Auto Wipers

[Aidey]

So the pouring rain is with us, im trying to understand how the autowipers work on the gti, do you need to have the lights switched to auto also

[DougL]

No. Wipers on intermittent, lever on the stalk over to the right for maximum sensitivity.

[p3asa]

Should be much the same as on your Mk6
Are you moving? Have you adjusted the sensitivity switch on the wiper stalk?

[Sootchucker]

As has said above, wiper stalk up one notch from the parked position. The rocker on top adjusts the sensitivity (how much rain it needs to see before it wipes.). Right over to the left is minimum sensitivity and over the right, maximum sensitivity.

I tend to have this right over to the left or one click down from it, and seems to do the job admirably.

[Aidey]

Thanks guys , got it sorted now, i was mixing it up with thinking the sensor would know when it was raining and automatically switch the wipers on what a div....

[Sootchucker]

Ah, but it does it the other way round. If it's raining hard enough, it can automatically switch the lights on 

[Moro]

I tend to have this right over to the left or one click down from it, and seems to do the job admirably.

+1

[dubber36]

Thanks guys , got it sorted now, i was mixing it up with thinking the sensor would know when it was raining and automatically switch the wipers on what a div....

I'm not sure if the 7 is the same as the current Passat, but unlike my 6, if you leave the stalk in the first position all the time, the wipers will come on when it starts raining. In the 6, if the ignition has been turned off, you need to manually start the wipers when it rains to activate the sensor.

[Fabio Bignose]

I think the auto wipers seem to be a bit better than the MK6, not as erratic.

The only problem is the wipers themselves! Useless! Am I the only one experiencing bad smearing, juddering and squelching?!

Took it in today as I felt the screen was contaminated with something ( I had already tried cleaning twice) they gave it a clean with something and this seemed to cure the juddering but the smearing remained. More cleaning and a new set of blades later it's still smearing terribly. Going back on monday 

[DougL]

Have you read this Fabio?

http://www.golfmk7.com/forums/showthread.php?t=469