wheel, including the transmission stalk, are lit. There is only one that is not lit. It just seems incomplete to me.
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I was driving last night and noticed the windshield wiper lever on the left side of the steering wheel do not light up like the gear selector on the right. Is this normal or is mine defective? I can't imagine it being normal but what do I know.
If someone can confirm this with their GLE, I'd really appreciate it.
I can't imagine it being normal but what do I know.If someone can confirm this with their GLE, I'd really appreciate it.
09-25-2023, 09:54 AM
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Dodge (1), Toyota (1), Hyundai (1), Honda (1), Mazda (1), Cadillac (1), Volkswagen (1), Volvo (1), BMW (1), Audi (4), Mercedes-Benz (6). These are the car brands I have owned (in that order) since I first got my driver license 30 years ago. None had an illuminated wiper stalk.
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09-25-2023, 10:07 AM
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Dodge (1), Toyota (1), Hyundai (1), Honda (1), Mazda (1), Cadillac (1), Volkswagen (1), Volvo (1), BMW (1), Audi (4), Mercedes-Benz (6). These are the car brands I have owned (in that order) since I first got my driver license 30 years ago. None had an illuminated wiper stock.
I drew a blank trying to think of a car I've owned or seen with a lighted stalk.
I even owned a French car with the horn on the wiper stalk, but alas it, too, was dark.
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