Auto Wipers.

[Evs]

I have recently bought a 197 which is equipped with auto wipers, my question is what happens in winter when theres a layer of frost/ice on the windscreen?? Would they try and wipe even though the wiper blades could well be frozen to the windscreen??


Thanks.

 

[Gumby]

That's what heated front screens are for

 

[The Boosh!]

:S why would you drive with a layer of frost on your winscreen? yes they would start to wipe i persume but... :S :S just scrape off the frost before you drive lol

 

[graw551]

the auto wiper and light sensor works by sudden changes in the atmosphere it will not register to wipe of the frost best bet is to scrape it off first to prevent damage to the wipers cause they are expensive

 

[phantomx0_1]

Dont switch them on until the frost has gone?

 

[Evs]

That's what heated front screens are for

:S why would you drive with a layer of frost on your winscreen? yes they would start to wipe i persume but... :S :S just scrape off the frost before you drive lol

So tell me then how do you turn the ignition on to defrost the screen without the auto wipers attempting to wipe.:banghead:

 

[The Boosh!]

^^^^^ I wasn't being a knob mate was just abit confused! with my auto wipers you need to turn them on by moving the stalk down once. get in the car, move the stalk up (so there turned off) and defrost it. Thats for the mk2 clios, im not sure how the 197's work tho!

 

[Evs]

Oh i see now, sorry, i leave mine in the 'intermittant' position all the time so the wipers are auto. Turning them to 'off' would prevent this happening on frosty mornings.

 

[The Boosh!]

Yes, When its frosty id turn them off, defrost the windscreen and then switch them on again!

 

[Evs]

I get it now, cheers.