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Jamo
 


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I like them, but It's a bit of a Censored when an insect splats right over the sensor!
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Post #918877th Oct 2006 9:32 am
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Davie In Dubai
 


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United Arab Emirates 2006 LR3 4.4 V8 HSE Auto Lugano TealLR3

slightly off topic, but it's always funny when I pull into a petrol station and the attendant decides to clean my windows. In Dubai we never switch the engine off (to keep the A/C going), so the wipers usually give the poor guy a slap to the head - and fir the life of me I can never remember how to switch them off.

Sick I know - but funny all the same, especially when I hold my hands up to show I'm not doing it on purpose.
  
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you'd better learn or you might get into trouble
  
Post #920428th Oct 2006 12:02 pm
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randalls
 


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10forcash wrote:
Same as JMC - apart from turning up the sensitivity if it's raining and the light levels are low (strangely it works perfectly in daylight or at night time but seems to need one click extra at dawn or dusk)


thanks for that. One day I might sit down and RTFM.......
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pmarti22
 


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You only do that when it breaks!
  
Post #9270410th Oct 2006 5:04 pm
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DSL
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pmarti22 wrote:
You only do that when it breaks!


Assuming you even know where it is! Embarassed
  
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charley
 


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Regarding the rain sensing wipers, mine does sometimes wait for a Niagara(Viagra?) Falls before wiping, at other times a weather report, forecasting rain in the radio, makes them go wild. And then again, sometimes the wipers are just working fine - but, mostly they are too sensitive. Big Cry

Charley
  
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pmarti22
 


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Sounds about right. Nearly 5 months old and 7,000 miles later and they have just started to work normally. Obviously needed to be run-in! Mind you, my electric seat memory has started to lose its mind instead.......
  
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Naomasa
 


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United States 2006 LR3 4.4 V8 SE Auto Java BlackLR3

My LR3 was purchased around 3 weeks ago and has this same problem. Living in the rain of Seattle it is unbearable. I finally pulled the fuse (#18 in the glovebox" which disabled the rain senor and headlight sensor. While I like the fact my lights came on automatically being able to see out the window without manually running the wipers was a bigger priority. Hopefully the service department can come up with a more elegant solution.
  
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lr3maybe
 


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Rain Sense Fuse

So how do the wipers function with the rain sense fuse removed?
  
Post #10573329th Nov 2006 8:17 pm
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catweasel
 


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the same as if you left the fuse in and operated them manually anyway. if the auto feature is not your cup of tea, just leave them in manual mode. Wink
  
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azure111s
 


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I can echo the views of DSL - I think they work perfectly.

I have read a lot of negative comments about rain sesinsing wipers on other makes of car, so I was prepared not to be impressed when I bought the D3. However, much to my surprise I found that they are fantastic - they always work exactly when and how I would operate them if I did it manually, just a little bit quicker Smile
  
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WOODY179
 


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I agree with Catweasel, why bother removing a fuse when all you need to do is not put the wipers in auto sense mode in the first place Confused

and my wipers work perfectly in auto anyway.
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Or buy a Defender Rolling Eyes
  
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Winger
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Or go to Kazakstan, where is doesn't rain.
  
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