Date: Thu, 22 May 2003 18:40:33 +1000 From: "Richard Dinsdale" <rdinsdalenopsamxxx.bigpond.com> Subject: Re: Rainsensor on 9-3 sport sedan
Hello Tom, I've noticed the same thing with my 9-3 sport sedan. Setting the sensitivity to 'high' makes them go a bit silly, 'low' sends it to sleep, and 'medium' sometimes causes it to stop wiping in drizzle, or wipe continuously in little rain. Melbourne (Australia) is renowned for its wonderful weather (four seasons in one day kind of thing), so from Feb to November, rain is often on the agenda if the day of the week had a 'y' in it. In these cases, like you, I do a 'manual' wipe then put it back on to auto. I've left the setting under the profiler (SID) on medium. Incidentally, my last car, a Peugeot 306 xsi (sadly missed) had rain sensors and would do the same thing, it seemed to stop wiping when the car was stationary or under a certain speed, then go back to normal sensing when the car was moving. Perhaps it's similar with the SAAB - under a certain speed, the wipers slow down? I also find it works better at night for some reason... Cheers, Richard p.s. I know what you mean by the only thing not perfect - for me it's the quality of my window tinting! "Tom" <t.m.brandtsnopsam.nl> wrote in message news:bagidr$n69$1nopsam4.tilbu1.nb.home.nl... > Hi all, > My 9-3 sport sedan is equipped with a rain sensor, intended to automatically > adjust the interval setting of the windscreen wipers when the system is > activated by pushing the handle to the 'auto' position. > The system can be set to 'High, medium and low sensitivity' > In practice, 'high' tends to make the wipers appear somewhat 'histerical' > when it really starts raining; the wipers wipe like mad; set to 'medium' > however, they stop wiping at all when driving rather slow in a drizzle. > Because there is no 'normal' interval switch you will need to wipe > 'manually' (by switching off the automatic system and pushing the handle > down when visibility gets low) or change the setting of the system via the > customization of the SID, which is rather a lot of work while driving and > not really safe because you have to take your attention off the traffic. > > Is there anayone with the same experience, is there something wrong with the > factory settings of my system and does it need calibration by the dealer? > > Any information/experiences on this subject would be appreciated....... > So far it is the only thing 'not perfect' on the car.... > > Regards, Tom > >
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