Had to move my car out of storage and drive it in the rain yesterday and I noticed something strange and didn't know if this is how the wipers operate. When in the on position and stopped they worked intermittent. When I started to drive they came back on and worked normal. Is this how they are suppose to work? I searched and didn't find any answers.

 

Oddly, I have had my car 3 years and never noticed. A lady riding with me noticed it right away this summer.

I think they call them "speed sensitive" wipers.

 

She must have been bored.

 

....or a hitch hiker

 

Do they have blow up hitch hikers?

 

Ah yes, good ole "sure thing"

 

Great for the car pool lane.

 

I noticed this feature early in my ownership. It is nice not having the wipers beating away madly while stopped. I do however find it extremely odd (and annoying) that the intermittent has only one speed. Even my 30 year old Ford has several intermittent settings. What gives? Is this a typical Mercedes thing? I miss having the option of one swipe every ten seconds in light mist/drizzle. Either the blades braaapppp across a dry windshield, or I have to leave them off and continually bump the stalk manually. The one intermittent speed never seems suited to conditions. Is there any kind of a retrofit to get variable intermittent on our XFs?

 

I to find the single speed intermittent wiper a bit annoying so I just tap the stalk when I want it to wipe if it is a light mist.

 

The wipers worked well for me, gave my passenger (mentioned above) something to complain about other than me for about 2 minutes.
It was a nice break!

 

Our cars have wipers? Never needed them since mine never gets driven in the rain

RL

 

Yes what he said never used them enough to now how they work !!!! Mine stays out of the rain too !!!!

 

So I guess my answer to my original question is yes thats how they are supposed to operate.
Thank you

 

I guess ??? I dont know ??? Anyone ???

 

Hi Ed
Whats your point.