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Old 02-19-2017, 01:58 PM
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Originally Posted by SineDeviance View Post
I appreciate the input. Sadly, that doesn't seem to apply to this model. According to the book, I've got to put the wipers in position 1 and the sensor is supposed to take over:

However, it doesn't seem to work. If I set the wipers to position 1 they will wipe intermittently even on a totally sunny day. When it is raining there seems to be no difference in speed or interval when it rains harder.
Sounds like the windshield sensor has failed (or been disconnected) and the system is in a "failsafe" mode or something. Fifty150hs may be right about the windshield replacement thing, although there are non-OEM glass replacements that are known to work - but the installation process is critical.
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