Speed Sensitive Intermittent Windshield Wipers

Post by **HilJai** » Thu Sep 04, 2008 9:18 pm

Has anyone noticed any difference in windshield wiping intervals when driving at different speed? I've already turned that feature on in the computer but I couldn't notice any difference when driving at different speed!

Post by **larrydiesbach** » Fri Sep 05, 2008 5:19 pm

I do not own this car personally, however I have worked on many of these cars and other like it, do you have a rain sensor/light sensor that is what is supposed to control the wipers? I have never seen one that worked off of speed (that i was made aware of)

Larry Diesbach

Post by **dividedhighw** » Fri Sep 05, 2008 6:07 pm

Yes, I've noticed shorter intervals at higher speeds. It's not drastically different but I find it useful.

Cheers,David

Post by **sluday** » Mon Sep 08, 2008 5:55 pm

Does this work when the wipers are on low and high speeds only? I have also turned my speed sensitive option on and have not noticed any difference. It must be very slight decrease when turned on.

Post by **dividedhighw** » Tue Sep 09, 2008 5:44 pm

No, it only affects intermittent wiper speed.

Post by **wingFeather** » Thu Sep 11, 2008 8:19 am

I'm guessing Nissan uses the same system as the M35. I, too, wondered why my $60,000 car's wipers wouldn't change with speed.

Turns out that the change is ever so minor. At a certain speed, they get a little faster.

It is more of a marketing gimmick

Post by **Timmbo** » Fri Sep 12, 2008 2:35 pm

Does the EX35 have rain sensitive wipers or just speed sensitive? I know I have that on the Murano, but I usually have it turned off becuase I use the Rain-X wiper fluid that works AWESOME!

Post by **dividedhighw** » Fri Sep 12, 2008 2:50 pm

No rain-sensitive option is available. Only speed-sensitivity in intermittent mode can be configured.

Post by **Timmbo** » Sat Sep 13, 2008 4:38 am

That's funny that they would have rain-sensitive wipers on the Nissan, and not on the EX35. I believe it is on the FX though.

Post by **SteveTheTech** » Sat Sep 13, 2008 4:49 am

That doesn't make a lot of sence Infiniti usually has things about a year or two before they are introduced into the Nissan line. The 09 FX has them as an option and I think its standard on the FX50.

The speed sensitive wipers do work although it's nothing dramatic. The rain sensitive ones are a trip, you set them to intermittent and they just come on randomly when the car feels like turning them on.

Post by **aft981** » Fri Sep 19, 2008 2:40 pm

I find the 'speed sensitive' wipers only have a noticeable effect when you pull up to traffic lights or otherwise come to a stop. They go a lot slower (in intermittent mode), and then when you pull away again they speed back up.

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