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Model specific boards => Golf mk7 => Topic started by: Tornado8 on 02 June 2014, 21:59

Title: Rain sensor
Post by: Tornado8 on 02 June 2014, 21:59

I've had to replace the windscreen after cracking and now the sensors aren't sensitive enough. Does anyone know how to re-calibrate the rain sensors through VCDS. Thanks in anticipation ?:smiley:

Title: Re: Rain sensor
Post by: andrewparker on 02 June 2014, 22:53

Can't you adjust the sensitivity through the Car > Wipers menu on the computer?

Title: Re: Rain sensor
Post by: Jimble on 03 June 2014, 00:37

This is very worrying, i'm having my windscreen replaced on saturday, was the sensor bonded to the screen or just clipped in? They had to cut one off my mk5 windscreen years ago which completely knackered it meaning it had to be replaced. :sick:

Title: Re: Rain sensor
Post by: Tornado8 on 03 June 2014, 05:46

I'm not sure how they did it as I was not present. It does work, along with the dipped mirror sensor but not sensitive enough.

Title: Re: Rain sensor
Post by: marnie on 03 June 2014, 08:57

Hi Tornado8.
Can you say what brand of windscreen was fitted and which organisation fitted it?

Title: Re: Rain sensor
Post by: GrahamFR on 03 June 2014, 09:44

you havent got one of those windscreens with the silly solar shade thing, sorta green or blue hue to the top have you?

Title: Re: Rain sensor
Post by: valvebounce on 03 June 2014, 14:16

Silly question but are the sensors completely unshrouded? I had a screen replaced on previous car & there was a gasket btw the sensor module and the screen. When the guy refitted the sensor, the gasket rotated and partially shrouded the sensors. I showed him what he'd done and it was a bit of a revelation to him! There should be no need to re calibrate anything if the screen is like for like & the sensor is repositioned correctly with all the eyes unshrouded. Any probs & they should return & fix for you.

Title: Re: Rain sensor
Post by: Tornado8 on 04 June 2014, 19:30

Thanks for the questions .Auto windscreens fitted it. The screen is standard. The sensors are uncovered. In the manual it says after replacement that the they need re-calibrating.

Title: Re: Rain sensor
Post by: Segmeister on 18 June 2014, 23:30

Tornado8 - did you get this sorted?

I am having a new windscreen fitted on Sat and worried they might mess up the sensors?

Title: Re: Rain sensor
Post by: Tornado8 on 21 June 2014, 20:55

Sorry for late reply have just come back from hols. The windscreen people(National) are coming back on Monday to look at it. I have been told that the gel pack wasn't replaced. So I expect them to do it. I hope yours has been done OK :smiley:

Title: Re: Rain sensor
Post by: Suklpm on 21 June 2014, 21:01

I had a new windscreen put in last week... I had to let them know I had rain sensors (they brought 2, one with and one without). After they fitted it the rain sensors still work as before...