Hi Geoff.
Can you just tip me off re this one? As you are a REGULAR user of fluid!!! Cheers Andy
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After the recall and reset to factory I re enabled the one touch mirrors.
I also set the number of windscreen washers before headlamp washers from 5 to 15.
I left the delay as it was 500 ms [Microseconds! or was it 5000]
However testing yesterday the first use of the Wipe wash activates the Headlamp washers then not again [did not get to 15 ] Later on second drive it did it again first use wash wipe activated headlamp washers with no lights on]
1} Question is that normal even with headlights off the Headlamp washers activate.
[I thought it was AFTER 5 or 15 not starts then counts down and ONLY if they are ON.
2] What is the delay for and what should it be is it MS [microseconds]
If my system is now coded wrong how do I reset it or just revert to 5.
3] When using Carista with ignition on should I have left lights on AUTO or ON or just OFF
Hi Polly (Andy),
Currently using mine several times a day due to the roads and have blazed through a full washer tank in less than a week as lights are on most of the time so getting the headlights done as well. I know I could turn the lights off then use the washers then back on again but that is a bit of a faff.
Currently my headlights don’t wash when the lights are off but when on they get activated on the first and then every fifth activation of the windscreen washers.
The issue is that holding the washer for a long press so to maximise the 5 washes before the headlights activate again means they are on for a while and using lots of fluid
. If I quickly spray the screen a couple of times each wash it means I’m getting the headlights done regularly.
On my old car i could give the window a few quick blasts and the lights wouldn’t be cleaned unless I held the windscreen wash on for a couple seconds...which seems a better way round to me but maybe I’m just used to that functionality.
I saw somewhere there is an option to delay the headlight washer activation for up to 2.5 seconds rather than 0 and also increase from 5 washes on the windscreen before activating the headlights, can’t recall or find the post whether it was Carista or OBD11 and if it was Carista whether it needed beta or not.
It probably doesn’t
help I have the pistol washers so may consider the fan upgrade as others have done as they were very good on last car but I’m not too fussed if I can get the water consumption down by changing the activation.
Can you confirm if this option is on your Carista on beta or in the standard menu item? Thanks.
In response to your questions I don’t think they should activate when lights off, the 500ms (half a second) is how long you have to activate the windscreen washer for before the headlights should operate so quick blast will avoid them activating which is what I’d like (probably a second or two), and I’m not sure about the auto setting but I would have left it in auto...can’t imagine it would make a difference when using Carista though but as not got one (yet) I couldn’t say for definite.
Cheers.