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adam_2922

Member Since: 15 Aug 2016
Location: London
Posts: 10

2010 Range Rover Sport 3.0 TDV6 HSE Nara Bronze

Auto wipers wiping once when the car is started... normal?

If I have the rain sensing wipers turned on then every time I start the engine the wipers start, perform one wipe and then stop.

Is this normal?

Thanks,
Adam

Wed Aug 31 2016 8:04am

JOCK55

Member Since: 01 Sep 2015
Location: INVERNESS
Posts: 415

2013 Range Rover Sport SDV6 HSE Firenze Red

Hi Adam,

Yes, mine do the same. If this annoys you, I believe the solution is to turn them off before you switch the car off when shutting down.

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Wed Aug 31 2016 9:21am

adam_2922

Member Since: 15 Aug 2016
Location: London
Posts: 10

Thanks for the reply... I'll get them switched off, especially before the frosts start, I forget and rip the wiper rubbers off!

Wed Aug 31 2016 1:28pm

Violetpiano

Member Since: 03 Jun 2014
Location: London
Posts: 561

Oddly.....mine sometimes do and sometimes don't

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Wed Aug 31 2016 5:01pm

Stuart

Member Since: 17 Oct 2013
Location: Manchester
Posts: 581

2006 Range Rover Sport TDV6 HSE Java Black

My back one does it as well when reversing out of the drive. Get a 2005-2009 RRS (FAH500210) sat nav/dash mat here - the one that wasn't there when you bought the car.

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Wed Aug 31 2016 5:09pm

insiorc

Member Since: 17 Jul 2016
Location: Scotland
Posts: 533

2013 Range Rover Sport SDV6 Autobiography Firenze Red

adam_2922 wrote:
Thanks for the reply... I'll get them switched off, especially before the frosts start, I forget and rip the wiper rubbers off!

That's a good point, the frost. The only other car I had with auto wipers was a Jag XF and I can't say I noticed it being a problem though, but then again I possibly never drove it in frost with having a P38 RR.

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Wed Aug 31 2016 5:19pm

scrumps

Member Since: 01 Aug 2011
Location: Somerset
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Stuart wrote:
My back one does it as well when reversing out of the drive.

If you have the front wipers on at all, the rear comes on when reverse is selected.

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Wed Aug 31 2016 7:42pm

Stuart

Member Since: 17 Oct 2013
Location: Manchester
Posts: 581

That makes sense. Like lights, I leave the auto sensing feature on.

For Adam then, if he has left them on auto, I expect the dew picked up overnight makes them make a sweep on startup? Get a 2005-2009 RRS (FAH500210) sat nav/dash mat here - the one that wasn't there when you bought the car.

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Wed Aug 31 2016 10:22pm

Andy K

Member Since: 18 Sep 2015
Location: GL
Posts: 4946

2005 Range Rover Sport TDV6 HSE Rimini Red

I've never notice my Jag do this.

or other cars with Rain sense.

Yes very silly for frost, in a season where you would just like to leave the wipers on auto.

Thu Sep 01 2016 11:03am

DrRob

Member Since: 23 Feb 2011
Location: Hampshire
Posts: 2011

I think there is also a winter park option too.... Visitor from fullfatrr.com
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Thu Sep 01 2016 7:50pm

adam_2922

Member Since: 15 Aug 2016
Location: London
Posts: 10

what does the winter parking option do and any idea how to activate it?

Fri Sep 02 2016 7:08am

JOCK55

Member Since: 01 Sep 2015
Location: INVERNESS
Posts: 415

Winter Park parks the windscreen wipers above the level of the bonnet so you can pull them away from the windscreen for deicing/cleaning. Activated via the menu for vehicle options from indicator stalk on steering wheel.

Essential if cleaning the windscreen as otherwise impossible to clean below the wipers. The normal position parks them below the bonnet line, presumably for aerodynamics.

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Fri Sep 02 2016 8:27am

Col

Member Since: 02 Sep 2012
Location: Hawkes Bay NZ
Posts: 4973

2013 Range Rover Sport Supercharged Autobiography Santorini Black

I take it this "Winter Park" Feature applies to the RRS2 as not seen anything like it on the RRS1, but then to fair haven't really been looking.

Cheers
Col

Fri Sep 02 2016 8:34am

udash

Member Since: 16 Oct 2009
Location: manchester
Posts: 196

on mine (MY16) if I set the wiper sensitivity to max, then the wiper wipes once when the car starts, but turning the sensitivity off by two clicks stopped this.

Fri Sep 02 2016 7:03pm

IRBails

Member Since: 22 Nov 2013
Location: Wollongong
Posts: 867

Interestingly I parked my car on the lawn overnight and the screen was covered in Dew. When I started the car the screen was wiped and this does not normally happen. Thought this was very cool. M16 SVD8 ,4.4 HSE with a few extras, Sold R50 , Wife SQ5 , BMW R1200GSW.

Tue Sep 06 2016 10:54pm

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