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Offline ScottA

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Rain sensors
« on: 20 February 2012, 18:27 »
This may be really stupid question but I haven't had a car with rain sensors before, how do they deal with ice?

For example, if I start the car and the windscreen is all iced up, is there any risk of the car trying to use the wipers and fecking them up, especially if they are stuck to the windscreen?

Frozen snow on the windscreen as another example.

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Scott
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Offline dubber36

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Re: Rain sensors
« Reply #1 on: 20 February 2012, 18:40 »
To activate the auto wipers, you need to have the switch in the old intermitant position, so you can turn them completely off if you need to.

The rear wipe could be more of a problem, as it auto wipes when you select reverse if the front wipers are turned on. I've disabled that feature on mine using VCDS.
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Re: Rain sensors
« Reply #2 on: 20 February 2012, 18:42 »
i always leave mine off. they can go off randomly and smear crap all over the screen which is  annoying
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Re: Rain sensors
« Reply #3 on: 20 February 2012, 18:58 »
I always make sure the wiper blades are not stuck to the windows.... :rolleyes:
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Re: Rain sensors
« Reply #4 on: 20 February 2012, 18:59 »
Quote from: mkviken on 20 February 2012, 18:42
i always leave mine off. they can go off randomly and smear crap all over the screen which is  annoying

^+1, coz they rarely seem to wipe when you need them to. I tend to use the manual flick wipe function, which means you have control. Would I pay for rain sensing wipers if it was a cost-option on the Golf? NO I wouldn't.
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Offline ScottA

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Re: Rain sensors
« Reply #5 on: 20 February 2012, 19:07 »
Thanks guys.
I think I will turn it off!  :laugh:
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Offline mkviken

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Re: Rain sensors
« Reply #6 on: 20 February 2012, 20:19 »
You will soon find that the wipers n the golf are a joke. The skip and judder and flap around and in auto they just do whatever they want. Best to just leave them off and rain x the windscreen!
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Re: Rain sensors
« Reply #7 on: 20 February 2012, 21:03 »

I leave mine on without any problems.  I don't think they actviate when you start the car first time as I don't have the problem you're refering to.

I alway keep them on and I havent had any issues.


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Offline GolfTi

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Re: Rain sensors
« Reply #8 on: 20 February 2012, 21:11 »
^^ +1

They don't activate until you are moving when you have just started the car.
5-7mph at a guess.
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Re: Rain sensors
« Reply #9 on: 20 February 2012, 21:22 »
Cheers guys, that makes sense.

I just figured better safe than sorry.
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