Automatic Wipers

[Diesel_Power]

Just thought id spread the knowledge, my Dad has a Nissan Quasqia (sp) with auto wipers just like the Clio etc and hes heard a few stories of people having them switched on, getting into their car on a frosty morning, frosty windscreen + auto wipers, well you get the idea.

 

[GR172]

The auto wipers don't work if you leave them switched on and turn the car off for precisely this reason. You need to switch them off and on or they don't do anything.

 

[Diesel_Power]

Really? I didnt know that. Id assume the Nissan ones would be exactly the same then seeing as though there the same setup as the Renault.

 

[GR172]

Really? I didnt know that. Id assume the Nissan ones would be exactly the same then seeing as though there the same setup as the Renault.

Would have thought so, yeah.

Quote from the pdf on dialogys:
Special Notes:
If the wiper blades are subject to too great a force, the UCH automatically switches to a lower speed.
In the event of the wiper blades becoming blocked (e.g. if the windscreen freezes over), the UCH automatically cuts off the motor supply.

And you definitely have to switch the auto wipers off and on again if you leave them on and switch the car off. So your wipers are safe

Edit: Clio driver's manual - The rain sensor is deactivated every time the ignition is switched off. To reactivate the sensor, return to stop position A, then move to rain sensor position B.