I hope you keep after them to fix it. Don't be afraid to contact the Bureau of Automotive Repair or your state's equivalent and file a complaint if they refuse to fix it.
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M3P Auto wipers on when in Autopilot normal? [yes]
- Thread starter Mr Limpet
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Hi There!
MY 2021 US.
Software 2023.32.7
The last time I can't use Cruise Control during the evening and night, each time wipers work and I can't disable them in ACC . Even in dry weather wipers turns on and works incessantly.
The glass is clear. When I choose the camera preview from there service menu, everything looks good.
Does it make sense to disassemble the camera and clean it from the inside?
I'm desperate... please help.
MY 2021 US.
Software 2023.32.7
The last time I can't use Cruise Control during the evening and night, each time wipers work and I can't disable them in ACC . Even in dry weather wipers turns on and works incessantly.
The glass is clear. When I choose the camera preview from there service menu, everything looks good.
Does it make sense to disassemble the camera and clean it from the inside?
I'm desperate... please help.
I'm on 2023.7.30 and although not as continuous as you are experiencing Auto Wipers are wiping a lot too frequently in recent versions. I presume eventually they will fix this. The only thing I can recommend is to clean the windshield right over the camera. That seems to help. I also while moving sometimes use the windshield wiper fluid when it is doing a bad auto wipe. I've also taken to going around the entire car and cleaning the lenses of each camera (two near front wheels, two on the pillars between front/rear doors and backup camera) but I don't know if that does anything at all.
GalacticHero
M3-AWD+
Same problem here with my 218 Model 3. Randomly wipe for no reason I can see (pun intended.) Sometimes it's just a wipe or two. Sometimes it goes for awhile. This is while FSDb is engaged; so, wipers can't be overridden.
sleepydoc
Well-Known Member
I'm on 2023.7.30/FSD 11.4.7 and the wipers are truly awful. I don't know how the wiper coding compares between the different software forks but there's a ton of complaints on the FSD thread; it's to the point that people have to stop using FSD/TACC.
GalacticHero
M3-AWD+
bay74
Member
Since late last year (2022) one can't disable the horrible auto wiper functionality while in TACC or AutoSteer. Perhaps cleaning the windscreen in front of the cameras may help a little. I still get dry wiping, mostly in the evening, but usually just a swipe or two.
Yes it's awful.
Yes it's awful.
TOTALLY AGREE.
During rainy days, I would turn off any auto pilot features and control the wiper myself.
Took me 10 mins to learn how to control the wiper speed without looking at the screen.
You cannot turn off the auto wipers when autopilot is engaged in any way. They painted themselves into a corner with Tesla Vision before it was ready for prime time. Since they disabled/removed radar and stopped putting USS in new cars the only way for the car to sense its surroundings is the camera. If it senses that the forward camera is obscured it must be able to activate the wipers immediately instead of waiting for you to do it, otherwise the car is driving blind and wouldn't be able to avoid obstacles.
vogz
Member
Check again. The holiday update gave the ability to switch the wipers off while autopilot is engaged back to the driver.
I just checked. As vogz stated above, you can now select wipers to off with autopilot engaged.
Thanks, I will test this out tomorrow as rain is expected in my area as it has been for last few days.
I think it defaults to auto when you engage autopilot, so you have to manually select 'off'.
vogz
Member
Yup. Still better than not being able to turn them off at all.
