Do our MkIV R32 Golfs have Auto Sensing Wipers?

[graeme86]

Clay bar the glass above the sensor so its perfectly clean.

It seems to be a finicky setup otherwise.

If you are stopped the wiper sweep time slows right down too, as they also run off the speed signal as well.

All okay till you go to drive off and you cant see where you are going until it decides to wipe again because you are moving.

So if you are testing it you really need to be moving.

They are great on the highway when you pass a truck or something and they speed up through the truck spray then slow back to normal afterwards.

If you really hate it you can just swap in the normal intermittent relay and it will work the old fashioned way!

The relays are plug and play interchangable.

[Peter Jones]

Good information thanks,

I'll have to confirm the behaviour again next time it rains but it did seem to me at the time that, even in a torrential downpour, at speed I couldn't get more than a single wipe out of any setting.

I've since pulled the relay (192) in and out, perhaps resetting it so now I understand the behaviour of the thing better perhaps it'll all fall into place.

I'll take another look at the manual too, I think I've been reading the intermittant wiper section on the assumption I didn't have the auto wipers.

What's the number on the intermittant only relay ? (Just in case)

Pete

[graeme86]

The standard Intermittent relay is part number 4B0 955 531E

Just pull out the #192 relay and plug it in.

The little sensitivity lever on the stalk will still vary the sweep delay as well.

[dainese]

yeah, it works quite well.

i just realised that that toggle switch is sensitivity and not speed.

and its not bad. very luxurious!

[dainese]

Good information thanks,

I'll have to confirm the behaviour again next time it rains but it did seem to me at the time that, even in a torrential downpour, at speed I couldn't get more than a single wipe out of any setting.

I've since pulled the relay (192) in and out, perhaps resetting it so now I understand the behaviour of the thing better perhaps it'll all fall into place.

I'll take another look at the manual too, I think I've been reading the intermittant wiper section on the assumption I didn't have the auto wipers.

What's the number on the intermittant only relay ? (Just in case)

Pete

something seems wrong, definitely.

i saw mine range from not moving enough, to good regular wiping with a pelting of rain.

pretty schnazzy for an 01 VW to have auto wipers... are we sure it has it?

[graeme86]

If you have an auto dimming interior rear view mirror then you also have rain sensing wipers.

[Yevvy]

something seems wrong, definitely.

i saw mine range from not moving enough, to good regular wiping with a pelting of rain.

pretty schnazzy for an 01 VW to have auto wipers... are we sure it has it?

dude it says so in the manual and mine is an '01