Wiper annoyance
- Thread starter LWCARAB
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Yeah, I find this annoying and really just plain stupid. I may ask when I take the car in for a service if anything can be done.
they start working again the minute you start driving.... or at least mine do...
nope ... not for me ...... and anyway - how can i see where to drive when they aren't working! grrr....
agreed it's a bit of a pain in the neck but I only have to start rolling forward and they start working again...
your talking about when they stop when you stop.....
we are talking leave them on, turn car off - come back later (still raining) get in car, start it, drive off ..... nothing.....
Turn wipers off ..turn on again .. all work.
Grrrrr.
I read what you wrote the first time, and I'm talking about the same thing.
I live in Devon where it rains all the time.
I come home in the evening.. rain pouring and with wipers on. Park car on drive with wipers on and turn off car.
Come out in the morning, turn car on (it's still raining) roll off the drive and the wipers start again.
If yours doesn't do this then there would seem to be a problem...
Mines an 06 Stylance.
I live in Devon where it rains all the time.
I come home in the evening.. rain pouring and with wipers on. Park car on drive with wipers on and turn off car.
Come out in the morning, turn car on (it's still raining) roll off the drive and the wipers start again.
If yours doesn't do this then there would seem to be a problem...
Mines an 06 Stylance.
does it happen after 1 meter or after several?
I have to do approx 10mph before mine will come back on.
I have to do approx 10mph before mine will come back on.
can't say I've looked at it that closely (although it was something I noticed pretty soon after taking delivery of the car)
I'll test it it the morning - it's raining here again now and no doubt it still will be in the morning...
I'll test it it the morning - it's raining here again now and no doubt it still will be in the morning...
Sounds like a great idea to me.
Wifey always switches off engine without switching off wipers, so in winter you regularly start up the car only to realise the wiper motor is busy burning out it's windings.
Easy solution is the one I tell my wife - TURN OFF THE ****ING WIPERS BEFORE YOU SWITCH OF THE CAR FFS YOU *****
Wifey always switches off engine without switching off wipers, so in winter you regularly start up the car only to realise the wiper motor is busy burning out it's windings.
Easy solution is the one I tell my wife - TURN OFF THE ****ING WIPERS BEFORE YOU SWITCH OF THE CAR FFS YOU *****
Really..... hrrmm.... Apologies!
Mine must be broke .. or I aint driving further enough for em to start.
Sounds like a great idea to me.
Wifey always switches off engine without switching off wipers, so in winter you regularly start up the car only to realise the wiper motor is busy burning out it's windings.
Easy solution is the one I tell my wife - TURN OFF THE ****ING WIPERS BEFORE YOU SWITCH OF THE CAR FFS YOU *****
About time someone mentioned this. Both my wife and eldest son won't listen either and leave them switched on when turning off ignition. In the winter both wrecked their wiper blades as they were stuck to the icy screen! Better than the wiper motor I suppose but still unnecessary in my opinion.
yep mine does the same, which ids annoying, i can get halfway to work, before i re4alise, so mine dont come on through driving.
also find my aircon does the same.
if i turn the aircon on from off, it starts straight away, but if it was on when i turn car off, it takes about 20seconds to come back on after i've restarted the engien.
very annoying
also find my aircon does the same.
if i turn the aircon on from off, it starts straight away, but if it was on when i turn car off, it takes about 20seconds to come back on after i've restarted the engien.
very annoying
I've spent a few hours tonight trying to find the time/speed value setting for this in vag-com.
The upshot is I can't... I'm sure it must be in here somewhere as it's enabled on mine and the wipers start when I start rolling (from ignition off in the morning)
I'll have another go tomorrow night...
The upshot is I can't... I'm sure it must be in here somewhere as it's enabled on mine and the wipers start when I start rolling (from ignition off in the morning)
I'll have another go tomorrow night...
I think that's the issue.
I've got the convenience pack and, if the wipers are left on auto, they park themselves correctly when the ignition is turned off.
They start again after I restart the car, but only when it reaches whatever speed causes the doors to auto-lock.
This is much better than my old Renault Megane, where I had to re-set the auto-wipers completely (switch from auto to off and back to auto) each time I turned the ignition on and off.
Having said that, the Renault did have some convenience features that VW group could do with adopting.
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