Member Since: 23 Sep 2010
Location: Suffolk
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HSE MY2007 - should it have the rain sensor?
Had my MY2007 for a week now and still reading the manual! The only thing I can't find is the auto wipers; mine looks like the MY2006 spec wiper switch (no auto setting) shown in the Owners website but everything else I read says this car should have them (its got auto lights). Anyone know if the MY2007 had the rain sensor removed? And should I be glad? Thanks.
15th Oct 2010 11:00 pm
UKDen
Member Since: 01 Nov 2007
Location: Northumberland
Posts: 66
Have you tried leaving it in the intermittent setting and sprayed some water on the screen?Mark.
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16th Oct 2010 8:29 am
hensoni
Member Since: 01 Oct 2007
Location: Sleepy Somerset
Posts: 576
MY2006 has auto wipers too - mine does at any rate...
There's nothing on the switch other than the - - - stencilling for intermittent. It doesn't appear to have a fuse of its own. Does your auto lamps function work 'cos it might share the same fuse (fuse 18 behind the glovebox)?Club missing my D3
16th Oct 2010 9:09 am
DiscoDunc
Member Since: 08 May 2006
Location: Bristol
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mine has auto wipers / lights as well and is a June 2006 build HSEDuncan
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16th Oct 2010 9:14 am
mik
Member Since: 08 Feb 2010
Location: Skoatland
Posts: 912
Do you have a big lump of plastic behind your rear view mirror.
Do your wipers actuate if you stick them on the ---- setting and spray water at the area noted above? (outside the car rather than inside )
I think they work well - would be better still if the wipers didn't judder, but will try a set of valeo's to sort that (since PIAA have confirmed they're not interested in paying royalties to make a wiper that fits )
16th Oct 2010 9:14 am
B16 KJR
Member Since: 10 Jul 2006
Location: Rosyth, Fife
Posts: 3005
If you look at the windscreen from the outside there is a very small area of blueish PE cell, (just like a small piece of solar panel) in front of the rearview mirror, this is the sensor for the automatic wipers.
16th Oct 2010 10:40 am
disco_steve
Member Since: 25 Aug 2009
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Mine is a 06MY HSE and def has auto lights, auto wipers, and lots of 'other goodies'
Justa thought, has there been a screen change at some point, and some has fitted the wrong windscreen Never get mad - get even !!
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16th Oct 2010 12:44 pm
CMG
Member Since: 12 Jul 2010
Location: USA
Posts: 956
What's the build date? Maybe the PO didn't like them...and took them out?
Mine is a 3/07 build date...SE, and it has them (unfortunately). 17 Discovery 5 HSE Si6, Fuji White on brown | 07 LR3 SE 4.4 Java Black on Alpaca
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16th Oct 2010 2:18 pm
ktm_525
Member Since: 23 Apr 2010
Location: Calgary, Alberta
Posts: 141
I wanted to take mine out by removing the sensor wire. Unfortunately this also means losing the auto headlights and I am lazy.
16th Oct 2010 3:23 pm
diskelly
Member Since: 23 Sep 2010
Location: Suffolk
Posts: 79
Found them The owner's handbook Quick Start section says the rain sensor works on the intermittent mode, and shows the stalk in my car. What threw me was that the detailed section on the wipers shows a different stalk with an "auto" setting. Looks like my car has the rain sensor after all! Thanks for all your responses. What an excellent lot you are.
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has fitted the wrong windscreen 
The owner's handbook Quick Start section says the rain sensor works on the intermittent mode, and shows the stalk in my car. What threw me was that the detailed section on the wipers shows a different stalk with an "auto" setting. Looks like my car has the rain sensor after all! Thanks for all your responses. What an excellent lot you are.
