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ML320 2000 year wiper sensitivity?

Old Jan 23, 2004 | 03:26 PM
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Question ML320 2000 year wiper sensitivity?

I thought I read in the manual that this model has speed sensitive wipers ? Is this correct ?

Any way of verifying that it is working correctly?

I haven't paid attention to it, but recently drove a C240 and suddenly recognized that its wipers was automatically speeding up/down depending on rain and speed.

Is the ML320 supposed to do the same?

Thanks !
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Old Jan 23, 2004 | 08:14 PM
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Believe that 02 was the first year for the rain sensor wipers.
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Old Jan 23, 2004 | 08:28 PM
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Not true...

My 00 ML320 has the rain sensing viper feature listed in one of its convinience package.

I think, its the M5 package that had the electrically folding mirrors, rain sensing vipers, safety box & photochromic mirrors in it.
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Old Jan 24, 2004 | 12:46 AM
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yup if you have a convinience pkg on your 2000 Ml you have a speed sensor wiper. NOTE: not the rain sensing wiper like the '02 and newer. again just the intermitent wiper that will speed up once you go faster.
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Old Jan 24, 2004 | 04:08 AM
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Thanks, that explains it. The 04 C240 had both speed and rain sensors. The 00 ML does not sense the rain, only speed.
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Old Jan 24, 2004 | 11:46 AM
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The 00 ML does not sense the rain, only speed.
Yup thats right!

and for c240, i'm not sure but if you have C2 pkg you might have it. I have it in my 03 c320. if you hav eyour brochure, that will explain it or even www.mbusa.com view the brochure.
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Old Jan 27, 2004 | 10:20 PM
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i have a 2001 ML320......do they have speed sensing? because im pretty sure it doesnt have rain sensing.....I dont know how to adjust the intermittent wipers on this.......help pls..thanx guys
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