Auto Wipers, can i have them coded/turned off?

[pudding]

OK, if you disable the rain sensor, flicking the stalk up 1 notch does one wipe and that's it.  Booooooo!

[AJP]

OK, if you disable the rain sensor, flicking the stalk up 1 notch does one wipe and that's it.  Booooooo!

Well that's crap. But hats off for having a go for us!

[r5gtt]

Bit of a strange question, but the auto wipers on my Mk5 GTI annoy the hell out of me! I'd rather use the intermittent wiper function with the variable rocker switch but it keeps being overridden by the auto sensor, is there a way to code the auto wipers off?

Cheers,

James

This functions an idiot    they work when it's barely raining and don't work when it rains or work as high speed when it's just a light speckle

[pudding]

OK, if you disable the rain sensor, flicking the stalk up 1 notch does one wipe and that's it.  Booooooo!

Well that's crap. But hats off for having a go for us!

No worries.  I was hopeful, but kind of suspected it wouldn't be that simple!

I can only guess the controller in the wiper motor is expecting a signal from the rain sensor, therefore I think the only way to do it would be to fit a wiper motor from a non-rain sensing car.  A 1.6 base model or something.  But I really can't see VW going to the trouble and expense of different motor modules for different cars.  They love their generic stuff!

[Facian]

Ah that's unfortunate! I imagine it must be in the code somewhere else as like you say they likely wouldn't bother with a different wiper motor if they didn't even bother changing the stalk.

[99hagued]

Disconnect the sensor and it reverts back to the intermittent mode so you can use the rocker switch, I found this out a while back when I took my rear view mirror off.

[Lewo]

How do you disconnect the sensor?

[99hagued]

Have to remove the plastics then slide the mirror off and the sensor is behind it. I know it's a bit of a ball ache, you would have thought it could be coded out.

[ChazGTI]

Have to remove the plastics then slide the mirror off and the sensor is behind it. I know it's a bit of a ball ache, you would have thought it could be coded out.

Thanks for this! Mine have always driven me insane.

What's more annoying is when I've had cheap run about cars in the past that had better wiper settings, haha!

[pudding]

Ah cool, a solution found!

Yeah that is really bizarre coding it out doesn't work, but disconnecting it does!   It must need coding out at a deeper level then, similar to when engine sensors are coded out.

I went through a spell of broken windscreens.  3 in 6 months.  Each and every time the fitter f'cked up the sensor pad that sticks to the glass, so my wipers have never been right since.  This is a good fix!

Does it take out the night sensor as well?  Not that I ever use that function, because erm, I was born with the gift of sight and know when it's dark!!

[99hagued]

Does it take out the night sensor as well?  Not that I ever use that function, because erm, I was born with the gift of sight and know when it's dark!!

Haha, to be honest mate I dunno coz I replaced my auto headlight switch with a chrome none auto one coz like you I can tell the difference between day and night. That and every time I drove under a tree the lights came on.

[ChazGTI]

Does it take out the night sensor as well?  Not that I ever use that function, because erm, I was born with the gift of sight and know when it's dark!!

Haha, to be honest mate I dunno coz I replaced my auto headlight switch with a chrome none auto one coz like you I can tell the difference between day and night. That and every time I drove under a tree the lights came on.

In the short time I tried having mine on auto, I noticed it would make people think I was flashing them down country lanes. Random cars started flashing me back...
Never again lol.