tiny Posted June 16, 2006 Report Posted June 16, 2006 I dont know about anybody else, but the intermittent front wipe drives me up the wall, all this switch on to wipe once then switch of then switch on again after required interval to set. What a load of (insert expletive here) Why cant we just have a good old multi position switch? Quote
Guest 3.5bullet Posted June 16, 2006 Report Posted June 16, 2006 [quote name='tiny' post='67884' date='Jun 16 2006, 23:13:10'] I dont know about anybody else, but the intermittent front wipe drives me up the wall, all this switch on to wipe once then switch of then switch on again after required interval to set. What a load of (insert expletive here) Why cant we just have a good old multi position switch? [/quote] just turn it and it works ok! you only need to do the on, off, on to adjust the wipe interval if you want/need to, otherwise just flick the switch and forget it Quote
tiny Posted June 16, 2006 Author Report Posted June 16, 2006 Up in rainy Cumbria we like our wipers just right, none of this "Just turn it on and forget it" rubbish up here! There either too fast or too slow, I find myself adjusting the interval every time I use them. Bet your like my wife who can keep the wipers on full blast for an hour after its stopped raining Quote
Guest 3.5bullet Posted June 16, 2006 Report Posted June 16, 2006 and the point of your post is? if your annoyed about being able to set the wiper interval to what you want imagine how peed off you'd be only haveing preset intervals to use Quote
tiny Posted July 6, 2006 Author Report Posted July 6, 2006 And the point of my post is???? The subject of this thread is "What things irritate you about your galaxy" The "unusual" procedure for setting my intermittent wipe irritates me. I simply wish that the car had a simple switch with settings one to whatever for the frequency of the wipe, just like every other car ive owned, instead of the up once, then off, and then up again however many seconds later piece of nonsense it has been designed with. Look at it this way, if I wish my wipers to intermittently wipe on my mondeo I simply flick the switch and turn it to what ever speed I require. The whole procedure takes about a second and I can adjust the frequency instantly if I so wish. In the Galaxy I flick the switch, it wipes once, then I flick it off, then I wait say 20 seconds, then I flick it on again. So whats that 25 seconds just to set the intermittent wipe, and then if I want to adjust the frequency I go through the whole procedure again from scratch! HARDLY PRACTICAL IS IT? Edit by [b]Masked Marauder[/b]: No need for the insulting bit chap. Quote
mumof4 Posted July 6, 2006 Report Posted July 6, 2006 Hmm....i have 3 settings for wipers on my Gal, intermittant, then a wee bit faster then manic!!..are you saying that you dont have these???that you only have one setting???If you only have one setting then there has to be something wrong.I dont know anything about switching on and off to reset again im afraid... Quote
Masked Marauder Posted July 6, 2006 Report Posted July 6, 2006 [quote name='mumof4' post='69603' date='Jul 6 2006, 06:55:47'] I don't know anything about switching on and off to reset again im afraid... [/quote] You can set the pause between wipes on the intermittent setting. You switch the wipers to intermittent and then back to off. When the screen next needs wiped you switch to intermittent and leave them there. The pause between wipes is now the period of time the switch was in the off position for for. If you need do decrease or increase the delay you just switch them off and then back on again when the screen again needs wiped. Then that is the new delay. Some cars have a switch to choose one of say five delay times and some cars have a little wheel you rotate to set the delay (like a small version of the one on the dash dimmer, but on the wiper stalk.) Some cars you twist the end of the wiper stalk. Personally I find all of those methods fiddly compared to simple on-off- on operation, but each to their own. Quote
tim-spam Posted July 6, 2006 Report Posted July 6, 2006 [quote name='Masked Marauder' post='69605' date='Jul 6 2006, 08:06:43'] Some cars have a switch to choose one of say five delay times and some cars have a little wheel you rotate to set the delay [/quote] Just like my Mk 2. Quote
mumof4 Posted July 6, 2006 Report Posted July 6, 2006 Ok..ill reset my intermittant as the pause is just too long..... Quote
tiny Posted July 6, 2006 Author Report Posted July 6, 2006 Yup, just a Mk1 thing, they must've put the old thinking caps on when they designed the Mk11 Quote
psg225 Posted October 25, 2006 Report Posted October 25, 2006 [quote name='tiny' date='Jul 6 2006, 14:13:21' post='69634'] I'm on the 2006 version of the Galaxy which i guess now is the MKIII and all i can say is that the intermittent wash wipe now works in a similar way to the early Mondeo whereas it has multiple intervals to chose from within the intermittent settings. also there is a rain sensor on the windscreen that determines if the screen needs to be wiped faster than you own personal settings. Sound like a must have for the driver in Cumbria. Quote
MadBaz Posted November 6, 2006 Report Posted November 6, 2006 [quote name='mumof4' post='69617' date='Jul 6 2006, 09:59:45'] Ok..ill reset my intermittant as the pause is just too long..... [/quote] Sorry MO4 it resets to default values when ignition is switched off. The intermittant wipe on the Gal is the best idea ive seen, same as my deceased Fiesta, when screen needs wiping switch it back on and you have perfect setting. Clever these Ford fellas Quote
Cathy Posted November 12, 2006 Report Posted November 12, 2006 [quote name='MADBAZ' post='86802' date='Nov 6 2006, 15:50:12'] [quote name='mumof4' post='69617' date='Jul 6 2006, 09:59:45'] Ok..ill reset my intermittant as the pause is just too long..... [/quote] Sorry MO4 it resets to default values when ignition is switched off. The intermittant wipe on the Gal is the best idea ive seen, same as my deceased Fiesta, when screen needs wiping switch it back on and you have perfect setting. Clever these Ford fellas [/quote] I quite like the way the intermittant wipers work too Quote
Ivor_E_Tower Posted November 29, 2006 Report Posted November 29, 2006 [quote name='tiny' post='69634' date='Jul 6 2006, 14:13:21'] ..... also there is a rain sensor on the windscreen that determines if the screen needs to be wiped faster than you own personal settings..... [/quote] My personal settings very rarely need to be wiped Quote
JohnR Posted November 29, 2006 Report Posted November 29, 2006 [quote name='tiny' post='67892' date='Jun 16 2006, 22:48:40'] Up in rainy Cumbria we like our wipers just right, none of this "Just turn it on and forget it" rubbish up here! There either too fast or too slow, I find myself adjusting the interval every time I use them. Bet your like my wife who can keep the wipers on full blast for an hour after its stopped raining [/quote] Yes, WHY do they do that? They don't seem to be able to hear the motor screaming out for a rest! Quote
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