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When I set the auto wiper rain sensitivity to its lowest setting, I still find that it is wiping too frequently. In fact, I find little variability in the intermediate settings. Do others have similar experiences? Is there a way to fix?
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Originally Posted by doctorj' date='Apr 9 2005, 08:54 AM
When I set the auto wiper rain sensitivity to its lowest setting, I still find that it is wiping too frequently. In fact, I find little variability in the intermediate settings. Do others have similar experiences? Is there a way to fix?
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Originally Posted by doctorj' date='Apr 9 2005, 09:54 AM
When I set the auto wiper rain sensitivity to its lowest setting, I still find that it is wiping too frequently. In fact, I find little variability in the intermediate settings. Do others have similar experiences? Is there a way to fix?
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Not a very good experience here. 
When it is a fine mist I find I have to use the wipers manually. I was spoiled with the acura auto wipers. Yu did not even need to turn the auto on. It was always on and you could over ride. THe sensitivity was much better. Hopefully this can improve somehow. 
When it is a fine mist I find I have to use the wipers manually. I was spoiled with the acura auto wipers. Yu did not even need to turn the auto on. It was always on and you could over ride. THe sensitivity was much better. Hopefully this can improve somehow.
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Originally Posted by stoogefan' date='Apr 9 2005, 11:47 AM
Not a very good experience here.? When it is a fine mist I find I have to use the wipers manually. I was spoiled with the acura auto wipers. Yu did not even need to turn the auto on. It was always on and you could over ride. THe sensitivity was much better. Hopefully this can improve somehow.
When it is a fine mist I find I have to use the wipers manually. I was spoiled with the acura auto wipers. Yu did not even need to turn the auto on. It was always on and you could over ride. THe sensitivity was much better. Hopefully this can improve somehow. [snapback]113391[/snapback]
But I wonder stoogefan. How did it work when going in the carwash.. would the wipers go on automatically??? Just wondering?
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I've had the same experience. I hate having to always turn the "auto" wiper on if I take the key out of the ignition. My old car (Lexus) was much better in this regard, the wipers were truly automatic.
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Originally Posted by doctorj' date='Apr 9 2005, 08:54 AM
When I set the auto wiper rain sensitivity to its lowest setting, I still find that it is wiping too frequently. In fact, I find little variability in the intermediate settings. Do others have similar experiences? Is there a way to fix?
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I agree that the sensitivity knob setting is almost useless, but I did find the sensor performance improved when I upgraded from the CIP 11.x that came with my Jan 04 build car to the CIP 15.0 I got when I had the emissions recall done in Jan 05. The performance in light mist was the biggest improvement, though I tend to like to have minimal wiping over too much.
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Originally Posted by 530E60NL' date='Apr 9 2005, 03:22 PM
[quote name='stoogefan' date='Apr 9 2005, 11:47 AM']Not a very good experience here.? When it is a fine mist I find I have to use the wipers manually. I was spoiled with the acura auto wipers. Yu did not even need to turn the auto on. It was always on and you could over ride. THe sensitivity was much better. Hopefully this can improve somehow.
When it is a fine mist I find I have to use the wipers manually. I was spoiled with the acura auto wipers. Yu did not even need to turn the auto on. It was always on and you could over ride. THe sensitivity was much better. Hopefully this can improve somehow. [snapback]113391[/snapback]
But I wonder stoogefan. How did it work when going in the carwash.. would the wipers go on automatically??? Just wondering?
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[/quote]All you had to do was switch it to maual from automatic (normal setting). My wife is so used to the Acura she forgets to turn on the wipers etc in rental cars and friends cars.
