xenon washer have I got a problem?

[crigisback]

HI all just a quick question.

Do your xenon head light washers pop up every time you wash the windscreen?

Do they only work when your moving?

Or do they only come on every other time.

Just seeing if I have got a problem with mine

Thanks
Chris

 

[NinjaPirateUK]

It's either every 3 or every 5 washes of the windscreen, I forget which.

I think they are fed by a separate high pressure pump, which would mean that they can fail independently from the main washer jets if they are not working at all?

 

[GrahamFR]

every 3 times and the xenon's need to be on

 

[crigisback]

Ok dealer is looking at it today as I am picking up the car tomorrow.

Didn't know if it was broken or just me.

Thanks for the replies

 

[dannychapman10]

Lights on and every 5th windscreen wash, but it does use a lot of water so check it regular.

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[crigisback]

Lights on and every 5th windscreen wash, but it does use a lot of water so check it regular.

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does it use a separate tank to the main washer jets then?

 

[dannychapman10]

No, but I believe its a different size, could he wrong though.

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[Myshra]

It's a larger, single tank, separate pumps and every 3/5(?) manual windscreen washes but only when you have at least dipped beams on.

 

[GrahamFR]

well im pretty sure mines every 3, but in saying that i remember sometimes thinking that i have had to hit it a few more times for them to come on, might differ with speed?

 

[dazjb69]

Mine washed every three pulls on the stalk, that was before the pump froze and failed

 

[dannychapman10]

Daz, what vinyl did you use on your callipers mate? The metal part on mine has rusted badly and I need to get it painted but then I've just seen yours and looks good

 

[Nath.]

As said the headlight washers use a lot of fluid but there will be a loe fluid warning light if you have Xenons. Mine work every 5th windscreen wash as long as the headlights are on.

 

[dazjb69]

Daz, what vinyl did you use on your callipers mate? The metal part on mine has rusted badly and I need to get it painted but then I've just seen yours and looks good

They're brake retainers from the golf r20/r32 calipers, you also find them on audi's like the s3 and s4, then they are vinyl wrapped with decals on.

 

[Jammy78]

In the manual it says - lights on & you need to hold the stalk for 1.5 seconds.

Mine weren't working & got this error:

1 Fault Found:
00924 - Relay for Headlamp Cleaning System (J39)
009 - Open or Short to Ground
Freeze Frame:
Fault Status: 01101001
Fault Priority: 4
Fault Frequency: 1
Reset counter: 19
Mileage: 42990 km
Time Indication: 0
Date: 2005.09.13
Time: 31:63:63

Freeze Frame:
ON
Voltage: 12.10 V
ON
ON
OFF
OFF
OFF


= Needed a new fuse..... 20A location 36!

 

[FR-TFSI-DSG]

Thanks for this thread, had the same problem with mine. Only issue was finding the darn fuse boxes. Not where SEAT say in the manual. And no numbers in the fuse box!

 

[NinjaPirateUK]

Thanks for this thread, had the same problem with mine. Only issue was finding the darn fuse boxes. Not where SEAT say in the manual. And no numbers in the fuse box!

Mine was registering the same fault as above.

Like a muppet, I looked at the fusebox, saw the blown one and thought "There's the problem!" and yanked it out without looking where it came from. Trial and error, and about 4 liters of washer fluid later, I found the right location! The fuse was kind of on it's own in the middle of an empty row, which was why it was so hard to find.

You can actually hear a relay clicking behind the driver's side fusebox when the headlight washers kick in, which is useful for troubleshooting. IIRC it was location 36 in the manual, but that means nothing if the fusebox has no numbers!