Automatic wipers

[DB22]

As a lot of members on this forum are from less sunny climates than mine I just wanted to say how well the automatic wipers worked. I have owned my car almost a year, having bought it in December 14 and today was the first time that the wipers have come on in the rain! That is over 16200 miles in ten and a half months. It did rain 3 or 4 times in the last year but I wasn't driving at the time of the shower, I was hoping to get a whole year

[Guest 2]

Where you're located in the world is obviously a big factor

[DB22]

Where you're located in the world is obviously a big factor

The desert, known to the rest of the world as Hollywood!

[rickerby]

As a lot of members on this forum are from less sunny climates than mine I just wanted to say how well the automatic wipers worked. I have owned my car almost a year, having bought it in December 14 and today was the first time that the wipers have come on in the rain! That is over 16200 miles in ten and a half months. It did rain 3 or 4 times in the last year but I wasn't driving at the time of the shower, I was hoping to get a whole year

I have owned 4 car with auto wipers and none of them have shared the same opinion as me about when to wipe. Static in monsoon conditions and frantic activity in light drizzle. I have now disabled them and resorted to good old variable intermittent. Auto wipers are an answer to a question nobody asked.

[Chesterfield313]

I have owned 4 car with auto wipers and none of them have shared the same opinion as me about when to wipe. Static in monsoon conditions and frantic activity in light drizzle. I have now disabled them and resorted to good old variable intermittent. Auto wipers are an answer to a question nobody asked.

They are a question I would have asked. Had them on all but one of my cars in the last 12 years and it drove me mad when I didn't have them. Very very occasionally I have to intervene when they're not going quick enough, but not often enough to want to turn them off.

In the Peak District I can measure the last time I used them in hours usually, not months or years!

[diecastsink]

why you need wipers? use Rain-X !

[M1tchy]

Good point! I have it on every window, lights and exterior mirrors. Works a treat.

[DB22]

Good point! I have it on every window, lights and exterior mirrors. Works a treat.

I used to use it all the time but I don't need it anymore, I have auto rain sensing wipers now.

[rickerby]

They are a question I would have asked. Had them on all but one of my cars in the last 12 years and it drove me mad when I didn't have them. Very very occasionally I have to intervene when they're not going quick enough, but not often enough to want to turn them off.

In the Peak District I can measure the last time I used them in hours usually, not months or years!

I never remember a time that I struggled to work out if it was raining or not or found it a chore to flex my index finger to flick the wiper stalk! In fact I find myself fiddling with the wiper switch more to overcome the uselessness of Auto wipe systems when they are enabled.

[Moogie]

The rain sensor wipers on my previous 525D BMW were rubbish. much better on the A7. And it does rain a lot in Glasgow so they are well tested!