Few Niggles

[9Freedman9]

Have an issue with the auto wipers on my six, have only checked the fuse and that was fine. The sensor on the window looks ok but I'm not too sure what I'm really looking at or for?

Are these a common issue to not work? Best route for fixing this?

Also the electric mirrors don't work. I tried to look at the actual switch but ended up turning it into mash. The electric window switches light up but the mirror turner doesn't. Would a new switch fix this?

Cheers.

[Niall]

Whats up with the wipers? Have they just defaulted to an intermittent wipe? if so, 99% its your sensor on the windscreen which will need replacing.

[9Freedman9]

Nah the auto wipers just don't work, not at least how I'd expect them too. When they're set to auto they don't work at all, I'm assuming the auto would mean they adjust to how much rain etc and adjust the wipe accordingly? I have just unplugged it and now the slowest wipe setting doesn't work withouth the sensor! A little confused.

[Niall]

Ah ok when you switch them to auto, you should get a single wipe to show they are on but if you turn the car off with them in the auto position, when you restart the car you have to turn them off and onto auto again which is annoying!

[9Freedman9]

I'm going to sound stupid here, but is the auto the one before the very first wipe?

[darrenjlobb]

Ah ok when you switch them to auto, you should get a single wipe to show they are on but if you turn the car off with them in the auto position, when you restart the car you have to turn them off and onto auto again which is annoying!

Really?

My sigma 1.6 you just leave in auto all the time and it just does its things.

I swear the autowipers is the one technical feature of the 306 that just never goes wrong! And its 10x better than the auto wipers on my parents modern volvo!

[WiNgNuTz]

Really Darren?! The 2 separate threads on here atm say otherwise!

I have to agree with Niall though, my old ph3 1.4 had auto wipers, and I had to turn them off and on again for the auto to work after starting the car.

[Niall]

Ah ok when you switch them to auto, you should get a single wipe to show they are on but if you turn the car off with them in the auto position, when you restart the car you have to turn them off and onto auto again which is annoying!

Really?

My sigma 1.6 you just leave in auto all the time and it just does its things.

I swear the autowipers is the one technical feature of the 306 that just never goes wrong! And its 10x better than the auto wipers on my parents modern volvo!

Maybe yours has been modified? All it needs is the power cutting and re applying to the sensor for it to reset so maybe someone has put something in to do this when starting it.

[9Freedman9]

Sounds like more hassle than its worth! Where is the cheapest place to get a new sensor? If that doesn't solve then I won't bother trailing back wires etc as it's too much work!

[darrenjlobb]

Ah ok when you switch them to auto, you should get a single wipe to show they are on but if you turn the car off with them in the auto position, when you restart the car you have to turn them off and onto auto again which is annoying!

Really?

My sigma 1.6 you just leave in auto all the time and it just does its things.

I swear the autowipers is the one technical feature of the 306 that just never goes wrong! And its 10x better than the auto wipers on my parents modern volvo!

Heh maybe, but id never have thought so, more likely its just broken, but obviously usefully in this way lol!
Maybe yours has been modified? All it needs is the power cutting and re applying to the sensor for it to reset so maybe someone has put something in to do this when starting it.

[RetroPug]

Really?

My sigma 1.6 you just leave in auto all the time and it just does its things.

I swear the autowipers is the one technical feature of the 306 that just never goes wrong! And its 10x better than the auto wipers on my parents modern volvo!

Heh maybe, but id never have thought so, more likely its just broken, but obviously usefully in this way lol!
Maybe yours has been modified? All it needs is the power cutting and re applying to the sensor for it to reset so maybe someone has put something in to do this when starting it.

My Ph.2's auto wipers worked flawlessly and immediately sped up if I pulled in behind someone on a wet motorway etc.
When they work properly they are very good.

[9Freedman9]

Ah see this is what I want, I drive motorways daily so it would be handy! Anyone know about the mirrors!?