w203 auto wipers

[crankiejohn]

dont forget to swich your wipers off auto when you park up this weather,otherwise like me you will get a nasty surprise when you switch the ignition on and the windscreens frozen

 

[kwakdonut]

That's unusual - they shouldn't wipe unless the rain sensor detects rain!

Good advice though

 

[smiddyboy1]

That only happens with the pre-facelift.

 

[kemsing]

C220 auto wipers.

Personally I'm not a great fan of auto wipers, they are too frequent on my car and annoying in very light rain. Have to say I prefer my old BMW, had a switch with about 4 positions/delays - you could select the intermittent speed you wanted.
Just my 2c worth!

 

[davidjpowell]

Other manufacturers fit sensitivity switches which sort out that problem. Not sure why MB do not, although it would complicate the multifuntion switch even further I suupose.

 

[crankiejohn]

mines a 2002 model and if i leave them in auto they wipe once(or try if not frozen to the glass) when you switch on

 

[Rory]

That only happens with the pre-facelift.

Do the later ones need to be reset each journey?

My old Peugeot did that - exactly how it should be in my view. Wifey's new Honda Jazz will try to wipe on start-up if left on auto (as she *always* does). It does have selectable sensitivity on the stalk though, which seems handy but in practice none of the 5 settings is quite right!

 

[markjay]

What's auto wipers ?

 

[Gemdo]

And they make you jump out your skin! I can't remember how many times i've done it and never learnt!

 

[trainer]

Fantastic feature when in auto you open the door and the wiper stops so you dont get rain thrown over you. Or for that matter when you are pouring luke warm water over the screen to defrost - keep door open and then close when ready.

 

[Mike Walker]

'pouring luke warm water over the screen to defrost' - do people really do this? Have always thought that deicer was the best way forward - apart from it's effect upon the environment of course.

 

[markjay]

My previous car had a sun roof... would have been nice if it had a feature preventing the windscreen washer jets from working when the sun roof is open....

 

[JOB-BLACK-RAT]

Personally I'm not a great fan of auto wipers, they are too frequent on my car and annoying in very light rain. Have to say I prefer my old BMW, had a switch with about 4 positions/delays - you could select the intermittent speed you wanted.
Just my 2c worth!

Have to agree with this, and theres no way to adjust or anything