Intermittent Wipers

[Jon]

Anybody else struggling to understand how to get the wiper intermittent setting to work.... MG5 seems to just do it's own thing and the wipers quickly revert to continuous irrespective of the setting I have it on.

 

[jamesie]

Same happens for me with the ZS EV.

 

[mj224]

Yes its a bit random, and slightly irritating. The Auto wipe is a bit tardy, and set intermittent regular wipes are irregular. Crazy...........

 

[Jon]

I've yet to work out how the auto wipe works... especially as I can't get the intermittent to work

 

[EWD]

On the Excite model its speed sensitive intermittent wipers but on the Exclusive they use a rain sensor instead.

Push wiper stalk up to first setting, then turn the twiddly ring to alter sensitivity.

I have to agree it's not always consistent.

 

[Jon]

Thanks, however the rotary (twiddly) bit on my Exclusive makes no difference. The intermittent mode starts of with a ~ 1 sec delay then just seems to go into standard (slow) wipe mode.

 

[RossN]

I just ignore it as I have ignored all my previous cars rain sensitive wipers...just push down every time you need it.

 

[Jon]

I just ignore it as I have ignored all my previous cars rain sensitive wipers...just push down every time you need it.

That's one way forward!

 

[Kithmo]

All the cars I've had with them have been the same, I just call them random wipers now

 

[harleyman]

Anyone know if there is a auto setting for the 2022 zst vibe? It states in the manual and the spec sheets that there is a rain sensor for the car but there is no auto setting on the stalk... the wipers do not come on when rain starts, also the intermittent mode works with or without water on the windscreen. I'm starting to think i have been had.

 

[5teep]

On my MG5 intermittent is auto (and it's crap) but ask in the ZS forum for a better answer.

 

[harleyman]

On my MG5 intermittent is auto (and it's crap) but ask in the ZS forum for a better answer.

Ok I have posted there, thanks. I'm pretty sure the rain sensor on the zs is just a speed monitor and not an actual rain detection and activation device as my intermittent mode works on a dry screen and I have to turn it to off position for it to stop.

 

[5teep]

Sounds like it then, tbh you're not missing much anyway, the auto setting is sketchy at best.

 

[Deleted member 6627]

Works well on the Excite model. Had rain sensors on my last car (astra) and I was always having to mess with settings. One thing I am glad to have lost.

 

[weedavemac]

Since I put a coating on the glass to make it slippy, resulting in most of the water beading off, the auto wipers have worked much better.

 

[Dino]

I find the intermittent wiper setting ok, just tweak the speed as needed. But the slow and fast settings seem almost the same speed