Member Since: 21 Nov 2011
Location: Northants
Posts: 104
Intermittent wiper control
MY2012 D4. The wiper stalk has three main parts to it. Does the middle bit actually do anything? I'm talking about the min - max sleeve. It appears to neither control the front of the back and whoever designed the automatic wiper control doesn't have the same tolerance to water on the screen as I do.
5th Apr 2012 4:44 pm
APL
Member Since: 14 Sep 2011
Location: Europe
Posts: 1130
Not much changed there then from the 2010 models! Seems to work sometimes, the auto wipers....2016 Discovery 4 Commercial
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5th Apr 2012 8:06 pm
RichardB
Member Since: 04 May 2010
Location: Hants
Posts: 485
the min / max certainly should rotate and vary the sensitivity/rate of the auto wipers but only - obviously - when auto is selected. Otherwise it has no effect.
At least, that's how it works on mine.
8th Apr 2012 1:07 pm
Dinsdale
Member Since: 29 Jun 2011
Location: North Norfolk
Posts: 209
The sensativity control DOES work on my 2012MY and it does make a difference. BUT like everything controlled by a very tiny man living in a plastic component on your windscreen it is variable
Seems to depend on the type of rain - bit like snow/leaves types with British Rail I do use it quite a lot.
It does Bu er all to the rear wiper though - a sadly missing feature on a £50k car
CliveIf it don't fit the third time - try a bigger hammer
10th Apr 2012 4:42 pm
Peely
Member Since: 12 Dec 2011
Location: Lancs
Posts: 283
Is 'Max' the sensitivity or time between strokes ?
ie which will work better during occasional drops of rain ?
I really haven't found a big difference between either ?
10th Apr 2012 5:34 pm
Dinsdale
Member Since: 29 Jun 2011
Location: North Norfolk
Posts: 209
It's the sensativity, it's definitely not a time setting (it's only a time setting on vehicles without the autosensor- same as on the Jags) - I definitely find a difference when it's drizzle type rain i.e. small droplets (hence my quip re BR snow and leaves)- Takes more of these to coat the sensor enough to fire it off - so more sensativity seems to make it wipe when there is less rain coating the screen. Seems to me to be quite a difference in the effect most times.
CliveIf it don't fit the third time - try a bigger hammer
10th Apr 2012 11:18 pm
Reginald Molehusband
Member Since: 17 Nov 2009
Location: West Calder
Posts: 632
I find it does make a bit of difference to the sensitivity -, for the right kind of rain.
And don't forget that it interacts with the auto-on/off lights so you may well get a better reponse with that selected. Or is it the other way around? 2016 D4 Landmark SDV6 (Euro6), Zanzibar (late run D4)
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Member Since: 17 Jan 2010
Location: South West Aus
Posts: 79
For what it's worth. It also has a further adjustment in the CCF , so if you have a fault mate or are getting some settings changed (by Wiggs etc), you can make it more or less sensitive than it currently is.
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