automatic wiping on 206

That's how my wife's 306 works and that is how the hand book describes it.

In response to what Keith Willcocks posted in news:d5qo1u$i6i$ snipped-for-privacy@nwrdmz01.dmz.ncs.ea.ibs-infra.bt.com:

And that is how it should be. Otherwise there is a risk of wiping/scratching e.g. sandy dry windscreens.

I thought there was a few different systems fitted to Peugeots & Citroens, Arnt the multiplexed Pugs ment to automaticly wipe the screen with no input from the driver?

The pre facelift ( Non multiplex) 406s & all the 306s would need the stalk setting to auto after starting the engine to work the wipers, But the later

Now some 206s are multiplexed & some early ones are not.

I would check with your Pug dealer about the operation of the rain sensor wiper system your 206 has fitted to it & what it should be doing.

In news: snipped-for-privacy@CarKB.com, Lee Power via CarKB.com , typed something a little like this (allegedly):

Had it on both versions. They do wipe automatically, but after you perform a reset to start. The theory is that if the windscreen is frozen and the blades are stuck to it, it will not break things when the sensor says it need wiping.

You can also do a quick flick as if you wanted water on the screen. If you do it quick and gently enough no water will spray, but the wipers will reset back to auto mode

Perfectly normal, as it tells you in the owner's manual.

If it were fully automatic at all times, then what do you think would happen in winter when the wipers were frozen up ?

My Mk1 406 does the same thing, it's to stop the wiper arm breaking off on a very frosty morning, as my old boss once did on his Vectra. Indecently, can I ask if you are happy with the automatic operation? I find you have to have just the right sort of rain and conditions otherwise it gets a bit annoying!

Andy

In response to what Nik&Andy posted in news:4281ba6f$0$547$ snipped-for-privacy@ptn-nntp-reader03.plus.net:

It's crap. I would much rather have plain old intermittent wipe, preferably with a 'rate' knob, but even single rate would be better.

Maybe in a few years they will have got the bugs out of it.

My 306 did that and so does my new 407!

Martin

Hi, The workshop manager at a Peugeot dealership said that my rainsensor is faulty and needs replacement, so I just thought that it is supposed to automatically wipe when it rains.

Thaks

Hi, I am happy with the wiping intervals so far, but then again I only had the car for over 3 weeks and it hardly ever rains here. And I will not have a problem with frost since it hardly ever happens, only had littlebit frost once on my windscreen, about 5 years ago!

Er, it is supposed to automatically wipe when it rains !

Read your owners manual - it explains exactly how the system works, and how and why you need to switch it OFF auto mode, and then back ON again, to use auto mode if you've turned the ignition off.