How are the wipers?

[johnschlemmer]

This sounds really dumb, but one of my biggest complaints about my Tesla are the windshield wipers. The auto mode is absolutely awful (it relies on cameras instead of sensors in many other cars), and I end up manually triggering my wiper by pushing the single-wipe button probably 40% of the time. Either that or I just put it on set intervals through the terrible touch screen controls (not auto-detect). Is the Taycan better at sensing rain? Do you find that it doesn’t detect rain often? Do you need to push the manual wipe button down every once in a while?

One thing I noticed when I test drove the car is that in order to do a single manual wipe, you need to shift the wiper stalk all the way down past the off position, then manually move it back up to the setting you were at (instead of a simple button). Does this get annoying or frustrating for anybody?

Obviously doesn’t matter of the wipers just work on auto all the time, but wanted to ask people!

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[KensingtonPark]

I have been impressed so far by the operation of the rain sensors for the wipers; I have had the car since September 2020.

 

[faroutinNM]

There is a tiny lever on the face of the stalk with which you can adjust the sensitivity. Although I haven't had too many chances to test them, the few times I used the wipers in interval mode they were very easy to use effectively.

 

[fullmetalbaal]

Better than Tesla, but not perfect either.
In particular, very slow drizzle can accumulate without the wipers kicking in. And at least in my experience fog seemed to impact performance too (not sure how that's related at all, might have been just coincidence).

 

[Torv]

The wipers are just fine and work better than the wipers that were on my Model S.

 

[02bluesuperroo]

The auto wipers seem really good to me. Definitely better than in my Infiniti Q50. I recently took a 2 hour drive where it was raining the whole time and the it varied from a slight drizzle to heavy downpour and in-between throughout the trip and I never had to touch the stalk.

 

[WalterG]

Based on my experience (in Boston):
- overall pretty good wipers and automatic wiper sensor. I don't have MS experience, but they compare well to an Audi A6.
- the tiny lever on the face of the stalk with which you can adjust the sensitivity is so-so. I find it causes the wipers to wipe when the lever is turned but I don't notice much difference in sensitivity from one level to the other. Maybe a little when there's a light drizzle. I just turn the lever a bit when I need them to activate.
- I agree with the poster who said they tend not to come on with a very light drizzle.
- my only real complaint with them is that the washer doesn't have enough force to hit the main part of the windshield at highway speed. The washer tends to hit low on the windshield at high speed. It still works but isn't optimal. Tends to only be an issue with salt splatter after snow.

 

[jontybutts]

I was always amazed how my Tesla’s wipers came on when it was dry and couldn’t be bothered when it rained…….the Taycan ones actually work when needed, which has its benefits…

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