Make my rain sensor remember...
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Hello all,
I have been lurking in the back for some time now. Great forum, thanks guys! I learn something new on E60 every day.
My question to you great E60 gurus:
Is it possible to make car remember if the rain sensor was switched on previously? (Like seat heaters) Or to make it permanently on?
It's not a big problem, but on a rainy day I must press the button many times...
Ps. I have had the E60 for almost a year now, and loving it more every day! I still have to make excuses to get behind the wheel, even without a wise reason to do so.
I have been lurking in the back for some time now. Great forum, thanks guys! I learn something new on E60 every day.
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My question to you great E60 gurus:
Is it possible to make car remember if the rain sensor was switched on previously? (Like seat heaters) Or to make it permanently on?
It's not a big problem, but on a rainy day I must press the button many times...
Ps. I have had the E60 for almost a year now, and loving it more every day! I still have to make excuses to get behind the wheel, even without a wise reason to do so.
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Originally Posted by hillokone' post='473529' date='Sep 24 2007, 08:44 AM
Hello all,
I have been lurking in the back for some time now. Great forum, thanks guys! I learn something new on E60 every day.
My question to you great E60 gurus:
Is it possible to make car remember if the rain sensor was switched on previously? (Like seat heaters) Or to make it permanently on?
It's not a big problem, but on a rainy day I must press the button many times...
Ps. I have had the E60 for almost a year now, and loving it more every day! I still have to make excuses to get behind the wheel, even without a wise reason to do so.![Tongue](https://5series.net/forums/images/smilies/imported/tongue.gif)
I have been lurking in the back for some time now. Great forum, thanks guys! I learn something new on E60 every day.
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My question to you great E60 gurus:
Is it possible to make car remember if the rain sensor was switched on previously? (Like seat heaters) Or to make it permanently on?
It's not a big problem, but on a rainy day I must press the button many times...
Ps. I have had the E60 for almost a year now, and loving it more every day! I still have to make excuses to get behind the wheel, even without a wise reason to do so.
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Originally Posted by mikeg7' post='473683' date='Sep 24 2007, 04:20 PM
I don't understand the point of having rain-sensing wipers if you have to manually turn them on every time you get into the car?
In my opinion, there's nothing wrong with having to turn them on one time during a period of rain -- even if you have to turn them on again if you happen to shut the car off. It couldn't be easier. As someone else already mentioned, the automatic car wash is one of those cases where damage could occur if you were able to just leave them on all the time. I can imagine, at least here in the USA, that owner's would demand that BMW pay for the replacement of whatever happened to break when they drove into a car wash on a sunny day and forgot to turn off the rain sensor.
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Also, keep in mind that for every person who wishes that this feature could be "remembered," there's probably an equal amount of people who would complain that the wipers should only come on after they've turned them on, etc. and they'd say the car shouldn't remember that setting.
I think this is just one of those things where you can't please everyone...
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My Jag S-Type has rain sensing wipers and they can be left on all the time. But you will have to remember to turn them off before going into an auto car wash. Not that I use auto car washes.
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Originally Posted by MattAu' post='473763' date='Sep 25 2007, 03:23 AM
My Jag S-Type has rain sensing wipers and they can be left on all the time.
Sorry about the Jaguar, but you have the
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Originally Posted by Rudy' post='473725' date='Sep 24 2007, 04:22 PM
Also, keep in mind that for every person who wishes that this feature could be "remembered," there's probably an equal amount of people who would complain that the wipers should only come on after they've turned them on, etc. and they'd say the car shouldn't remember that setting.
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Originally Posted by Russ1974' post='474209' date='Sep 25 2007, 05:46 PM
This is easily solved - add an option in "vehicle settings" on the idrive called "auto-sensing wiper - remember setting?" With a yes/no tick box. I agree, I would like to leave them on all the time. I never use a car wash. It's like the headlights - you can switch them on to "auto" and forget about it. My headlight switch has never moved from the "A" position! It's obviously no problem at all to hit the auto sensing wiper button on whenever it rains (e.g., everytime I drive, this is England...), but it's just one of those things that yet again wasn't done quite right in my opinion. It's not a case of being lazy and not wanting to hit the button, it's a case of an automatic system that has to be manually enabled everytime you want to use it - which is bad design!
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