wiper sensitivity knob
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does anyone see any difference rotating this knob as i don't .
Makes no difference where it is positioned ?
Makes no difference where it is positioned ?
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I dont think it makes a difference. I does however make the wipers go if its on auto and you spint the knob. When going from the slow to fast it makes them move once. THats it.
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It does seem to make some difference for me, though I must say that the rain sensor seems to work much better in light rain conditions after my software upgrade to CIP 15.0
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The whole idea behind "rain-sensing" wipers is that there should not be any adjustments. The wipers sense the rain and wipe as needed.
I have noticed no difference in the sensitivity dial.
I have noticed no difference in the sensitivity dial.
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No difference for me. CIP 13.3 (don't know the other s/w version # but the CIP version should correspond to only one s/w!)
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Originally Posted by subterFUSE' date='Jan 26 2005, 01:17 PM
The whole idea behind "rain-sensing" wipers is that there should not be any adjustments.? The wipers sense the rain and wipe as needed.
I have noticed no difference in the sensitivity dial.
I have noticed no difference in the sensitivity dial.
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Page 57 of my manual clearly describes how the wheel is used to "Adjust the rain sensor sensitivity level"
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Originally Posted by kscarrol' date='Jan 26 2005, 02:31 PM
[quote name='subterFUSE' date='Jan 26 2005, 01:17 PM']The whole idea behind "rain-sensing" wipers is that there should not be any adjustments.? The wipers sense the rain and wipe as needed.
I have noticed no difference in the sensitivity dial.
I have noticed no difference in the sensitivity dial.
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Page 57 of my manual clearly describes how the wheel is used to "Adjust the rain sensor sensitivity level"
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[/quote]Agree 100% -- I like to be in control of how much rain is on the screen before it decides to wipe. I spent some time driving an M-B without a sensitivity adjustment and it drove me crazy -- it wiped way too often! As I've said before, the E39 was about perfect. Hopefully the E60's will be refined with future software updates...
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Originally Posted by kscarrol' date='Jan 26 2005, 12:34 PM
It does seem to make some difference for me, though I must say that the rain sensor seems to work much better in light rain conditions after my software upgrade to CIP 15.0
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