Poor sensitivity for rain with Auto setting on Wipers

[Micalith]

I should add that there's a chance that some RainX might have got on the camera area anyway

 

[TT97]

Yes! I just tried this after your suggestion. Just had my first instance of soft misty rain, the type which usually takes the longest to build up before the wipers come on. They came on almost too early! I changed the sensitivity to the lower setting and they were working perfectly for the first time ever.

I'll update once I've been in different rain types, but so far this looks like the solution

There is a settings for sensitivity?

 

[ModelNforNerd]

There is a settings for sensitivity?

No, unless someone is field testing some as yet unannounced software update.


I believe wiper speed has been confused with sensitivity here.

 

[Electroman]

No, unless someone is field testing some as yet unannounced software update.


I believe wiper speed has been confused with sensitivity here.

You can't set wiper speed in auto mode. So I am still confused on the sensitivity comment.

 

[Glamisduner]

I leave mine on auto wiper until it starts to rain, then I set it to manual because it often either does not detect rain, or sets to low of a speed.

 

[Electroman]

I leave mine on auto wiper until it starts to rain, then I set it to manual because it often either does not detect rain, or sets to low of a speed.

Ya me too. Auto wiper works great until it starts to rain. So I would say it works 90% of the time, which is fine by me.

 

[TT97]

Ya me too. Auto wiper works great until it starts to rain. So I would say it works 90% of the time, which is fine by me.

So, auto wipers work great when it is not raining? Got it. Since in SoCal it only rains about 10 days a year, they work 97% of the time here!

I would like Tesla to implement a sensitivity setting for the auto-wipers. I find mine too aggressive.

 

[RayW]

I find mine too aggressive about 50% of the time and too slow the other 50%, so on average they work as intended

 

[1deepthink]

I find mine too aggressive about 50% of the time and too slow the other 50%, so on average they work as intended

I assume Thats the Joke!

50% wrong too fast + 50% wrong too slow = 100% wrong

 

[RayW]

That reads more like never right me

50% wrong too fast + 50% wrong too slow = 100% wrong

You're 100% right

 

[insaneoctane]

I was going to suggest that the auto wipe system ought to have a faster/slower adjustment so the driver can pick what they like....but then I realized that I would be futzing with it all the time since sometimes the car wipes too aggressively and other times it is too slow. So, instead I just want Tesla to fix it right

 

[RayW]

I was going to suggest that the auto wipe system ought to have a faster/slower adjustment so the driver can pick what they like....but then I realized that I would be futzing with it all the time since sometimes the car wipes too aggressively and other times it is too slow. So, instead I just want Tesla to fix it right

In all the complaining about how lousy the "Autowipers (Beta)" works, forgot to mention that rotating the wiper lever is suppose to adjust the sensitivity... see page 63 of the MS manual (I had to see if that's what it's intended to do).

It does seem to adjust the sensitivity from "lousy" to "lousier" to "really lousy"

 

[Knightshade]

In all the complaining about how lousy the "Autowipers (Beta)" works, forgot to mention that rotating the wiper lever is suppose to adjust the sensitivity... see page 63 of the MS manual (I had to see if that's what it's intended to do).

It does seem to adjust the sensitivity from "lousy" to "lousier" to "really lousy"

err...you're in the model 3 forum...no such feature exists here.

 

[Micalith]

You can't set wiper speed in auto mode. So I am still confused on the sensitivity comment.

Oh, I assumed that the two settings before switching it to override (speed settings 1 and 2) were for less and more responsive respectively, to precipitation. Are you saying that they are the same as each other when in auto wiper mode?

 

[TT97]

Oh, I assumed that the two settings before switching it to override (speed settings 1 and 2) were for less and more responsive respectively, to precipitation. Are you saying that they are the same as each other when in auto wiper mode?

There is a total of five settings but only one Auto:

• 1: Intermittent, slow
• 2: Intermittent, fast
• 3: Continuous, slow
• 4: Continuous, fast
• AUTO

The first four settings are dumb settings (will be on regardless without using the NN)

 

[Nick's Life]

I think the AUTO windshield wipers have improved, has anyone else seen an improvement, here's my video.

 

[Remonster]

I think the AUTO windshield wipers have improved, has anyone else seen an improvement, here's my video.

I've noticed that they don't get full speed when I get into the car with a rainy windshield now. Rather they start at a normal speed, and speed up if needed. It seem's they're actively messing with it.

 

[jbrazor]

PoitNarf, great post! Thanks for the laughs.

Here in SoCal, my M3's wipers don't get much of a workout - but recently it's actually been quite damp, by local standards anyway. My experience with Auto Wipe hasn't been great. It waits until visibility is significantly hampered before wiping, so like others here I'm rather unimpressed. Futzing with the touch screen in the driving rain isn't ideal, so kudos to Tezla's idea about using the stalk button to bring up the wiper menu.

A proper rain sensor would be great, but we're not likely to see an upgrade for that. What might be possible with software is a rain sensitivity control, so drivers who prefer a more frequent wipe can wind up the threshold. How about it, Tesla?