Rain sensing wipers
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As the title says, my rain sensing wipers do not work. The wipers do though. I have a feeling the winshield was replaced by the previous owner and they tried to reuse the old sensor
Anyway, I do not wish to get a new sensor. I have read that I can disable the rain sensing option with NCSExpert. Doing so would revert the rain sensor to intermitten mode and the sensitivity licker would in then turn into a timer set. I have a laptop set up to do so but have not coded much at all. Basically just put the digital speed on my cluster to work and that's it. Is this a possibility. If so what do I change and in what module should I be looking in.
Another option I have read about is removing the rain sensor fuse and that would put it into default intermittent mode. If this is the easier way to do often I will do this instead of messin with coding. And if this, can someone tell me which fuse it is? I have tried searching but I am still confused with all the mismatched info out there. Thanks to anyone that can help me out.
Anyway, I do not wish to get a new sensor. I have read that I can disable the rain sensing option with NCSExpert. Doing so would revert the rain sensor to intermitten mode and the sensitivity licker would in then turn into a timer set. I have a laptop set up to do so but have not coded much at all. Basically just put the digital speed on my cluster to work and that's it. Is this a possibility. If so what do I change and in what module should I be looking in.
Another option I have read about is removing the rain sensor fuse and that would put it into default intermittent mode. If this is the easier way to do often I will do this instead of messin with coding. And if this, can someone tell me which fuse it is? I have tried searching but I am still confused with all the mismatched info out there. Thanks to anyone that can help me out.
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My Ride: 07 550i Sports Package
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As the title says, my rain sensing wipers do not work. The wipers do though. I have a feeling the winshield was replaced by the previous owner and they tried to reuse the old sensor
Anyway, I do not wish to get a new sensor. I have read that I can disable the rain sensing option with NCSExpert. Doing so would revert the rain sensor to intermitten mode and the sensitivity licker would in then turn into a timer set. I have a laptop set up to do so but have not coded much at all. Basically just put the digital speed on my cluster to work and that's it. Is this a possibility. If so what do I change and in what module should I be looking in.
Another option I have read about is removing the rain sensor fuse and that would put it into default intermittent mode. If this is the easier way to do often I will do this instead of messin with coding. And if this, can someone tell me which fuse it is? I have tried searching but I am still confused with all the mismatched info out there. Thanks to anyone that can help me out.
Anyway, I do not wish to get a new sensor. I have read that I can disable the rain sensing option with NCSExpert. Doing so would revert the rain sensor to intermitten mode and the sensitivity licker would in then turn into a timer set. I have a laptop set up to do so but have not coded much at all. Basically just put the digital speed on my cluster to work and that's it. Is this a possibility. If so what do I change and in what module should I be looking in.
Another option I have read about is removing the rain sensor fuse and that would put it into default intermittent mode. If this is the easier way to do often I will do this instead of messin with coding. And if this, can someone tell me which fuse it is? I have tried searching but I am still confused with all the mismatched info out there. Thanks to anyone that can help me out.
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/...CNPs2ucN#gid=0
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Thanks I've seen that list. It's actually book marked on my computer. But it doesn't say anything about the rain sensors.
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There is settings that can be enabled in the idrive for setting the sensitivity of the sensor but rule out the sensor being faulty first.
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To reinforce what Jay77 states - BMW manuals state that the rain sensor MUST be reinitialized after changing the windshield. I doubt your glass shop did that unless you had the w/s replaced by a BMW dealer. You can do this with INPA and an OBD II cable yourself.
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