Wiper speed discovery!

[SuperV8]

After several years of driving by Leon - last night I noticed something new about my wiper speeds!

I don't have auto wipers.
I noticed for some time that my wiper arm speed was different/slower between continuous/slow setting and intermittent but didn't think much of it - until last night I discovered whilst using continuous/slow setting the intermittent speed switch on top of the arm works as a speed regulator! so you can very the speed of the continuous/slow setting!

Maybe this is common knowledge? but it wasn't for me!

 

[biminibob]

After several years of driving by Leon - last night I noticed something new about my wiper speeds!

I don't have auto wipers.
I noticed for some time that my wiper arm speed was different/slower between continuous/slow setting and intermittent but didn't think much of it - until last night I discovered whilst using continuous/slow setting the intermittent speed switch on top of the arm works as a speed regulator! so you can very the speed of the continuous/slow setting!

Maybe this is common knowledge? but it wasn't for me!

News to me, I’ll try it next time it rains (so most likely tomorrow ?)

 

[Glosphil]

News to me, I’ll try it next time it rains (so most likely tomorrow ?)

My sister-in-law owned a 2012 Rapid for 10 years before mentioning to me she missed the variable wiper speeds of her previous Sierra. I pointed out the switch on top of the wiper stalk, which is present on many (most?) VAG cars.

 

[cupra14]

IMO the slowest intermittent setting is still too fast. (Seems a common situation on various makes of car not just VAG.)

 

[Seriously?]

Been out and tried ours - I knew that the intermittent was variable, but you're right, you can alter the speed of the slow continuous as well!
Who knew!
Cheers @SuperV8

 

[Seriously?]

IMO the slowest intermittent setting is still too fast. (Seems a common situation on various makes of car not just VAG.)

The best variable intermittent I've ever used was on my old VW T4 vans: you could set the wipe interval steplessly; switch to intermittent, then off again, wait for the amount of time you want the interval to be, then switch on again.

 

[Mr Pig]

IMO the slowest intermittent setting is still too fast.

I agree. If you've got adjustment of the speed anyway, what's the point of not making the slow speed slower?