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Hello everyone,

 

I just picked up a 2013 Edge Sport to be the new family hauler. Turns out rear-facing car seats and the S4 don't go together :(

 

Still it's a pretty fun package all told, and I'm impressed with the tech. The only major niggle I have is that the automatic rain sensing wipers seem to be really ineffective?

 

I had them on the S4 and they worked a treat, any adjustment in sensitivity made a noticeable change. On the Edge they barely seem to register the rain.

We've had a couple days of relatively heavy rain here, and yesterday driving around the wiper wouldn't activate until it was well past the point the windshield was obscured. I had the sensitivity setting turned up to the point where the next-notch just turned the wipers on fast-permanent, it felt like the previous settings did nothing at all, and that third-to-last setting barely worked.

 

Is this normal to anyone else's experience? Should I be taking it to the dealer to look at?

 

Thanks for the help

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was the windshield ever replaced? is the battery original to the vehicle?

 

Congrats on the new ride btw and welcome to the family!

 

Original windshield and battery as far as I can tell, but I'll triple check tonight on the battery. Do you happen to know where the sensors are for it? Maybe they just need a quick clean.

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The rain sensor is on the windshield behind the rear view mirror, near the center but to the passenger side. It is under a black plastic cover. As far as I know, if the sensor is removed from the windshield it will require a new clear silicone adhesive when re-installing it.

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