Wiper, Ice Stick
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Wiper, Ice Stick
Enjoy reading the the thread of Q5 in snow, becoz I did find Q5 handles very well in the storm we had last weekend. But the wiper gave me enough headache. It turned out to be a useless ice stick after I am in the storm for only 20 mins. And I have to go out of the car and clear it every 20 mins. Anyone else experience the same problem? Any suggestions on winter wipers?
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I use the Rain-X winter blades and they seem to work well. If you live in an extreme area then the heated wipers are also available:
http://www.everblades.com/
cheers
http://www.everblades.com/
cheers
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It seems quite some A4 and A6 owners are complaining about the awful wiper system in winter, but couldn't find a solution.
https://www.audiworld.com/forums/sho....php?t=2770780
Is the Q5 wiper system different from A4?
https://www.audiworld.com/forums/sho....php?t=2770780
Is the Q5 wiper system different from A4?
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From: San Clemente
same here, on a few trips up to SoCal BigBear, in snow conditions, the wipers would just ice up and big clunks would leave streaks on the screen. not good..
have to admit I didnt throw anti-freeze in there, because I looked for it in a few places and couldnt find any. guess SoCal's not a good place to buy below32 wiper-fluid
have to admit I didnt throw anti-freeze in there, because I looked for it in a few places and couldnt find any. guess SoCal's not a good place to buy below32 wiper-fluid
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Been with BMW for last three years. Just picked up an Q5 last week, this wipers are my biggest disappointment on the Q5. Doesn't seems like I can get a nice clean wipe. It will leave some white marks when it finshed wiping.
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Q5 Wiper Issue
Just returned a 2007 lease-end BMW 335i Coupe before X'mas and picked up a spanking new 2010 Q5 Premium (Stratus Blue w/Nav and B+O).
And this was and still is my biggest gripe other than some other little issues which I tend to compare too much with that on the Bimmer - not too fair I agree - separation anxiety after 3 enjoyable years, I suppose!
I brought it in to our Audi dealer here and all they did was cleaned the windshield and wipers and applied some solution on the glass panel. It helped a bit, but now it's back to the same useless wipe, esp on passenger's side. I guess that coating that sprayed on is depleted already. has anyone got a better solution to this?
I also find that the washer spray creates a mess on the entire front of the vehicle including side windows, mirrors and hood/quarter panels. This could be from the powerful headlight washers too.
MMI and Bluetooth works fine, but NAV is a bit lacking as noted on other posts here.
BTW, I've not seen any other Stratus Blue on this forum nor on the road - posted a pix here. Any comments from anyone?
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I have the exact same gripe and I don't have headlight washers. I discovered today the SO's Toyota Highlander has a windshield wiper deicer when I changed the blades today. Would have been nice to know two weeks ago in the huge snowstorm we had in the NE. Considering how much more the Q5 is, I was kinda surprised by that one.
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I brought it in to our Audi dealer here and all they did was cleaned the windshield and wipers and applied some solution on the glass panel. It helped a bit, but now it's back to the same useless wipe, esp on passenger's side. I guess that coating that sprayed on is depleted already. has anyone got a better solution to this?