rain-sensing wipers
10-01-2003, 08:33 AM
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Re: rain-sensing wipers
I havent had mine in the rain so I dont really know. I do not remember that being either an option or standard equipment. Is that important to you? Pretty soon, the car will be doing everything and the driver can just go to sleep! IMHO, I would rather see the driver manipulate the car and not the other way around.
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04 A8L silver/sabre.....manual wipers
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04 A8L silver/sabre.....manual wipers
10-01-2003, 08:41 AM
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Re: rain-sensing wipers
I was just curious, that's all. From what I've read to date, it doesn't appear to have this feature. It's a bit surprising giving the technological excesses that they include in vehicles these days.
Do you really need to drive yours in the rain to know?
Do you really need to drive yours in the rain to know?
10-01-2003, 10:35 AM
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Phaeton wiper info...
No rain-sensing but the list of wiper "features" is a long one.
- auto 5 second pause after wipers are turned off before a last swipe is made to clear remaining droplets
- auto headlamp dirt-sensor triggers spray when lights need it (one light at a time to preserve lumen output)
- speed-sensing wiper frequency adjustmemt
and finally the feature I would never have thought of...
- after every second wiping session the resting angle of each wiper is adjusted by one or two degrees to maximize efficency and blade life
but no rain-sensing
- auto 5 second pause after wipers are turned off before a last swipe is made to clear remaining droplets
- auto headlamp dirt-sensor triggers spray when lights need it (one light at a time to preserve lumen output)
- speed-sensing wiper frequency adjustmemt
and finally the feature I would never have thought of...
- after every second wiping session the resting angle of each wiper is adjusted by one or two degrees to maximize efficency and blade life
but no rain-sensing
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10-02-2003, 07:01 AM
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Re: rain-sensing wipers
The 04 does not have them, but when left in the intermittent mode the wipers tend to behave like rain sensing wipers.
I find that when in intermittent mode the wiper blades will stop completely when the car is stopped. As speed increases, they tend to pick up speed too, to the point that when you are on the highway the wipers are going full time.
There is no mention in any of the brouchures or window sticker of rain sensing wipers, so maybe it's speed related. But I will say this, I had rain sensing wipers on an 98 Benz and they performed exactly the same as my Audi in intermittent mode.
I find that when in intermittent mode the wiper blades will stop completely when the car is stopped. As speed increases, they tend to pick up speed too, to the point that when you are on the highway the wipers are going full time.
There is no mention in any of the brouchures or window sticker of rain sensing wipers, so maybe it's speed related. But I will say this, I had rain sensing wipers on an 98 Benz and they performed exactly the same as my Audi in intermittent mode.
10-02-2003, 12:38 PM
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Re: rain-sensing wipers
I asked a senior employee at Audi of North America and he said that Dr.Martin Winterkorn,Chairman of the Board in Germany, does not believe in them,and therefore they will never be offered unless there is a change of mind in Ingolstadt.