I'm finding it a bit odd getting the wipers to service position, and back to normal afterwards.

As per Mk. 2, after turning off ignition, I press the wiper control arm down. Nothing happens. I turn the ignition on again, then off, and eventually the wipers go up into service position. Same for getting them back to normal. Turn on ignition, press wiper control down. Nothing happens. Do it again and eventually it plays ball.

 

Am I doing something wrong here? Is it a different procedure on Mk. 3?

I thought it was;

1. Ignition on

2. Ignition off

3. Within 10 seconds wiper control arm down

 

To return to normal;

1. Ignition on

2. Wiper control arm down

I thought it was;

1. Ignition on

2. Ignition off

3. Within 10 seconds wiper control arm down

 

To return to normal;

1. Ignition on

2. Wiper control arm down

Yes, I just read that in the new manual - if in doubt, read the instructions !!!

(Even though they are all over the place)

I'll give it a go.

Try holding the "flick wipe" setting a little longer and the wipers will usually respond, both when moving to the service position and returning to their normal parking spot.

Yes, I just read that in the new manual - if in doubt, read the instructions !!!

(Even though they are all over the place)

I'll give it a go.

No, actually the book is wrong, for mine anyway.

Mine says you turn the ignition back ON and press the wiper control down.

(See page 228 of the manual on this forum, same as what mine says.)

 

That doesn't work,

You turn the ignition off but have to hold the wiper control down for about 3 seconds before the wipers go up into service.

Same to go back to normal. Turn ignition ON and hold wiper control down for 2 or 3 seconds. All sorted now.

So same as (my) Mark 2 except for holding the control longer.

Edited 17 December, 201411 yr by ednmra

To set mine, it's turn ignition off after normal driving and just flick the stalk down. To reset I just have to move the stalk up and back down, haven't tried to hold it down a little longer but will do next time.

How TF did you manage to wear out a set of wiper blades already ?

 

You haven't been using them on a frosty screen have you ?

I move them to service for the purpose of washing the car

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Really ???? the picture you posted recent looked very much like a Polish hand car wash to me however, for the sake of complete openess and honesty, you didn't exactly state you did the washing bit yourself. LOL

Jamaican employing Poles actually. I reserve my hand washing for my S1 (which I did whilst hers was being JamacPoled)!

That and it was SO bad neither of us could bring ourselves to wash it this time!

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How TF did you manage to wear out a set of wiper blades already ?

 

You haven't been using them on a frosty screen have you ?

No, the blades are fine but in service position you can lift them well clear of screen to both clean the screen better AND to clean the edges of the blades.

Also TBH I am learning the new car's tricks by playing with its toys. 

Easy solution...

 

1.  Ignition on

2.  flick wipe

3.  Let the wipers get about as high as they can, then quickly go to step 4 below ...

4.  Ignition off before wipers start to return

 

Clean car, replace blades, whatever.....

 

To put wipers back repeat the above only turn ignition off when the wipers are back down.

 

Why oh why do car manufacturers feel the need to over-complicate everything!

Edited 17 December, 201411 yr by Smeghead

Easy solution...

1. Ignition on

2. flick wipe

3. Let the wipers get about as high as they can, then quickly go to step 4 below ...

4. Ignition off before wipers start to return

Clean car, replace blades, whatever.....

To put wipers back repeat the above only turn ignition off when the wipers are back down.

Why oh why do car manufacturers feel the need to over-complicate everything!

Actually this annoys me as when I turn the car off in the rain it leaves the wipers up where as my Passat used the park them when you turned the car off. Especially at this time of year as when you turn the car on the wipers spring to life even if they are frozen on.

I much prefer the simple task of flicking the stalk down after turning the ignition to raise them to the service position ready for changing or cleaning

This "service position" -thing is something I really dislike about some modern cars. Why do they have to design the bonnet so that you can't lift up the wipers in their resting position like you have been able to with every car I've owned so far?

 

Living in a country with harsh winters I'm accustomed to lifting up my blades at least once a day, often several times a day. (To protect them from freezing to the windscreen, and blocking me from cleaning snow from underneath them and to wipe them down with alcohol every time I have to drive on a salted freeway, if I want them to not streak the next time I use them.)

 

I wonder what I'll end up doing when my Octy arrives...the thought of moving the wipers to the service position every time I park sounds tiresome...not to mention I really dislike the idea of them moving on a dry windscreen in the first place.

Burying the wipers out of the airflow over the bonnet and screen reduces the aerodynamic drag of the arrangement. I don't like it myself for the same reasons as yours, but it's all in the name of saving the climate apparently.

They fit quite snuggly below the top of the bonnet on my current Volvo (not visible from the inside for example) but I'm still able to easily flip them up. I wonder if the few extra centimeters really make an impact on aerodynamics...or if the designers simply don't realize people in harsher climates may need to flip them up regularly.

Edited 17 December, 201411 yr by kallekilponen

Like its said above it keeps them out of the airflow for improved aerodynamics. Also looks nice and clean.

Maybe they can be set to park up when you turn the car off using vcds?

I used to wonder why Le Mans cars like the P4, which had a single wiper, often raced with the wiper arm in the vertical position across the centre of the screen.

But it didn't seem to affect their performance !!!

 

This was in the 1960s-70s, (I don't know what they do nowadays.)

I used to wonder why Le Mans cars like the P4, which had a single wiper, often raced with the wiper arm in the vertical position across the centre of the screen.

But it didn't seem to affect their performance !!!

This was in the 1960s-70s, (I don't know what they do nowadays.)

Because that was more aerodynamic than having it sideways at the bottom of the screen. There was nowhere to tuck it under the edge of the bonnet as the bodywork was all sculpted (again to aid aero performance).

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Like its said above it keeps them out of the airflow for improved aerodynamics. Also looks nice and clean.

Maybe they can be set to park up when you turn the car off using vcds?

Possibly, but that still means it needs to wipe a dry windscreen every time it moves to that position. So if there's any sand on the windscreen, it's bound to leave a mark at some point...

This is true. I've noticed mine twitch sometimes as if they weren't fully parked or they wanted to wipe but thought better of it... Most strange.

This is true. I've noticed mine twitch sometimes as if they weren't fully parked or they wanted to wipe but thought better of it... Most strange.

 

Mine does this a few seconds after starting the car.  The first few times I heard it I wondered if something was amiss then SWMBO spotted the passenger wiper moving.  Must be one of the CANBUS checks I would think.

This is true. I've noticed mine twitch sometimes as if they weren't fully parked or they wanted to wipe but thought better of it... Most strange.

It's mentioned in the manual. It does that to protect the blades from deforming if left in the same position for too long.

It's mentioned in the manual. It does that to protect the blades from deforming if left in the same position for too long.

Does it do it when its parked as well then? If not seems a bit pointless.

Does it do it when its parked as well then? If not seems a bit pointless.

The manual states:

■ Each time the ignition switches off for the third time, the position of the windscreen wipers changes. This counteracts an early fatigue of the wiper rubbers.

Below I also noticed this:

■ The windscreen washer nozzles for the windscreen are heated when the engine is running and the outside temperature is less than approx. +10 °C. 

I hadn't realized the Octavia had heated nozzles...neat!

Edited 18 December, 201411 yr by kallekilponen