Wipers - odd behavior or normal?

[Zippy]

Went out to fill the car up with fuel this afternoon as it was pouring down I had the wipers on.

Stopped at the petrol station, I just switched the car off (I didn't switch the wipers off), filled up then got back in the car and started it.

I drove away but the wipers didn't start working, I had to flick the stalk down and then up to get the wipers to work.

Is this normal or could there be a problem?

 

[chrisRibiza]

Normal.

They won’t start wiping straight away incase the windscreen is frozen etc. They will eventually wipe but I’ve usually just done it manually as it can take a few secs.

 

[ben4012]

Sounds the same as mine. e.g. If I park mine vertical they take a few stalk wiggles to return. I guess it's all fly by wire and the computer is busy doing more important things.

 

[Zippy]

Many thanks for the replies, much appreciated.

So it's basically a quirke of the car, like the dash lights dimming in daylight.

If it was an Alfa it would be called character!

 

[g_berserk]

Every car I've had with automatic wipers and rain sensor does this.
Never really bothered to investigate, but just assumed it was something I had to live with