New Quirk: wipers stopped

[Ybviking]

New one for the collective-

Driving in a hheavy rain, wipers set to constant ( one notch up from intermittent). Stop for a traffic light and the wipers stop. They did not restart when the Grennie started moving again. Dipped lever down to intermittent and then back up to constant. They stay on as long as the vehicle is moving. Come to the next light- repeat the process to restart wipers. And so on all the way home.

Anyone else experience this?

 

[Ybviking]

I should add- Auto stop set to Off…

 

[Tazzieman]

Mine does that. I assume it's a "feature".

 

[Ybviking]

But its a feature that only a ducks backside would want

 

[Tazzieman]

But its a feature that only a ducks backside would want

Ah , but it's reducing wear on the blades!

 

[Clark Kent]

But its a feature that only a ducks backside would want

I present to you, the evolved Hippopotamus.

That valuable contribution aside, I have high confidence that my MY23 ROW wipers keep operating if I am at a standstill. But I wouldn't put money on that claim until I do a little test

You say this quirk was not happening previously?

 

[Ybviking]

3 months in, multiple rain/snow/ice. Never an issue. Today?

The good news is the safari windows are tight as a drum and Mrs Viking has dry feet with the ac on today

I guess two out of three aint bad

 

[Ybviking]

Ah , but it's reducing wear on the blades!

My wear and tear top of the day. Drive on the macadam with just the rims. It saves the tires for off road

 

[Clark Kent]

3 months in, multiple rain/snow/ice. Never an issue. Today?

The good news is the safari windows are tight as a drum and Mrs Viking has dry feet with the ac on today

I guess two out of three aint bad

Some owners would trade your undocumented wiper feature for dry feet.

It's likely unrelated, but when the steering column control module failed on my vehicle the first symptom I noticed was the wipers came on with the key despite the wipers being turned off on the stalk. I only mention that to highlight that wiper operation and logic might be part of the same module and you might be seeing the start of a steering column control module failure. 100% speculation there.
The module is part of the electrical interface between the steering column and steering wheel controls, and the vehicle. It's an electrical fault not mechanical. A few owners have reported the same symptoms, fault and fix (new module fitted under warranty). May not be your issue though.