Intermittent wipers

[Maverick]

When I move the wiper lever up one notch to activate the intermittent wipers, and turn the rotary dial, nothing happens to change the frequency of wipes. I recently had a new windshield installed.
Does the windshield have to be an OEM windshield? I don't know what kind the dealer installed, but the wipers don't seem to change speed no matter what setting I use on the rotary dial.
What am I doing wrong? What does rain sensing mean? The wipers do not start up on their own when it rains on my vehicle. I have to flick the lever to get the wipers to clear the window. On my 2014 Explorer, rotating the dial changed the speed of wipes easily. Thanks for your reply.

 

[Cruising68]

I leave mine in the one up position. They come on when it rains and go faster when it rains hard. Never played with the intermittent part.


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[DaveG ST]

I leave mine in the one up position. They come on when it rains and go faster when it rains hard. Never played with the intermittent part.


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Same here. Rain sensing works good for me the majority of the time. On occasion I will just turn the wipers on. I would think a proper windshield would need to be used to have the sensing part work correctly.

 

[DaveG ST]

This might help:

 

[Maverick]

Thank you. I'll give it a try.

 

[Copper2020]

Knowing is half the battle.

 

[hbalek]

Knowing is half the battle.

I've had rain-sensing wipers since 2010 and this in one feature I never want to be without!