How to adjust the speed of your windscreen wipers?

Modern vehicles often come with "Autowipers" which use a rain sensor to automatically adjust their speed. Here's how you can manage those settings and manual control according to the text:

Accessing Autowiper Settings:

  1. You typically start from the vehicle's settings menu.
  2. From there, you'll press the Vehicle option.
  3. Then, select Wipers.
  4. In this menu, you'll find the option to switch the Rain sensing feature on or off.

Understanding the Rain Sensing Feature (When it's ON):

  • When the rain sensing feature is switched ON, the wipers operate automatically based on how much water the sensor detects on the windscreen.
  • To adjust how reactive the wipers are, you use a rotary control. This control doesn't set a fixed speed, but rather the sensitivity of the rain sensor.
  • High sensitivity: The wipers will operate when the sensor detects even a small amount of water.
  • Low sensitivity: The wipers will only operate when the sensor detects a larger amount of water.
  • So, when rain sensing is ON, you use the rotary control to set how much rain it takes for the wipers to start wiping or increase their speed.

Using Wipers Manually (When Rain Sensing is OFF):

  • If you switch the rain sensing feature OFF, the automatic function based on the sensor is disabled.
  • In this mode, if you select the intermittent wipe position, the rotary control now directly sets the wipe speed or interval between wipes. This is the more traditional way of setting intermittent wiper speed.

In summary, the rotary control has two functions depending on whether the rain sensing feature is active: it adjusts the sensitivity of the sensor when rain sensing is ON, and it sets the interval/speed of the intermittent wipes when rain sensing is OFF.

For the most specific instructions tailored to your exact vehicle model and its controls, it's always a good idea to refer to your Vehicle Owner's Manual.